My preference? I like and appreciate the natural flow. It could be light or dark; could be noise or quiet; could be birdsong, or ocean churn. What tasty yummy thing can you make with the ingredients you’ve got in the pantry? What’s the best outfit you can put together with the clothes in your closet? …
Category: attitude
Extraneous, Receding
Extraneous: not forming an essential or vital part Receding: to move back or away : WITHDRAW Interesting and magical, the way vacation, retreat can remove the extra in your life, the non-essential. Being near the ocean has this effect for me. I am grateful for this effect. A very busy life responds to the insistent, …
More Joy, Less Judgement
Striving for more joy, less judgement, battle by the hour, by the minute sometimes. Spring Break, road trip north, deep desire, deep need for much joy, less structure, less expectation, schedule, let it be, let it be, filled with joy. Judgement seeps in, my own, several ways, push it out, away, “Get behind me, Satan”, …
Anticipation
Wondering, how will it be? Long awaited time, extraordinary, feeling expectant. So much riding on the time ahead, consider it: the distance, the weather, the drive, the particulars, Will the door open? Will the windows leak? Will it be spooky at night? Or cozy, comforting, cleansing…? How can we make it extra special, extra cool, …
The Empty Tomb
So the story goes, His friends found an empty tomb on the third day; Jesus’ body was no longer there. Later, he would appear to them in Galilee; and elsewhere; and would tell them, “Do not be afraid, but believe…” This is the central message I receive on Easter: Do not be afraid. Believe. Love …
Easter Vigil
A sense of solemn, sadness, creeping, lingering despair. Unknown, lonely, unsure how to feel, what actions next to take. Considering Jesus’ friends after he was killed, they must have felt all these things. He was gone. All that had become was now lost. For me this is a time for two purposes. First, to consider …
GOOD Friday
The day he died; the day he was murdered; by fear, and uncertainty, and privilege. Where? Skull Place. How? Nailed to a cross; crucified. And it was? Horrific, but also the final and ultimate act of love. LOVE. Good Friday. Good indeed.
Last Day Normal
Was it last day normal? hard to tell 2000 years later… What we know from scripture, is that the journey to Jerusalem, for Jesus, was a journey towards conflict with the establishment, those in power, and eventually something transformative had to happen. And so it did… The Last Supper, The Passion, And his suffering and… …
Which Faith?
What do we believe in? Maybe an impossible answer. Must be easier to say what the Muslim or Hindu or Christian or Buddhist or Jew believes in… By maybe, just maybe, we can all believe in fairness, and truth, and love. Let’s agree to that. Can we?
Bullying: F*ck That
Pretty strong title, f-bomb and all, asterisk version. Gives you a sense of how I feel about bullying. I was bullied in the Third Grade. I think it took more than a year to overcome that struggle, those feelings. Don’t think I found confidence again for even longer. So I say to any situation where …
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