Updates from Renee Renz

Opening on All Levels: The Lake After Loss

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:42:00 CDT

The lake as sanctuary and teacher through grief, showing how we open on all levels over time. Closing reflections from a summer series on shoreline wisdom.

The Boat You’re In: Wakes, Responsibility, and How We Navigate

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:39:00 CDT

Every vessel on the lake creates its own wake. Reflections on awareness, responsibility, and navigating both the waves we create and those that reach us.

Creek-Fed or Spring-Fed: Choosing Your Inner Source After Loss

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:37:00 CDT

After profound loss, we can let external events color our entire life—or keep the inner spring of joy and spirit flowing. A reflection on staying open.

Rusty Crayfish Seasons: When Life Brings Invasive Change

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:30:00 CDT

Sometimes unexpected change enters our lives like invasive crayfish and upends everything familiar. The lake shows how new balance can still emerge when we work with what is.

Clear Waters: What’s Clouding Your Reflection?

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:25:00 CDT

When inner waters grow cloudy with unprocessed grief or old stories, our reflection of life becomes distorted. Lessons in gentle clearing from the lake’s mirror.

The Wakes We Leave: Ripples We May Never Fully See

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:22:00 CDT

Like a boat’s wake that continues long after it disappears, our words and presence ripple outward in ways we may never witness. A gentle reflection on influence and opening.

Lessons from the Lake: My 35-Year Guru

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:00 CDT

For thirty-five summers one northern lake has been my quiet teacher through joy and grief. These reflections invite you to notice the gentle wisdom waiting in your own life.

14 Days of Self-Love: A Gentle Invitation Back to Yourself

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:52:41 CDT

Feeling burned out or disconnected? 14 Days of Self-Love offers gentle, doable practices to help midlife women return to themselves.

Nourishing the Gut for Emotional Steadiness in Summer Transitions

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:29:46 CDT

In the heat and shifts of summer, your gut can feel the pull. Gentle ways to nourish inner flow support steadier emotions and a calmer presence through midlife transitions.

5 Steps to Healthier Living: A Rooted Path Back to Yourself

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:47:31 CDT

Healing in midlife often begins not with doing more, but with returning to yourself. These five gentle steps offer a grounded path toward deeper listening, nourishment, and inner trust—no perfection required.