“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin…
A New Way of Being
Yet still the unresting castles thresh In fullgrown thickness every May. Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh. from…
Writing on My Birthday
Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit – Life! -Emily Dickinson It’s my 42nd birthday today.…
Another Act of Hope
But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the…
Driving to the Airport
“I discovered that in every end a new beginning lies hidden. It will find you if you look for it. Don’t lose heart!” Jürgen Moltmann…
Last Words
“Low-sunk life imagines itself weary of life, but it is death, not life, it is weary of.” George MacDonald “So much wasted time.” These were…
Patience
Every day the little boy pulled up the weeds around the seed and sprinkled the ground with water. But nothing came up. And nothing came…
Groundhog Day: How to Get Unstuck in Seven Steps
Reposting this from a few years ago. We all feel stuck sometimes. Life feels repetitive. We wake up and go through the motions. We are…
Big Words: Not Necessary
“Don’t own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire. ― Wendell Berry I was at our local craft…
On Introspection
“My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery – always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why?…