Daily Dose (October 20 – 23)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 20 -- What does it mean for us to embrace the invitation to participate—and invest—in this life. To bring all that I am to the table of this moment—the sacrament of the present.To invest my heart.To be a…
Treasury of Grace
I am so grateful for the power of pilgrimage. The healing and restorative gift of the journey (the lessons we absorb along the way, as we pay attention like never before, and yes, the health benefits for a middle-age—okay, upper…
Daily Dose (October 13 – 16)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 13 -- Two men visiting Hong Kong, noticed the ubiquity of street vendors, all pushing their carts along, pell-mell, in and out of traffic. Attempting to gain the attention of any potential customer, the vendors would shout repeatedly,…
The gift of Home
A soldier's young daughter (her father in the process of being transferred and moved to a distant post) sits on the floor in an airport departure lounge, among her family's meager and ragtag belongings. Sleepy, the girl leans against the…
Daily Dose (October 6 – 9)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 -- Anthropologist Eleanor Leacock spent a lot of time with the Cree Indians of northern Canada. She went on a hunting trip with a Cree name Thomas.Deep in the bush they encountered two men, strangers, who had…
Grace is alive
We are, every single one of us, wounded. That is a gift.We are, every single one of us, broken. And that is a gift.We are every single one of us, blessedly human, and no one of us is on this…
Daily Dose (September 29 – Oct 2)
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 -- I once asked my analyst why I was in therapy. He told me it would make me a better gardener. Gardening can be strong medicine—an elixir that nurtures and shapes the soul. For that reason, it…
Gift of a soft heart
With care the surgeon reiterates the essentials about the heart surgery to his patient, as the gurney is about to be rolled into the operating room. Regardless of how many times the surgeon has performed this procedure, he is aware…
Daily Dose (September 22 – 25)
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 -- “Small change, small wonders—these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life. It’s a workable economy.” Thank you, Barbara Kingsolver. And speaking of small wonders...It was scheduled as “boy's weekend out”. Five friends…
We need wonder
Some days we wake up in a world that is not a friend of grace or mercy. At least, it doesn’t feel so. And the news puts a spotlight on what we do know to be true: we do live…