This captures the attitude…let it be so… A Prayer for Generosity, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola… “Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God,Teach me true generosity.Teach me to serve you as you deserve.To give without counting the cost,To fight heedless of wounds,To labor without seeking rest,To sacrifice myself without thought of any rewardSave the knowledge …
Category: Attitude
Push Through
Push through the doubt, the uncertainty, the inertia, Push through the comparisons and benchmarks, Push through to the knowledge, understanding, and truth that you have in you, Push through to the satisfaction of simple acts, clearing things out, getting things done, Push through the darkness to the light, push through to the joy and belief, …
Longing
When I’m with them, sometimes they’re too much, their combined energy so powerful, immediate, demanding… And when they are gone I long for them back, I long for more, My own version of synchronicity (as Sting wrote and The Police sang), At our best we ponder and revel, and soak up the moments, soak up …
My Guitar T-Shirt
I was going to post about St. Ignatius, since 7/31 is his feast day… and so I guess I’ll say this at least, I strive to find God in all things, I believe that’s the essence, just like Ignatius, But then I’m pivoting to this quote from a T-shirt I have, I think it’s pretty …
Roar
I try not to roar, but sometimes I do. Not so much in anger, not really, More disbelief and frustration at the seeming lack of awareness my children have of what’s appropriate when, But then I remind myself that they are eleven, nine, and eight years old, And I push all my silly expectations aside …
Priorities
We all have them. How to sort, categorize? Professional? For sure. How we make living, how we pay the bills, But family too, gotta say, gotta say, family is first…it’s a hard pull sometimes, but that’s my take. Different philosophies around that, plenty of business people who sometimes - maybe even often - fudge their …
Fighting For Time
It seems I’m often fighting for time, At home, at work, with my kids. With myself, In the evening, daytime, middle of the night, Like right now, scribbling at 3:00am, awakened by thoughts about work, life, struggles, battles, Fleeting joy, this I know, fighting for time, not so good, slight of hand preferred, slight improvements …
What We Need
Funny thing, consider what we need. Two samples, both sides, bubble up in mind, consider if you will, Our older daughter swiftly approaching her teen years, wants a mobile phone, of course of course, Has a “practice phone just now”, no service, limited doings possible just now, All the same, wanted a “pocket socket” for …
Do What You Can
I’m all for the ideal, an objective or goal pursued with singleminded focus and intensity. In my life, with rules and responsibilities as they are, such luxury is fleeting at best. That said, I’ll do what I can and return to focus as oft time allows, observing and noticing and sharing along these myriad highways …
Maturity
I fluctuate, at my best… And then in a moment it’s just “me versus them”… Seeing where they can grow, where I can grow, Ah Parenting, such a grand adventure… And so we go, and so we go, no other choice, this higher calling, GOOD.
1/2_Full, All GOOD 