Currents July 2026
What is the last decision you made? Each of us makes innumerable choices every day, usually without thinking twice about them. It is often only when a choice has a…
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Meet Our WAVE: Eldoret Kenya (English and Spanish)
“We are free to choose and willingly accept responsibility for our choices.” The women in the Eldoret Kenya WAVE and their president, Immaculate Nachaki, embody this month’s tenet. In a…
Grateful to Be Bound (English and Spanish)
I am grateful for the ability to have choice in my life. Whether that’s to choose what to eat in the morning or what business I work for. I’m grateful…
Agency and Choice (English and Spanish)
“You have agency and you are free to choose. But there is actually no free agency. Agency has its price. You have to pay the consequences of your choices.” –…
Choice Brings Freedom (English and Spanish)
“Do what you think is best.” – My mother, most days of my childhood (much to my chagrin) Recently my husband (and I) had to make a decision regarding his…
Choose to Be Slow
A friend once made an observation about me. “You like to do everything fast.” She knew me well. I like quick recipes, packing lots of things into a day, speed…
Currents July 2025 (English and Spanish)
I recently came across a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the…
The Jonah Effect (English and Spanish)
My dryer stopped working the other day. Based on the issues I could see, I was pretty sure that the motor had gone out, but in my mind I was…
Choosing To Put Good into the World
Lead photo credit: 2018, Katrina Hubbard Several months ago, I heard about a cybersecurity incident (one of the hazards of being married to a cybersecurity professional!) and was deeply impacted.…
Currents July 2024
As a junior high school student, I participated in a musical, “It Begins with Balloons.” It was all about choices and responsibility–the same theme as this month’s Big Ocean Women…
A Dip into Currents: Nicholeen Peck Shares about Parenting and Self Government
If you haven’t yet discovered “Currents: A Podcast by Big Ocean Women,” then you’ll definitely want to tune in. It is a wonderful way to fill your mind and life…