Our Secret Weapon Against Stress: Rebooting the Brain
I am angry. Feeling hurt, let down, used, abused, dismissed. I am panicked. Do it now! I don’t care if you’re ready. I am embarrassed. Everyone is looking at me. What if I mess up again? Everywhere we go in life, stress is there to meet us. And it is unwelcome company. This is nothing […]
Spirit of Christ, Lead Me
Let the Spirit of Christ lead me. Not, my spirit, Not, the spiritual forces, But God, Himself in human flesh. This is my role model, my driving force. My focus. Let me not be deceived by things that would distract me, tantalizing though they might be. They are empty, hollow vessels meant for other gods. […]
Who is at the door?
We endanger ourselves when we choose only what suits us and toss what doesn’t serve us. Lord, help me be one who welcomes the other way; one who engages the different approach. Cause me to open my door to accountability come /knocking/ just as I would to \confirmation\ come calling. It is by both of […]
Can we live together, the Earth and I?
From the vantage point of our Silver Line metro rail car, we traverse Tyson’s Corner, and survey the expanse. Towering glass buildings and tangled roadways, elbowing out the newly-leafed trees and occasional grass who are gamely attempting to stand their ground. “How can people not see that we are the bacteria which has infected the land?” my […]
Where do you do your best growing?
Our normal is dichotomy. We define who we are in distinction from who or what we are not. It’s the way we were born. The way we learned to discern our place in the world. I am distinct from my mother. I am one with my fingers and toes. They are me. Who is me? […]
It’s never too late
I’ve grown soft, Lord, forgive me I’ve been indifferent, Lord, forgive me I’ve become complacent, Lord, forgive me I am forgetful, Lord, remind me I am fearful, Lord, protect me I am neglectful, Lord, correct me Guide me toward wonder, Lord, revise me Lead me toward newness, Lord, challenge me Rekindle the heart you created, […]
First we must stand
Walking, it’s as natural as breathing. Put one foot in front of the other. Move it on out. It wasn’t always this way. Once, we couldn’t hold our head up, couldn’t roll over couldn’t sit without toppling couldn’t rock on all fours could not even crawl. Imagine, there was a time when we were stuck in […]
It’s not Conditioning It’s Training, as long as…
It’s not conditioning it’s training, and not even training, if we are not teaching. Conditioning is Pavlovian. That is, every time I do this, they do that. That’s not training. It’s brain-washing, manipulating, mechanizing, automacizing. Is that what we are really after when we hold practice to prepare them for the upcoming contest? Training is […]
Lord, I believe but…
Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief! Perhaps the most honest words ever uttered. I want to believe completely. I want to be certain. But certain would mean that I have absolutely no doubt. None at all. Nada. But the truth is, I do have doubt — at least a little doubt — daily. I mean, what can […]
Every Mind Matters: What are you feeding yours?
Bet you can’t eat just one! Remember that slogan from the Lays Potato Chips advertising campaign? They knew that if they could just get us to try one, we’d find the rest of the bag hard to resist. These days, satisfying our cravings has gotten more complicated; we feed not only on a steady diet […]