Bubbles
Gratitude arises when we pay attention to the intricate connectivity of life, when we awake to the presence of everything around us that is so often hidden from our eyes, and the miracle of a living vibrant world gives us breath. When does gratitude rise in you?
Kingfisher
What has seemed out of reach for a long time finally came together and alive with mystery and grace, or as Gerard Manley Hopkins begins a poem “As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame… Where have you experienced “catching fire”?
Integrity
Why is being in nature so refreshing? I wonder if it has to do with the integrity or authenticity of nature where a rock is a rock, a tree is a tree and a chicken is a chicken in the midst of a world of artificial flavors, fake news, and pretend masks that vie for…
Wreckage
“They knew that they were helpless to do any good for others as long as they floundered about in the wreckage. But once they got a foothold on solid ground, things were different.” ~ Thomas Merton How do you watch for footholds?
Playful
To be playful is not to be trivial or frivolous, or to act as if nothing of consequence will happen. On the contrary, when we are playful with one another, we relate as free persons, and the relationship is open to surprise; everything that happens is of consequence, for seriousness is a dread of the…
Revealed
“If your convictions are worth anything, you should be willing to stand up for them and, if necessary, make some sacrifices. And if you’re not ready, then you have no convictions at all; you just think you do. But those are not convictions and principles; just thoughts in your head.” ~ Alexei Navalny Any thoughts?
Holy pauses
“One could not begin the cultivation of the prayer life at a more practical point than deliberately to seek each day, and several times a day, a lull in the rhythm of daily doing, a period where nothing happens that demands active participation.” This lull of being rather than doing is a holy pause. “…
Postures
“ When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~ Audre Lorde How do you connect strength and vision?
Patience
Whether we learn a skill, begin a task or embark on a journey, the temptation is to rush ahead toward the goal or product. Yet the key usually lies in taking care of the tedious preparation which makes everything else flow. When and where do you rush through the preparation?
Interludes
A change of pace, a new experience or foreign culture reorients us and can help refocus when we have been caught up in our own little world. What interrupts or disrupts your life enough that the weight of the world is lifted off your shoulders and God meets you in new or unexpected ways?
Rhinoceros
The rhino is a strong, horned, thick skinned and peaceful land-dweller that is powerfully fast and dangerous when disturbed. The more we know the terrain we thrive in, and what we are made out of, the easier it is to know where to dwell, how to contribute and what edges to push. What do you…
Into the Field of Sunflowers
Come with me into the field of sunflowers, Mary Oliver invites in one of her poems, for their wonderful stories. “…Don’t be afraidto ask them questions!Their bright faces, which follow the sun,will listen, and allthose rows of seeds –each one a new life! hope for a deeper acquaintance;each of them, though it standsin a crowd…
Beginning anew
“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter…
Imagination
A phrase recently caught my eye in “The Holy in the Night” by Shannon Dycus. Speaking of Mary, the mother of Jesus, “she is expectant with a faithfulness that imagines the world differently”. May there be peace on earth in the coming year! In what ways are you faithfully expectant?
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