I know how I want to feel. I know how I wish I felt. And yet, the joy seems fleeting. Sitting down at the table, getting greeting cards together to go out for the holidays, the afternoon light spills in behind me. A few stuffed animals watch over my careful work. This time of year, …
Category: faith
Grounded in Service
What should I do next? Often the answer is, “How can I help?” When in doubt, help someone out. Wash the dishes; switch the laundry; pick up the living room; bring a treat to work; make dinner; send a nice note to someone you haven’t reached out to lately; call an old friend; call a …
What’s in a List?
I always come back to the same thing. It’s my default. It’s what ended up grounding me, proving again and again the proper path. Sometimes I feel like I’ve got too much on the to-do list. It’s endless. And then I’m not getting enough done. Or maybe more accurately, things take longer than I estimate, …
Guest Post: Reflection, There and Here.
This piece was written by guy who's an artist, a teacher, a creator, a husband and father, a person of great faith. I read this post on his facebook page a couple weeks back, and wanted to share it. He graciously allowed me to do so. Here's some great insight and "Reflection: There and Here. …
A Lifetime of Love
A Lifetime of Love Saw a post recently from the wife (and friend) of a college chum who died of cancer last year. He battled for about three years before it got him. They were married for something like 29 years. Like all of their adult lives. She wrote about how hard it is, dealing …
Jazz with Howie
Sitting in the car on a rainy afternoon. Jazz on the radio, old school. 91.1 FM, KCSM (the "CSM" stands for College of San Mateo). Smooth groove, easy on ears, heart, soul, purring, pouring out the jam. The rain water collects on the windows, tap tap tap it falls, beads, drips down. This place, a …
Blog Like a Tweet: “Advent Brings Hope, Only After a Sober Look at Our Human Prospects”| The Jesuit Post
Reflection brings the attitude. #halffullallgood "Advent Brings Hope, Only After a Sober Look at Our Human Prospects" | The Jesuit Post — Read on thejesuitpost.org/2019/12/advent-brings-hope-only-after-a-sober-look-at-our-human-prospects/
Where We Are
God finds us where we are. Wherever we are. Whatever we are doing. God is there. We might prefer to ignore the presence; it might be inconvenient for the moment. But God is there. I remind myself of this belief, this fact (in my view), more and more, as I get older. As I struggle …
Be Thankful
Here’s what came to mind yesterday: “Easy to be thankful when things are going well; here’s to being thankful when things don’t go as planned, when things go sideways. Find the lesson, make the best of it, and go forward. Be thankful.” That sums it up, really. At least for me. It's proven itself over …
Brave
Not sure if I’ve written about this topic before in this forum. If not, it’s high time. If I have, it’s worth revisiting. Being brave is a core value and characteristic of living a happy and fulfilling life. If we don’t learn to have courage and be brave, we will struggle with new things, with …
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