“Forefathers of the Ohlone People lived here. Here is where they are buried. The Ohlone World was a religious world; a world of the spirit. Walk gently. Walk with reverence. It will give you peace.” I didn’t write it; but I remember it. From four decades passed. Still rings true. Amen, AMEN.
Category: Attitude
Blog Like a Tweet
Short and sweet, blog like a tweet, Friday light, anxiety unfounded, Confounded again by all around, Around the horn again, Around around, no one knows, Know for sure it’ll end up good. GOOD.
Remembering Welshy: Convo from the Brick Wall
I recall the convo pretty vividly. About seven years back. He called while I was at the bank; I stepped over to the side of the building, Sat down against the brick wall to chat. I was On speakerphone; Kathy, Pat’s wife was with him in the car. Yep, think this was the first time …
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Sample: Morning Mindset
Why scribble down upon first awake? Why not…? Short View: Make it GOOD. Go! Long View: Capture the first moments, feelings, setting pace and tone for the day. First, from where? From Deeper Sleep, just complete, too fast, most always too fast, Already time to wake in the dark, respite no more, feels like the …
Dream Laden Forward
Thick with dreams, dread, not so rested. Planned, intended, what was so, Different result, off kilter, sluggish Day approaches, all the same, Must go, forward evermore, Those dreams of evermore, Sure to tell the tale, of nuanced life, Human story like so many others, All others the same, common yet, Somehow different also, do now, …
BBQ, Jesus, and Faith
Maybe it comes down to this. Easter weekend, cooking dinner for my kids, and our close neighbor friends. Good food (I hope!), good convo, fun for everyone, celebrating love and together. And Jesus among us. Love. Simple.
Easter: Love Wins
Love wins. Above everything else -- Heresy! Some might say — I think this is the message of Easter. God loves humanity. God came into the world to be with us and show us the way. And when we rejected that message, that love, God still loved us, to the very end. And still loves …
The Mystery of the Triduum
Dusk, Maundy Thursday, to dusk, Easter Sunday, just what went on? Two thousand years ago, hard to know, hard to know. Christians believe in the mystery, the final lessons and suffering and darkness that gave way to the greatest of all acts of love, God come to the world, God among us. What do I …
“Love Never Fails”
This Good Friday, I feel pretty far from the usual church ideas and rituals around celebrating this day. For us Christians, today is one of the most important days of the year, when we remember the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. The darkest day gives way to the brightest, a couple days following. It feels …
Stutter Step
Stutter step, into the day, A little pause, for a little more “juice” in the tank, a little more to rev up, Make it good to go. It’s true, sometimes one more doze is just what you need, Need to set yourself straight for the start, Then deep breath, and stretch, and GO, Go make …