by Lindsay Hurty | Mar 15, 2023 | Self Awareness
Note to reader: Originally published in the March 2023 issue of DarienMagazineCT.com What was the last assumption you made? Go on, it’s okay. We’ve all made (at least) one in the past day. We’re an assuming breed. I recently assumed that what appeared to be an...
by Lindsay Hurty | Dec 10, 2022 | Personal Growth, Self Awareness
Note to reader: Originally published on 12.8.22 as an Advent meditation for St. Luke’s Parish, in which I reflected on a painting called Wisdom Woman, pictured here. The theme was “(re)connecting with self”. Waiting in my car, in my daughter’s dance studio parking...
by Lindsay Hurty | Sep 30, 2022 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Awareness
In the Urgent Care waiting room with my child whose hurt toe had become a big problem, I become aware of a voice. The waiting room is full with an eclectic crew of patients with various ailments and injuries. As we quietly wait, the TV blares. It’s Monday morning...
by Lindsay Hurty | Jun 6, 2022 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Awareness
When the rotted out tree landed on my car while driving to work one windy day many years ago, I numbly pulled over, called for help, and from the driver’s seat surveyed the car’s dramatic damage. Surrounding drivers emerged from their cars,...
by Lindsay Hurty | May 3, 2022 | Personal Growth, Self Awareness
Written By: Lindsay Hurty Sixth grade. I’m walking home from the bus stop…getting the mail…cars zooming by—we lived on a busy street. And I felt it. Out of nowhere. I was struck. I looked over my right shoulder, and there, sliding down my navy Jansport backpack, was...
