12 Tiny Things, Two Open Hearts

Meet 12 Tiny Things authors Heidi Barr & Ellie Roscher

From the Spring 2021 Edition: Meet 12 Tiny Things authors Heidi Barr & Ellie Roscher, interviewed by Wayfarer Editor Leslie M. Browning

LESLIE: We sit down with you a few months after the release of your new book, 12 Tiny Things. Are you allowed to tell us what the 12 tiny things are or does that give too much away?

HEIDI: One of the beautiful things about this book is that we didn’t take a “one size fits all” approach. So while we do offer a suggestion of a “tiny thing” to try at the end of each chapter, we also recognize that what works for one person may not work for someone else. For example, when we were just starting to think about ideas for what the tiny things might be for each chapter, when we got to the “food” chapter, I mentioned that baking bread once a week was my “tiny, intentional practice” when it comes to that subject. And Ellie just looked at me and said something along the lines of, “um, that sounds like a major undertaking.” What worked for me wasn’t going to work fo…