Brenda Renderos – Coach & Voice of This Sacred Work
@brenrenderos.bsky.social
In the Space Between Justice and Hope, Growth Emerges.
linktr.ee/brendarenderos
linktr.ee/brendarenderos
This daylights savings time is doing a number on me!
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This daylights savings time is doing a number on me!
Comparison is an easy trap, measuring who’s “doing more,” who’s “really down for the cause.” But that kind of inner tug-of-war is exhausting.
open.substack.com/pub/brendare...
open.substack.com/pub/brendare...
Bring What You Have
Learning to trust that your daily offering is enough
open.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Comparison is an easy trap, measuring who’s “doing more,” who’s “really down for the cause.” But that kind of inner tug-of-war is exhausting.
open.substack.com/pub/brendare...
open.substack.com/pub/brendare...
Wichita update: every squirrel here has an acorn in its mouth. Either Kansas squirrels are straight-up overachievers… or SoCal squirrels are just vibin’ too hard to meal prep.
September 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Wichita update: every squirrel here has an acorn in its mouth. Either Kansas squirrels are straight-up overachievers… or SoCal squirrels are just vibin’ too hard to meal prep.
Activism and contemplation are not functional opposites. Rather, contemplation is, at its heart, a reflective activity that is always seeking the spiritual balance between individual piety and communal justice seeking.
September 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Activism and contemplation are not functional opposites. Rather, contemplation is, at its heart, a reflective activity that is always seeking the spiritual balance between individual piety and communal justice seeking.
I fear our society is so pressurized that we’re looking for an escape. We’ve reached the point where even an unhealthy, irrational escape feels welcome.
As for me? My soul is longing for beauty…
the kind found in the imperfections of a traveled path:
As for me? My soul is longing for beauty…
the kind found in the imperfections of a traveled path:
September 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I fear our society is so pressurized that we’re looking for an escape. We’ve reached the point where even an unhealthy, irrational escape feels welcome.
As for me? My soul is longing for beauty…
the kind found in the imperfections of a traveled path:
As for me? My soul is longing for beauty…
the kind found in the imperfections of a traveled path:
I met Larissa not in Hawai‘i or California, but in Wichita. She & her husband co-founded Inoanāiwi, a nonprofit restoring ancestral land to Native Hawaiians. It means “that the bones would rest.” Her story reshaped how I see land, justice, & even my hikes. More here: BrendaRenderos.Substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I met Larissa not in Hawai‘i or California, but in Wichita. She & her husband co-founded Inoanāiwi, a nonprofit restoring ancestral land to Native Hawaiians. It means “that the bones would rest.” Her story reshaped how I see land, justice, & even my hikes. More here: BrendaRenderos.Substack.com
The noise is loud.
But our work is louder.
Stay steady.
But our work is louder.
Stay steady.
September 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The noise is loud.
But our work is louder.
Stay steady.
But our work is louder.
Stay steady.
“If you let a person talk long enough you'll hear their true intentions. Listen twice, speak once.” Tupac Shakur
I’m just gonna leave this gem here. ◡̈
I’m just gonna leave this gem here. ◡̈
September 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“If you let a person talk long enough you'll hear their true intentions. Listen twice, speak once.” Tupac Shakur
I’m just gonna leave this gem here. ◡̈
I’m just gonna leave this gem here. ◡̈
Today marked my first healing retreat after yrs of waiting. ✨We explored what it means to hold tension + receive hope through crafts, guided walk, & sacred rest. No one had to explain or prove themselves, just show up & be enough. 🌿Caring for ourselves is resistance, a way of preserving life & love.
September 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Today marked my first healing retreat after yrs of waiting. ✨We explored what it means to hold tension + receive hope through crafts, guided walk, & sacred rest. No one had to explain or prove themselves, just show up & be enough. 🌿Caring for ourselves is resistance, a way of preserving life & love.
I’ve led spiritual retreats before but today’s will be my first in this way. Focusing on those in the social justice sphere. I’ve wanted to do this for a few years. Today is the day!
September 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’ve led spiritual retreats before but today’s will be my first in this way. Focusing on those in the social justice sphere. I’ve wanted to do this for a few years. Today is the day!
Fight-or-flight keeps the breath shallow.
Extended, it leaves us drained.
Permission: stop, unclench, inhale deeply.
Even lighting a candle and breathing with its flicker can help. 🕯️
I’m curious how others give themselves permission to “take a full breath”.
Extended, it leaves us drained.
Permission: stop, unclench, inhale deeply.
Even lighting a candle and breathing with its flicker can help. 🕯️
I’m curious how others give themselves permission to “take a full breath”.
September 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Fight-or-flight keeps the breath shallow.
Extended, it leaves us drained.
Permission: stop, unclench, inhale deeply.
Even lighting a candle and breathing with its flicker can help. 🕯️
I’m curious how others give themselves permission to “take a full breath”.
Extended, it leaves us drained.
Permission: stop, unclench, inhale deeply.
Even lighting a candle and breathing with its flicker can help. 🕯️
I’m curious how others give themselves permission to “take a full breath”.
Anyone else feel like life just shifted into sci-fi mode? The storylines don’t even feel real. Like… is this a dream sequence or the simulation glitching?
September 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Anyone else feel like life just shifted into sci-fi mode? The storylines don’t even feel real. Like… is this a dream sequence or the simulation glitching?
Sometimes I’d rather choose anger.
It feels sharper, louder, more immediately satisfying than the quiet.
But when it swells and threatens to overtake me, the contemplative way pulls me back… my lifeline to breathe, return, and stay steady.
It feels sharper, louder, more immediately satisfying than the quiet.
But when it swells and threatens to overtake me, the contemplative way pulls me back… my lifeline to breathe, return, and stay steady.
September 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Sometimes I’d rather choose anger.
It feels sharper, louder, more immediately satisfying than the quiet.
But when it swells and threatens to overtake me, the contemplative way pulls me back… my lifeline to breathe, return, and stay steady.
It feels sharper, louder, more immediately satisfying than the quiet.
But when it swells and threatens to overtake me, the contemplative way pulls me back… my lifeline to breathe, return, and stay steady.
To be formed in Christ is to be formed for the sake of others. To be formed in Christ is to be drawn into a love that reaches beyond ourselves, a love that gives, serves, mirrors the heart of God in quiet, bold ways. SF shapes who we are AND how we journey the world, leaving traces of God’s life.
September 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
To be formed in Christ is to be formed for the sake of others. To be formed in Christ is to be drawn into a love that reaches beyond ourselves, a love that gives, serves, mirrors the heart of God in quiet, bold ways. SF shapes who we are AND how we journey the world, leaving traces of God’s life.
Stories swirling across our screens.
But connection is always more than text.
Call a friend.
Share a meal.
Allow your bare feet to touch the earth,
hands in the dirt, heart awake.
Let us remember our humanity
and the humanity of one another.
Because isn’t that what we’re really fighting for?
But connection is always more than text.
Call a friend.
Share a meal.
Allow your bare feet to touch the earth,
hands in the dirt, heart awake.
Let us remember our humanity
and the humanity of one another.
Because isn’t that what we’re really fighting for?
September 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Stories swirling across our screens.
But connection is always more than text.
Call a friend.
Share a meal.
Allow your bare feet to touch the earth,
hands in the dirt, heart awake.
Let us remember our humanity
and the humanity of one another.
Because isn’t that what we’re really fighting for?
But connection is always more than text.
Call a friend.
Share a meal.
Allow your bare feet to touch the earth,
hands in the dirt, heart awake.
Let us remember our humanity
and the humanity of one another.
Because isn’t that what we’re really fighting for?
THIS IS NOT THE WAY
how many more bodies?
how many more tears?
a lament and call
www.instagram.com/p/DOcXfgRD63...
how many more bodies?
how many more tears?
a lament and call
www.instagram.com/p/DOcXfgRD63...
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
THIS IS NOT THE WAY
how many more bodies?
how many more tears?
a lament and call
www.instagram.com/p/DOcXfgRD63...
how many more bodies?
how many more tears?
a lament and call
www.instagram.com/p/DOcXfgRD63...
Sacred Boundaries
Edges shape the beauty of our lives.
Our limitations can be gifts and invitations.
They remind us that we are not meant to carry it all,
and that boundaries can be a form of love.
Something to consider: Where could a boundary today be a gift to yourself?
Edges shape the beauty of our lives.
Our limitations can be gifts and invitations.
They remind us that we are not meant to carry it all,
and that boundaries can be a form of love.
Something to consider: Where could a boundary today be a gift to yourself?
September 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sacred Boundaries
Edges shape the beauty of our lives.
Our limitations can be gifts and invitations.
They remind us that we are not meant to carry it all,
and that boundaries can be a form of love.
Something to consider: Where could a boundary today be a gift to yourself?
Edges shape the beauty of our lives.
Our limitations can be gifts and invitations.
They remind us that we are not meant to carry it all,
and that boundaries can be a form of love.
Something to consider: Where could a boundary today be a gift to yourself?
Showed up with a group of friends to peacefully stand up with others and speak up about concerns for our country ✊🏽
Praying ✅
Trusting God ✅
AND
Standing Up ✅
Speaking Up ✅
Showing Up ✅
Praying ✅
Trusting God ✅
AND
Standing Up ✅
Speaking Up ✅
Showing Up ✅
April 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Showed up with a group of friends to peacefully stand up with others and speak up about concerns for our country ✊🏽
Praying ✅
Trusting God ✅
AND
Standing Up ✅
Speaking Up ✅
Showing Up ✅
Praying ✅
Trusting God ✅
AND
Standing Up ✅
Speaking Up ✅
Showing Up ✅
🍃Visual Reflections 🍃
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
#bnwphoto
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5
#ilfordhp5plus
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
#journalprompts
#prayerjournal
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
#bnwphoto
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5
#ilfordhp5plus
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
#journalprompts
#prayerjournal
March 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🍃Visual Reflections 🍃
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
#bnwphoto
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5
#ilfordhp5plus
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
#journalprompts
#prayerjournal
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
▪️
▫️
#bnwphoto
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5
#ilfordhp5plus
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
#journalprompts
#prayerjournal
Another Sunday w/our faith community. Fills my soul the way we’ve grown in faith + connection. Stories of our lives we’ve shared, questions we wrestle with + encouragement to keep showing up for those around us. Love the way this grp of 💛’s that felt spiritually orphaned found a home w/each-other.
March 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Another Sunday w/our faith community. Fills my soul the way we’ve grown in faith + connection. Stories of our lives we’ve shared, questions we wrestle with + encouragement to keep showing up for those around us. Love the way this grp of 💛’s that felt spiritually orphaned found a home w/each-other.
Your Energy
Which gets depleted quicker and which is easiest to recharge for you?
A. Social
B. Mental
C. Physical
Which gets depleted quicker and which is easiest to recharge for you?
A. Social
B. Mental
C. Physical
March 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Your Energy
Which gets depleted quicker and which is easiest to recharge for you?
A. Social
B. Mental
C. Physical
Which gets depleted quicker and which is easiest to recharge for you?
A. Social
B. Mental
C. Physical
🍃Visual Reflections 🍃
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
March 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🍃Visual Reflections 🍃
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
✨GAZE
✨REFLECT
✨RESPOND
#pointandshootcamera
#filmphotography
#bnwfilm
#ilfordhp5plus400
#reflection
#soulcare
#visiodivina
When we're continually striving—always looking for the next goal, the next improvement, the next version of ourselves—we can forget to take a breath. And when we don't rest, we don't just potentially stall progress; we risk actually losing it.
March 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
When we're continually striving—always looking for the next goal, the next improvement, the next version of ourselves—we can forget to take a breath. And when we don't rest, we don't just potentially stall progress; we risk actually losing it.