A Life Without Regrets
Fear is a game changer, isn’t it? So many self-therapy books these days describe in detail the harmful effects that overwhelming or chronic fear has on body, mind and spirit. The more afraid we are, the more we reach for survival tactics such as fight, flight or freeze. Notions of love, community and abundance are […]
Becoming Wise
“Look for something that you like in your artwork today,” I said to my class of first-graders, “it might be something that surprises you.” Slowly, each one would stand up and name something they liked: the way a color ran, how the clay felt, what patterns a potato-stamp made. Some were shy and some were […]
The Sound of Call
Sometimes the call is faint, a distant chime across the water. Other times, it rings out a deafening tone. It never stops calling until someone, somewhere, picks up. Shouting across the battlefield…to safety, to hope, to home. Sometimes it comes softly with a palm-covered whisper, lover to lover. Like a whistle from dad’s pursed lips, […]
Love One Another
“In the beginning God created humans in God’s own image, and we have been trying to repay the favor ever since”- Voltaire Today’s reading* recalls the two greatest commandments. The first, to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and the second, to love your neighbor as yourself. These commandments remind us […]
