Lindsay O’Connor (she/her)
@lindsayloconnor.bsky.social
Spiritual Director
lindsayoconnor.com/spiritual-direction
Book reviewer
Justice seeker
Sometimes Poet
Contemplative Wannabe
Words From Silence podcast
Big fan of books, naps, & the Oxford comma
Pursuing wholeness with God, self, & others
M.Ed
📍Dallas
lindsayoconnor.com/spiritual-direction
Book reviewer
Justice seeker
Sometimes Poet
Contemplative Wannabe
Words From Silence podcast
Big fan of books, naps, & the Oxford comma
Pursuing wholeness with God, self, & others
M.Ed
📍Dallas
In today’s No-Stress (Low-Stress?) Nature News, a green heron fusses at and startles a duckling while the sibling looks on, and the mother duck is a little flustered. Are you the heron, the duckling, the sibling, or the mother duck today?
August 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In today’s No-Stress (Low-Stress?) Nature News, a green heron fusses at and startles a duckling while the sibling looks on, and the mother duck is a little flustered. Are you the heron, the duckling, the sibling, or the mother duck today?
Good morning! Currently sustained by books, naps, and beauty. How about you?
August 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning! Currently sustained by books, naps, and beauty. How about you?
I don’t think anything has made me happier recently than the taste of this tomato from our garden. It brought me right back to my great aunt’s dinner table!
July 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I don’t think anything has made me happier recently than the taste of this tomato from our garden. It brought me right back to my great aunt’s dinner table!
My heart has been so heavy for all of the grieving families here inTexas. When words fail me, I often turn to picture books. Children’s books about grief:
•Always Remember - Cece Meng & Jago
•When Sadness is at Your Door -Eva Eland
•The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriefthoff
•Always Remember - Cece Meng & Jago
•When Sadness is at Your Door -Eva Eland
•The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriefthoff
July 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My heart has been so heavy for all of the grieving families here inTexas. When words fail me, I often turn to picture books. Children’s books about grief:
•Always Remember - Cece Meng & Jago
•When Sadness is at Your Door -Eva Eland
•The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriefthoff
•Always Remember - Cece Meng & Jago
•When Sadness is at Your Door -Eva Eland
•The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriefthoff
In today’s no-stress nature news, we have tomatoes, yellow squash, and jalapeños in our first veggie garden! The baby jalapeños are so cute.
June 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In today’s no-stress nature news, we have tomatoes, yellow squash, and jalapeños in our first veggie garden! The baby jalapeños are so cute.
In today’s no-stress nature news, the canna lilies are blooming:
June 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In today’s no-stress nature news, the canna lilies are blooming:
In today’s no-stress nature news, the goslings are growing!
June 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In today’s no-stress nature news, the goslings are growing!
Wishing you the ease depicted by our beloved Izzy when she’s sunbathing as you head into the weekend.
May 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wishing you the ease depicted by our beloved Izzy when she’s sunbathing as you head into the weekend.
Izzy hopes you can take a little breather this weekend and remember that you are loved, right now, just as you are.💗
May 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Izzy hopes you can take a little breather this weekend and remember that you are loved, right now, just as you are.💗
In today’s no-stress news, I got to see this beautiful new heron who appears to be young/not yet full-grown. I always wonder how they stay so clean amidst the mud and creek water!
May 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
In today’s no-stress news, I got to see this beautiful new heron who appears to be young/not yet full-grown. I always wonder how they stay so clean amidst the mud and creek water!
•a mother duck & 4 fuzzy ducklings
•2 adult geese & 2 fuzzy goslings
•2 yellow crowned night herons
•a baby great white heron
•a field of poppies, cornflowers, & larkspurs
•new blooms on our squash plant
•2 adult geese & 2 fuzzy goslings
•2 yellow crowned night herons
•a baby great white heron
•a field of poppies, cornflowers, & larkspurs
•new blooms on our squash plant
May 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
•a mother duck & 4 fuzzy ducklings
•2 adult geese & 2 fuzzy goslings
•2 yellow crowned night herons
•a baby great white heron
•a field of poppies, cornflowers, & larkspurs
•new blooms on our squash plant
•2 adult geese & 2 fuzzy goslings
•2 yellow crowned night herons
•a baby great white heron
•a field of poppies, cornflowers, & larkspurs
•new blooms on our squash plant
Today’s no-stress nature news:
I highly recommend getting outside for a bit if you can this time of year. It’s unbearably cute out there rn.
This AM on my walk, I saw:
I highly recommend getting outside for a bit if you can this time of year. It’s unbearably cute out there rn.
This AM on my walk, I saw:
May 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today’s no-stress nature news:
I highly recommend getting outside for a bit if you can this time of year. It’s unbearably cute out there rn.
This AM on my walk, I saw:
I highly recommend getting outside for a bit if you can this time of year. It’s unbearably cute out there rn.
This AM on my walk, I saw:
Stay tuned for an interview with Tracey coming soon on the Words From Silence podcast!
April 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Stay tuned for an interview with Tracey coming soon on the Words From Silence podcast!
Spring in Texas💜
April 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Spring in Texas💜
Today was a good day to plant a vegetable garden. I’ve never been good at keeping plants alive but have succeeded with a few indoor succulents in the last year, so here’s hoping!
April 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today was a good day to plant a vegetable garden. I’ve never been good at keeping plants alive but have succeeded with a few indoor succulents in the last year, so here’s hoping!
I also learned that while mallards are monogamous, males will sometimes seek out additional female mates, consensually or otherwise, so in this instance, I’m rooting for her. Shifting from low-stress to no-stress nature news, the poppies are out in full force!
4/5
4/5
April 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I also learned that while mallards are monogamous, males will sometimes seek out additional female mates, consensually or otherwise, so in this instance, I’m rooting for her. Shifting from low-stress to no-stress nature news, the poppies are out in full force!
4/5
4/5
In today’s no-stress (low-stress?) nature news, there was a bit of a dust-up between three mallard ducks at the creek.
A couple (a female and a male) was swimming contentedly when a second male dove into the water from the air quickly & aggressively, at which point there was much quacking.
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A couple (a female and a male) was swimming contentedly when a second male dove into the water from the air quickly & aggressively, at which point there was much quacking.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In today’s no-stress (low-stress?) nature news, there was a bit of a dust-up between three mallard ducks at the creek.
A couple (a female and a male) was swimming contentedly when a second male dove into the water from the air quickly & aggressively, at which point there was much quacking.
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A couple (a female and a male) was swimming contentedly when a second male dove into the water from the air quickly & aggressively, at which point there was much quacking.
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I had the privilege of talking with my favorite poet, Drew Jackson, about poetry, spiritual practices, & contemplative activism. Stick around to the end of the episode, & you’ll get to hear him read one of my favorite of his poems!
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April 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I had the privilege of talking with my favorite poet, Drew Jackson, about poetry, spiritual practices, & contemplative activism. Stick around to the end of the episode, & you’ll get to hear him read one of my favorite of his poems!
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I’m excited to share this rich conversation I got to have with @pastortrey05.com , who is one of my favorite social media follows. Pastor Trey has a great depth of wisdom, insight, humor, & inspiration to share as we explore faith, doubt, & wholeness on episode 14 of the Words From Silence podcast.
April 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m excited to share this rich conversation I got to have with @pastortrey05.com , who is one of my favorite social media follows. Pastor Trey has a great depth of wisdom, insight, humor, & inspiration to share as we explore faith, doubt, & wholeness on episode 14 of the Words From Silence podcast.
I was thrilled to talk today with my favorite poet, Drew Jackson, about poetry & contemplative activism. Stick around to the end & you’ll get to hear him read one of his powerful poems! I can’t wait to share this conversation with you on next week’s episode of the Words From Silence podcast.
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I was thrilled to talk today with my favorite poet, Drew Jackson, about poetry & contemplative activism. Stick around to the end & you’ll get to hear him read one of his powerful poems! I can’t wait to share this conversation with you on next week’s episode of the Words From Silence podcast.
It was an absolute joy to talk with @pastortrey05.com today about faith, doubt, and the path to wholeness. He packed so much wisdom and hope into this one conversation, and I can’t wait to share it with you all next week on the Words From Silence podcast!
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It was an absolute joy to talk with @pastortrey05.com today about faith, doubt, and the path to wholeness. He packed so much wisdom and hope into this one conversation, and I can’t wait to share it with you all next week on the Words From Silence podcast!
We do not have to earn our rest. Wishing you peace.
March 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We do not have to earn our rest. Wishing you peace.
Happy Sunday from Izzy💗
March 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Happy Sunday from Izzy💗
How sacred
to witness
a beginning.
to witness
a beginning.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How sacred
to witness
a beginning.
to witness
a beginning.