Fred Roger ("Mr. Rogers") calls Yo-Yo Ma one of the "great appreciators of our world. It seems that people always walk taller after they've had an encounter with him. The only thing that's larger than his talent is his heart."Mr.…
TUESDAY SEPT 10 -- This week our invitation: Get In. To live wholehearted and fully alive.I love the simplicity of the metaphor.If life is to be lived, and not merely managed, get in.If life is to pour out from the…
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 -- Some days it helps to practice what you preach.I’m not sure why that isn’t easy. But there you go.I do know this, when you give yourself the permission to savor the day, and let your soul…
TUESDAY AUGUST 27 -- Late in her life, May Sarton was questioned about what she wanted to be when she “grew up.” She replied, “To be human.”Not bad. To be human is about regaining what has been lost in the…
TUESDAY AUGUST 20 -- This week, choosing to live deliberately. Referencing my story about a sign, as I entered a public park, “Enter at your own risk.”I do want to live deliberately. To care, to grieve, to love, to begin…
TUESDAY AUGUST 13 -- This week we will take to heart Ashley Judd’s reflection, “You can pretend to care, but you can’t pretend to show up.”And we will remember that regardless of our circumstances, life pulls us inexorably toward love…
TUESDAY AUGUST 6 -- On one morning walk, I asked my friends the Vashon Island sheep, “You guys have this thing—living the present—down, with no anxiety. What’s up with that?”The answer came in their unruffled demeanor, “It helps to distinguish…
TUESDAY JULY 30 -- This week, we embrace the affirmation from Joe (as in, Joe versus the Volcano), “Only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement.”However, in our cultural fixation to find…
TUESDAY JULY 23 -- This week we will be asking; As we walk through our days, how do we carry and honor what really matters?Rabbi Abraham Heschel starts us off with a necessary paradigm shift. “We teach children how to…
TUESDAY JULY 16 -- This week we will learn from the story of a two-year old helping her mama cook, but breaking too many eggs on the counter, and making a mess. And we’ll be asking: Do I want a…