… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“The people we love most in the world serve as footholds in our lives. They are the bedrock, the infrastructure that stabilizes our meaning, our purpose, our schedules, and our activities. They bind together our past, present and future.” ~ Amanda Held Opelt “A hole in the world”
Who are the footholds in your life?
“There is something deeply consoling in knowing that the landscape around me was carved out over many millennia by terrestrial upheaval, glacial forces, and the erosion of incessant ice and water. Their history is one of resilience and resolve, forged by the chisel of God.” ~ Amanda Held Opelt, A Hole in the World
How do mountains lend you perspective and timelessness?
Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness. ~ David Steindl-Rast
How alive are you?
In the midst of chaos, uncertainty and change, what does it take to develop ones capacity to adapt, bend and bounce back without breaking while staying centered in ones core purpose.
Where do you find sustenance for resilience?
“When we celebrate the Sabbath we adore precisely something we do not see. … To name it queen, to call it bride is merely to allude to the fact that it’s spirit is a reality we meet rather than an empty span of time which we choose to set aside for comfort or recuperation.” ~ Abraham Heschel
How do we shift from setting aside to meeting?
With the Eyes of the Heart 