my journey (so far) – Jeffrey A. Nelson

I Stepped Away to Spend More Time with My Classwork

On the second to last class day of my doctoral intensive week at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in June, every student was given a blue Post-It note. The assignment was for us to list three things about ourselves without including our names, and then to stick them on a large writing pad set on an easel.Continue reading “I Stepped Away to Spend More Time with My Classwork”

Content: A Mid-Year Check-In

For my long-standing practice of choosing a single word by which to live for the year, this year I chose Content: This is a word that I’ve been talking about quite a lot in therapy lately. It’s mostly been in reference to my career: what I want to still achieve, how I need to feelContinue reading “Content: A Mid-Year Check-In”

The Life That She Deserved

I long thought of myself as strictly a cat person. I loved interacting with other people’s dogs, but for my own home, I preferred the company of cats only. To me, they were more independent, more snuggly, and their type of playfulness was what I preferred. Those who consider themselves dog people immediately will beContinue reading “The Life That She Deserved”