A Sacred Hustle Survival Guide


Ten Reminders for When the Work Is Holy, Heavy, and Relentless


This list is for anyone holding too much, for too little.

If your days are spent tending, organizing, translating, praying, teaching, feeding, comforting, or building—this is for you. Whether you're rooted in a church, a nonprofit, a classroom, a clinic, a cultural center, a food pantry, or a field office, the work you do matters. But it can also deplete you. These reminders were created to help you keep going—without losing yourself.

Find a rhythm you trust.
Then let yourself rest in it. Trust doesn’t mean perfection—it means enoughness.

Learn from everyone.
Your colleagues, your elders, your interns, your critics, your child, your breath.

Teach by drawing out, not filling in.
Hold space. Listen like it’s holy. Celebrate unfinished work.

Treat everything as an experiment.
Curiosity is resistance. Play is sacred. Failure is data.

Follow what’s worthy.
Discipline isn’t punishment—it’s devotion. Find the wise ones and learn their pace.

Mistakes aren’t moral.
There is no winning or losing here. Just making, learning, trying again.

Show up and do the work.
Even when it’s thankless. Especially then. The path appears mid-step.

Don’t analyze while you’re in flow.
Create first. Edit later. Spirit before spreadsheet.

Catch joy like it’s contagious.
Make room for delight. It belongs here.

Break every rule that makes you small.
Including this list. Especially this list. Leave room for the unknown.

Bonus Hint:
Save things. 
Revisit ideas. Say yes to what feeds you. The sacred sneaks in everywhere.




About the Inspiration


This list is a loving remix of Ten Rules for Students and Teachers by artist, educator, and activist Corita Kent—a Catholic sister who turned printmaking into protest, joy into pedagogy, and art into spiritual practice. Her original rules remain a beacon for anyone working at the intersection of creativity and justice.

Read Corita’s original rules here:
Corita Kent's Ten Rules for Students and Teachers (via Corita.org)

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