Goodness Weekly 09.30.2024
“Rest is not a reward; it is a necessity.”
- Brené Brown
What’s Good
De Colores Photographers, Josh Aldama, Kat Carey, Mae Czarnecki, Bria Woods, Octavio Golzalez
This past Thursday evening, our campus was alive in a way we’ve envisioned for a long time. As we came up Brees, we could see families enjoying Charis Park, and Scott’s Pizza. Turning into the Collective Campus, you could hear the giggles and shrieks of the Sprout School students with their families enjoying a back-to-school pot luck. Inside our main offices, we had the highest turnout for an opening reception in our time that we’ve been showcasing local artists. The group of photographers that contributed to De Colores felt welcomed in our space, and we extend a heartfelt thank you for making it a successful event.
All works will remain on display through November, so please feel free to come see their pieces for sale in our coworking space during office hours.
This Week
Betty’s Co Mobile Women’s Health Clinic
Thursday 9am-7pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-3pm
A Look at October…
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, October 3-5 Betty’s Co Mobile Women’s Heath Clinic
Saturday, October 12 - Second Saturday
Monday, October 14 - Campus Closed
Tuesday, October 15 - Sarah’s Heart Infant Loss Remembrance Service in Chapel
Saturday, October 26th Charis Park Grand Opening RSVP Here
For frequent updates of One Another Coffee, Charis Park, Scott’s Pizza, and NYX Wellness, please feel free to check our calendar and follow us on Instagram for any updates.
Let Go and Rest
Taylor Bates, Deputy Director, Sunset Ridge Collective
This past week, something concerning happened to two of the newly planted trees in Charis Park. Within just a week, the majority of their leaves had dropped—far too early to be a natural seasonal change.
At the same time, our campus staff was stretched to the limit. We experienced an unusual convergence of many good things: hosting several large meetings, including the annual Terrell Heights Neighborhood Association meeting; our Executive Director, Jess, giving multiple presentations for Princeton; and holding a large memorial service on our campus—all while three of our staff members were out of the office.
Despite this, everything went off smoothly, though by the following week, our team was feeling the effects of exhaustion. Many of us worked through the weekend and returned on Monday, only to notice the leaves falling prematurely from the two trees in the park. We began to worry that they were in critical distress.
During our staff meeting, we discussed the need for those who worked through the weekend to take a comp day to rest and recover. It turns out, the trees were doing something similar.
Our arborist visited the site and, to our relief, assured us that the leaf drop was a normal stress response to the transplant, worsened by the hot and dry conditions we’ve been experiencing here in San Antonio. While I’m no expert, the lesson I draw from this is that the trees had to let go of something good—their leaves—to conserve energy. Maybe we should take a similar approach.
It made me reflect on how, in our often busy lives, it’s difficult to know what to let go of, especially when everything seems “good.” But even during seasons filled with good things, we can still become depleted.
So, I invite you to consider: What could you let go of to invite rest and recovery into this season of your life?
Inhale:
I trust that by letting go
Exhale:
I will actually become more fulfilled
