Greater than limitations
“How is your heart?” I was asked this week.It made me stop. And think. And admit that I prefer, “Are you keeping busy?” because that question is easier to answer.In John’s Gospel, there is a wonderful story about a tough…
Daily Dose (Sept 10 – 13)
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…
Wholehearted and fully alive
In June 1859, Jean-François Gravelet (known as The Great Blondin) crossed Niagara Falls walking a tight rope. During his life, he repeated the feat several times, always with a different theatrical variation: blindfolded, in a sack, trundling a wheelbarrow, on…
Daily Dose (Sept 3 – 6)
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…
Letting our soul catch up
I love the heartening story Sue Monk Kidd tells about her grandfather.“My grandfather was a lawyer, a judge, and a farmer. He was frequently busy and conquesting, but I remember also that he sometimes entered the golden moments of wu…
Daily Dose (Aug 27 – 30)
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…
Be gentle with yourself
Care of any kind—compassion, generosity, forgiveness, reconciliation, peacemaking, service, ministry, teaching, giving, healing—begins with and is nourished by self-care. By self-compassion.So. Our invitation this week; let us be gentle with ourselves. A restorative mainlined straight to the heart. Although, my…
Daily Dose (Aug 20 – 23)
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…
Worth the risk
Last night our sky lit up, glowing with drama and theater, flashes of lightning followed by resounding thunder, accompanied by wind and heavy rain. And let’s just say, this is very rare for the PNW, especially in August. Even so,…
Daily Dose (Aug 13 – 16)
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…