Shortest month name, half Spring Midst of trials, must carry on, Sure we can, vamos.
Category: mental health
Lyrics Post: “The Necromancer”
This song from 1975 and the Canadian band RUSH, their third album, Caress of Steel. All three bandmates are credited for the song, but no doubt drummer Neil Peart had primary if not sole responsibility for the lyrics. I don't know the finer points of Peart's writing, chronology, etc.; that said, this song must be …
Haiku Form: Change Up
Spring to summer, come Fresh spark, short form, soothe the soul Same point, make it good.
Shorten It Up
5 May is the day, the day in the month, the month to shorten it up. Tend to go long, but after a weekend of Rage, Rage Against The Machine, RATM-inspired, gonna work on shortin' up, fewer words, working the same message, Same GOOD coming down with fewer words, concise, more precise, still looking for, …
Start Walking
"The hill is high, the slope is steep; that’s all well and good. One thing is also for sure: you won’t get over it until you start walking." I heard this characterization the other day from a leader talking about the daunting tasks ahead in coping with the next phases of supporting our communities as …
The Spirit Gives Life
“This saying is hard, who can accept it? ...It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail.” These snippets from the Book of John lay out a fundamental guideline of faith; trust in the Spirit, in the conscience that is deep within you where the Spirit speaks. Yet it is …
In This Together
It’s one of my favorite hashtags going right now. It’s the only way to be, to my mind. Not just in a pandemic, but in life as well. In this together. And the corollary is similar: “We’ll get through this together.” That mentality is so key to happiness, growth, getting better, overcoming adversity, and overall …
COVID Muse: Loosening and Tightening
Consider this quarantine we've been under, this time like no other. In my lifetime, it hasn't happened. Day Forty-Something, I'm not even sure anymore. The first full month complete, this we know. The order just came down, it will be another month for us to mostly "shelter-in-place." We know that now too. Are things getting tighter? …
How Much Is Too Much?
9 hours of work when your contract says 8? Brussel sprouts when you really prefer broccoli? 8 hours of sleep when you really only need 7? 9 cookies when the serving size is 3? 3 kids instead of 2, or 1, or zero? I suspect it's too much, and not enough, all at the same …
No Worries, But Be Vigilant
1 Peter, 5.: “Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you. 8 Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in faith, knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world undergo the same sufferings.” The …
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