Sometimes small drops acts of grace start a trickle, or maybe even a flood of action. That’s a good thing. The button that opens the door to the gas tank on my car stopped working last week. One of those wierd moments of frustration where the car was working fine, the gas tank was working …
Control Your Own Drawbridge
You must decide for yourself to whom and when you give access to your interior life. For years you have permitted others to walk in and out of your life according to their needs and desires. Thus you were no longer master in your own house, and you felt increasingly used. So, too, you quickly …
Beauty
You are beautiful….when you let friends have their space, when you believe, when you laugh, or are moved to tears, when you just let it roll off your back, when you talk about your dreams, when you help a turtle across the road, when you try to do the right thing even when it comes …
Dancing in the Minefields
Let’s go dancing in the minefields Let’s go sailing in the storms Oh, let’s go dancing in the minefields And kicking down the doors, Oh, let’s go dancing in the minefields And sailing in the storms This is harder than we dreamed But I believe that’s what the promise if for That’s what the promise …
Peace–It Could Happen Again.
“One frozen night in 1914, at the height of World War 1, the unthinkable happened: all along the Western front, the British and German soldiers lay down their weapons, an unofficial cease fire, to celebrate Christmas Eve together. They exchanged gifts, and saw each other as brothers, and that peace lasted for two more days, …
Family Time At Christmas
We are entering a time when families travel to spend time together with each other. Many will have vacations as business have a seasonal shut down, or time in between school terms. Teachers are off, and many others have requested vacation during this week when they were making holiday choices months ago. This time is …
Turning a corner to hope
I like the hope that today brings, even though I don’t so much like today for what it is. Let me explain. I love sunshine. It’s always been important for me to have big bright windows in my home. No heavy curtains for me…let the sun shine in! I love going for walks in the …
The Soul of Money
Each of us experiences a lifelong tug-of-war between our money interests and the calling of our soul. When we’re in the domain of the soul, we act with integrity. We are thoughtful and generous, allowing, courageous and committed. We recognize the value of love and friendship. We admire a small thing well done. We experience …
The Sparkle in the Pit
This is not a fancy metaphor about looking up, this is not like “how life is”, this is not me making something bad all cheerful in a way that denies the crap of life. I think that there are times when the cup is not half full, and there is no bright side. It doesn’t …
mundane magical love story
I used to have days where I thought the crumbs on the kitchen counter multiplied prolifically on their own whenever I turned my back. Crumbs on the counter were a slow form of torture for me…signifying the work of running a household that would never be completed… …could never be completed because the household was …