Archive - Finding Jonathan (by Jonathan Bristow)

Bare: Finding The Beauty in Our Core

How Mabel, this beautiful bare tree in her vulnerable state, taught me about the power and potential that resides within me - and helped me discover my…

Dec 12, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

Trees: What Stories Will We Choose to Tell?

In memory of the three majestic coastal redwoods that used to adorn this hallowed ground, at the center of our lovely apartment complex in northern…

Dec 4, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

November 2024

Dragonfly: Finding Gratitude in a Clay Pot

Reflections on the unexpected, sacred vessel that elevated my spirit from the depths of grief, fear and despair, into the fragile light of hope.

Nov 26, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

Leaf: From Whom We Learn and Draw Our Strength

A gentle reminder of who and what we are (and will be.)

Nov 25, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

April 2024

Bubbles: An Easter Egg for this Spiritual Misfit

How two mamas, their daughters, and a puppy helped me rediscover the meaning of Easter.

Apr 1, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

March 2024

Mysfit: My Spiritual Journey

Becoming a spiritual mysfit: The evolution from churchy pastor guy into pesky content creator.

Mar 13, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

February 2024

Words: Between the Lines of Age

Embracing my identity as a sayer of words... Because words matter. Words are portals, allowing us access into new imagination and possibilities.

Feb 22, 2024 •

Jonathan Bristow

September 2023

Out: Finally Free to Be the Real Me

Me, myself and I: the one in which I come out publicly as bisexual.

Sep 7, 2023 •

Jonathan Bristow

June 2023

Truth: Telling Little Jonathan's Story

How telling the truth about being sexually abused by my grandfather has set me free.

Jun 30, 2023 •

Jonathan Bristow

May 2023

Brilliant: Embracing My Emotions as Radiant Light

The one in which Jonathan learns that his superpower shines like a bright light.

May 23, 2023 •

Jonathan Bristow

Codependent: The Hot Mess of Trauma Recovery

Seeking freedom from chronic misalignment, fear, self-abandonment and managing the perceptions of others.

May 3, 2023 •

Jonathan Bristow

March 2023

Spark: When I Got My Light Back

How throwing all the rocks into the vast embrace of mother ocean released the pain... and opened up space in the darkness for my inner light to flicker…

Mar 8, 2023 •

Jonathan Bristow

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