I've got my back . . . and yours
Dear {First Name}, Isn’t it great when something come along at just the right time to make you feel a little better about yourself? Even...
Be honest with yourself
Being honest with yourself is not always simple but it is basic. It’s a straightforward matter of acknowledging that you are struggling...
Poetry is a good dance partner
Last Friday, I read “When Giving Is All We Have,” by Alberto Rios in my weekly Lectio 360 Zoom call. This is a practice I’ve been doing...
the tide keeps turning
I saw an old picture of myself today and thought, “Hmm, I like that photo and that haircut looked good on me. Maybe I should go back to...
Sa(y)(v(or))ing grace
It was a quiet afternoon for me. No pressing appointments, errands or work to be done. I kept a promise to myself – that I would sit in...
Expect a miracle
In my grandmother's kitchen, a flimsy paper liturgical calendar hung on the wall between two windows over a square table with a speckled...
Love is an act
February, as so many of the messages over the past five or six day that have arrived in my emailbox remind us, is for love. From Amazon’s...
How to be human
I went to the library today to see an interview with an art teacher of mine. He was 92 years old when I signed up for my first art class...
The journey resumes . . . again
It is worth recognizing that you can do pretty much anything you put your mind to. If you doubt yourself, if you’re convinced you cannot...
Re-member. Dis-cover. Com-passion.
Language is a living thing, and like waking up in the morning, it’s easy to take for granted. And just like waking up in the morning,...
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