Let Go of Everything – Feb. 18, 2020
I must let go.For so long I have held to the habit of holding on. Even my musclesAre tense; deeply fearful are theyOf relaxing lest they fall away from their place.I cling clutchingly to my friendsLest I lose them.I live under the shadow of being supplanted by another.I cling to my money, not so much […]
Become More Curious – Jan. 9, 2020
“Become more curious about your own darkness. What can you learn about your fear of it by staying with it for a moment before turning on the lights? Where can you feel the fear in your body? When have you felt that way before? What are you afraid is going to happen to you, and […]
the fearless ones – Dec. 17, 2019
“The lack of servant leaders is being experienced in the whole of society. One looks in vain today for those who are using their strengths and gifts and riches on behalf of the common good. In all of our institutions is a yearning for the presence of the fearless ones in whose company we will […]
Are You the One?
Christmas letters are strange birds that carry good news and bad. I read of adventurous trips and children blessed, along with a deadly siege of pneumonia and a crippling fall followed by months of rehab. Not the former litany of triumphal wins and public prizes, there is a growing thread of humility and appreciation of […]
