Be peace
This morning in the quiet looking into the eye of a rose – it occurred to me if ever there was a time to practice “be the change you want to see in the world” it’s now. Regardless of what this is, when it will end, and why it’s happening – be the change You […]
A poem for you today
I loved this poem I read today Pandemic What if you thought of itas the Jews consider the Sabbath —the most sacred of times?Cease from travel.Cease from buying and selling.Give up, just for now,on trying to make the worlddifferent than it is.Sing. Pray. Touch only thoseto whom you commit your life.Center down. And when your […]
Redefine what matters
As I watch the news, read the latest updates from our boy’s college closures, work to reschedule our spring speaking tour, and try to be calm place for others as they navigate disappointment and fear, I’m asking myself how can I combat my own anxiety, fear, and negative thoughts? So I broke out a little […]
Joy is my act of resistance
“Joy is an act of resistance” Toi DerricoteIt’s been a really rough few days for me. And I’m okay with a range of emotion; with pendulating back and forth between my ups and downs. I still want to have my family see me expressing my human emotions. But there are days when I feel like […]
Open your heart
Open your heart to believe the story is not over. Yesterday for Easter as we did home church, we listened to a talk that helped me to shift the way I was feeling about all of the unknowns. All of the change. All of the questions. The talk was a gentle reminder that this story […]
Suddenly there is so much time
Suddenly there is so much time…. And as my mind unwinds from the usual to do list – all those places to go and things to do – (now on hold for the foreseeable future) I find myself drawn to my books again…. and the girl I used to be beckons to me from the […]
The memories we create
The memories we made yesterday will hold us together today. So the memories we create today will hold us together tomorrow. As we have more and more time to spend with one another in close quarters I’m struck by the opportunity of quiet and time that I wouldn’t have otherwise. Time to listen, time to […]
It’s ok to feel sad
I awoke today with the feeling of sadness. I’m trying to be positive and model optimism for my family. I also want to model being human. And it’s ok to feel sad. There is so much suffering – and much loss. Loss of heath and life, but also loss of freedom, loss of work, loss […]
Childlike trust
One of the things that’s happening as we enter into this drastic change in our daily schedules, as we lose track of what day it is and even what time it is, is that we begin to access deep time. In deep time our emotions are closer to the surface. We experience joy and sadness, […]
On becoming real
On becoming real. As we shelter in place I’m finding myself looking for familiar comfort in books I’ve read many times. Madeline L’engle and LM Montgomery, CS Lewis, and Louisa May Alcott. Today I found my inspiration in the classic The Velveteen Rabbit. This morning I was reminded that as I slow down and really […]