Compassion is real
I know I’m not the only one who feels overwhelmed. Or discombobulated. And yes, a bit alarmed. But this I am learning: when life gets precarious (hard-hitting), it is easy to forget (overlook) that inside every one of us—in our…
Daily Dose (March 17 – 20)
TUESDAY MARCH 17 -- Somewhere along the way, something gums up the system. In everyone’s life, during the low points, our inner fire goes out. In my case, more than once.And you still want me to treasure the sacrament of…
Blessed are the meek
In a world were life feels dismaying, and yes, unnerving, emotional armor is tempting, even consoling. I can tell you that my heart gives way to tears, anger, exasperation. And too often, I do not have the words.It is no…
Daily Dose (March 10 – 13)
TUESDAY MARCH 10 -- My friend Tim Hansel wrote a book on parenting. He asked his young sons, "Boys, how do you know Dad loves you?"He figured that they would say, "Daaaad, remember when you took us to Disney world,…
Inner peace matters
“I think my nervous system is starting to fray,” a reader wrote. “Is that weird?”“No,” I replied. “I can tell you that you are not alone.”In today’s paper, conflicts, bombings, and war dominate the headlines. Yes, our world feels fragile.…
Daily Dose (March 3 – 6)
TUESDAY MARCH 3 -- I read an NPR story about how Stephanie Disney (audiologist at the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs) met her (then 2-and-a-half-year-old) daughter, Rudy.Disney recalls, "my heart recognized her immediately."In the story, Disney says,…
Gift of a soft heart
My heart hurts. And feels very soft. Maybe you can relate?It is as if the nervous system of our country continues to fray.And this I do know: We live in a world where we are primed to see a soft…
Daily Dose (February 24 – 27)
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24 -- It does my heart good when people stand up and say, “We get to say how the story ends.”Which means that even in the darkness, we can be a place of light.Let us never forget that…
Kindness matters
I love learning new words. This week: Quanked. Perfect.Our world is emotionally quanked. It means "overpowered by fatigue."Fatigue from the barrage. The onslaught. Where it feels like nothing matters, and yet, everything matters. Maybe you can relate?I am writing this…
Daily Dose (February 17 – 20)
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 -- Caring for others is music worth singing. It is the music of Grace. It is the music that brings people out of hiding, out of unease, and out of fear.Songs that invite courage, and renewal, and…