Jerrilyn Zavada

Sep 7, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Jerrilyn Zavada

In a world increasingly internet-controlled, I fear the loss of soul. As our daily lives become more robotized, we are losing our connection to that sacred, ineffable substance that makes each of us uniquely human. Our soul. Without soulfulness, life, and our place in it, loses its meaning.

Aug 24, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Scott Holland |Jerrilyn Zavada

It’s been a difficult week for those who like to focus on government over politics. Having the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and processing reactions from those elsewhere on the political spectrum, delivered a blunt reminder the two major political parties are their own industries, taking in and pushing out billions of dollars in the primary interest of self-propagation.

Aug 24, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Jerrilyn Zavada

Gus Walz showed the world this week what it means to live with embodied heart.

Apr 27, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Jerrilyn Zavada |Peggi Anne T |Cupa Cobbler

What is your superpower? What do you do better than anyone you know? What have you been told you excel at? Your superpower flows from your innate personality, character strengths and skill set. It is what you are naturally good at, gives you energy and can make you lose track of time. If it is a character strength, it allows you to connect with other people in a unique, empowering way. Maybe you are a really great cook. You know your way around the kitchen and the pantry.

Feb 24, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Jerrilyn Zavada |NYBanana Muffins

She is known for sending roses from heaven. Roses overflowing in abundance, or just a few to get the message across. Sometimes there is a strong fragrant rose scent, when there are no actual roses nearby. She is St. Therese of Lisieux, also known as “The Little Flower.”Before she died, St. Therese wrote about how she wanted to spend eternity:“I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens; I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth,” she wrote.