I’m sure I’m not alone when I say 2020 has brought a lot of emotions to the surface. Anxiety. Loneliness. Fear. Doubt. Anger. Confusion. Insecurity. There are thought patterns I thought I’d grown out of years ago coming back. There have been nights of lying in bed and my brain can’t shut off. And IContinue reading “The Revolution of Rest”
Author Archives: Anna Hubbard
Hypocrites are the worst
I used to think hypocrites were the worst. Give me the truly honest person any day – the person whose words and actions always line up. I’d rather have the person that outwardly rejects faith than the person who says he believes, but his life reflects something very different. How could I listen to someoneContinue reading “Hypocrites are the worst”
Grief, Mourning & a Coffee Shop
I learned a few weeks ago that my beloved coffee shop across from my office building closed permanently. When I heard the news, I wasn’t shocked, but I was quite sad. But as the weeks have passed, whenever I think about it I feel a gripping grief. As I lay in bed last week, thinkingContinue reading “Grief, Mourning & a Coffee Shop”
Whatever is True: COVID-19 Reflections
During times of doubt, crisis and stress – I tend to ask myself a question: what do I know to be true?
The Call to Be Weird
I stood in a hotel ballroom surrounded by many friends and acquaintances. There were some I knew well – and some whose faces were only vaguely familiar – but I felt so much solidarity with each person. We all shared a common purpose of going. We had counted the cost – and chosen to leaveContinue reading “The Call to Be Weird”
The Joy Snatcher
I realized she and I likely shared the same human condition that goes back to the very beginning. Wanting what we don’t have. Being discontent with what we do have. Not stopping to appreciate the moment we’re in.
Chiefs Kingdom and a Better Kingdom
Just in case you somehow missed it – something pretty exciting happened last weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Fifty years since their last appearance (yes, 50 years!), the team whose may (or may not have) coined the term Super Bowl took home the trophy for only the second time ever. HavingContinue reading “Chiefs Kingdom and a Better Kingdom”
January Reading Roundup
A reading wrap-up from January
Kobe Bryant & Imperfect Heroes
Not too long ago, I went down an internet rabbit hole. I noticed that Kobe Bryant was trending and I wondered what had happened. A few clicks later, I learned that he had posted a picture caption on Instagram which some perceived to shame a member of the girls basketball team he coached for herContinue reading “Kobe Bryant & Imperfect Heroes”
Scared of Everything
“I think you’re scared of everything.”
His words had barely escaped his mouth before I started refuting them. I began to cite all of the scary things I’d done.
Anna Hubbard 