On a beach near the ocean, two very young children spend their afternoon enthusiastically building a sandcastle. They work eager, unabashed and wholehearted. Giggles and laughter fill the air. After they finish, they admire their handiwork. Focused, they do not…
TUESDAY JULY 2 -- This week we’ll be telling stories about the invitation and permission to be one of God’s desperadoes. I believe in stories of love and kindness, that nourish and replenish our weary soul. Stories inviting us to…
Another week when so many in our world feel alarmed or exhausted, scrambling in their minds to make sense of it all.And I know this; when I’m tired, I prefer my head in the sand.After all, “What can I do…
TUESDAY JUNE 25 -- “God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting on words, almost missed the conversation.” (Ingrid Goff-Maidoff)This week, we are invited to embrace a transformed heart. Or, another way of saying it, a reconnected and…
A young man grew up with the notion that before he got too old, he needed to set about the task of becoming somebody. So, he busied himself with setting goals and accomplishing much. He learned the art of juggling…
TUESDAY JULY 18 -- This we know: music soothes. And music heals.But with disorder and upheaval (in the world or in our minds), it is easy to not hear (or to not take to heart) the music's liberating grace. Fred Roger…
I believe in the healing power of revisiting. Returning to stories—in books and movies and parables—that have reminded us that hope and joy and renewal are alive and well. Stories that ground us in the gifts of sufficiency and wholeness.…
TUESDAY JUNE 11 -- This week we’re talking about the nutritious food of life. Where do we see or find sustenance and nourishment for our emotional and spiritual well-being?"When (we) were born, (we) were allowed to enjoy the solid, nutritious…
A Zen roshi is dying. All of the monks gather—an eagerness restrained—around the deathbed, hoping to be chosen as the next teacher.The roshi asks slowly, “Where is the gardener?”"The gardener," the monks wonder aloud. "He is just a simple man…
TUESDAY JUNE 4 -- This week, the gift of glimmers. These are moments in our day—yes, even a mundane day—when “suddenly an ordinary day, becomes holy ground.” (Stella Nesanovich)As it was for me, noticing the clouds.And was asked the question,…