Writings & Reflections
Soaked and Grinning, Still Walking the Bridge: Courage, Wonder, and Grit for Big Change
Soaked and Grinning, Still Walking: Courage, Wonder, and Grit for Big Change
By Abigail Bruce
Holistic Nurse Practitioner, Certified Coach, Meditation Teacher, and Nature Guide
What yes have you been circling, waiting for clear skies?
Maybe it is a career you have outgrown, a move you keep postponing, a creative pull you have been calling impractical for years. You know your direction. What you are waiting for is certainty about where the step will lead. I want to tell you about a night that taught me you do not need it.
The Quiet Medicine of Wonder
The Quiet Medicine of Wonder
WONDER · THE NERVOUS SYSTEM · COMING BACK TO YOURSELF
Why awe may be one of the most overlooked ways to calm a tired nervous system — and how to find more of it, right where you stand.
By Abigail Bruce, NP — Holistic Nurse Practitioner, Coach & Nature Guide
When the Body Carries Too Much: Stress, Spirit, and the Need to Recalibrate
Stress is not only mental. It lives in the body, shapes the nervous system, clouds perception, and can quietly affect how we relate to ourselves, others, and life itself. While stress is often treated as something to manage or push through, it can also be understood as a signal — a message that something in our inner or outer life is asking for attention.
From a spiritual perspective, stress is not a personal failure. It may be a sign of disconnection, overextension, grief, misalignment, fear, or a way of living that no longer fits who we are becoming. The body often knows this before the mind is ready to admit it.
When we begin to listen differently, stress can become more than a symptom to suppress. It can become an invitation to slow down, to restore safety, to reconnect with what matters, and to notice where healing, support, or real change may be needed.
Reconnecting with Earth’s Rhythms: 10 Elemental Practices to Restore Your Balance
Abigail Bruce, Nature-guide.
