Episode 130: Slowing Down and Making Space for Rest in the Spring

Episode 130: Slowing Down and Making Space for Rest in the Spring

From Created for This with Danielle Roberts by Danielle Roberts

April 26, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

Danielle Roberts shares insights on slowing down and making space for rest during the spring season, inspired by her experiences in nature.

I am going to read you an article that I wrote for the Gritty Faith Magazine. This one is called Slowing Down and Making Space for Rest. This is the spring version. I wrote four different articles and you'll get to hear them throughout the year. So I'm excited to share these with you. It's each season of the year, you'll likely encounter different challenges. Through each season, you have an opportunity to slow down and make space for rest. Rest that in rejuvenates, renews, restores your soul, mind, body, and spirit. Driving our rented minivan into Red Rocks Canyon National Land and Conservation Area. I first noticed all the greens in the desert. There was more gorgeous oranges and tropical reds combined with purples and blues and green cactus. Having never lived in the desert, I stared at the explosion of color standing out vividly against the rust, red, brown backdrop of dirt. It's as if the world were waking up to springtime. My family and I set out to hike further into the canyon following the sound of rushing water. As we passed bees bobbled between the flowers. We paused to drink in its luscious shade. Our northern bodies wilting and sweating on accustomed to the spring…

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