What's the condition of your tool kit?
I heard a woman say on TV last week, "We're going to use every tool in our tool kit to get the job done," and it got me wondering about...
Find what lifts you up
You can't fly a kite when there's nothing to lift it up. And you can't fly a kite when the lift is overwhelming and chaotic. In between...
When you look, do you see?
When you look, do you see? When you hear, do you listen? When you taste, do you savor? Do you touch without feeling; breathe without...
Everything still counts
I was inspired to visit this concept – everything counts – after a really enjoyable birthday weekend with two of my sisters and one of my...
Perspective
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Maybe you've heard that question. Have you given it any thought? One? One thousand?...
You: common/uncommon; becoming/grace
One thing I read this weekend: Aaron Copland said, “At no point can you seize the musical experience and hold it. … a single musical...
Reflection
Another week of reflection. I've had many moments, days and weeks of reflection this summer. To reflect is -- to turn away, deflect to...
Walk a mile...and judge softly, lest you be judged
A revision of a post from last June: In 1895, a Michigan poet, preacher, suffragist, and temperance reformer named Mary T. Lathrap wrote...
Choose a gentler approach
Where do you get your news? If your news resource is internet-based, as opposed to radio, print or traditional television( and even...
Live with all your heart
I have just completed my annual week at camp. We did not have camp last summer, because 2020. That included all of us at camp -- kids,...
