Why do we edit God out?
Just wondering. I watched Simone Manuel finish first in the 100 meter freestyle in Olympic record time then turn to look at the score board and put her hand over her mouth in utter surprise and delight. That girl just performed a miracle as far as she’s concerned, and in her after-swim interview, the first […]
The Body Doesn’t Lie
What good is a body? Its senses offer awareness.Its movements exercise connectedness. Its behavior shows what it is thinking.Its responsiveness proves its attention.Its spontaneity, a display of flexibility.Its skill, evidence of its teaching. Its performance shows that it has practiced.Its coordination calls on its balance.Its competence demonstrates its consistency.Its record shows its preparation. A body grows when it […]
Peace Out
Let’s DO this! … At a certain time, say, 7:00 pm Friday night, we all just walk out of the building we are in. Just out. Just for a few minutes. Not rally, not speeches, not organized. Just OUT. Quiet. Talk to neighbor. Just OUT. Solidarity. Done. Ready to move on. Beyond guns. Beyond oligarchy. […]
Still Powerful
“The presence of inner peace is the still point of God.” ~ Flora Slosson Wuellner But still doesn’t mean stalled. The Comfort of Presence + The Power to Go Forth = Inner Peace Still point to Starting Point = Outward Joy Ready, Set, Go
Coming Out of My Own Closet
Two hours down and I have only gotten through half the stuff in my closet. At the urging and with the help of my youngest daughter who conveyed handfuls of items to try on, each piece of clothing received a yea, a nay or a “second chance.” The pile of “no’s” grew precipitously, demanding a second bin even […]
If we let them
When they’re young, children need to learn how. How to tie a shoe. How to make their letters. How to ride the bus. How to strike the ball. How to throw the pass. How to swing the bat. How to greet a friend. How to get themselves to sleep. How to decline politely. These, they […]
walk the walk and let ’em talk
After three long days of sitting in scientific meetings telling me Americans don’t get enough exercise, I skip out the front door of the convention center and into a city I don’t know and turn right. Weaving my way around pedestrians, past store fronts, around tree stumps, over uneven cobblestones, I swing wide to navigate past a woman […]
There’s an Invisible Man Under My Sticky Notes!
Is there an invisible man in your life? Hiding under your bed Behind your curtains In the shower Under the covers Behind the wheel of your car? These are all places I’ve gone looking. Not really searching But definitely seeking. Where thoughts can drift and ideas jump out at you. Sometimes they startle and you […]
Good Grief, Multiplied
A dear friend has died. She gave her life to her family, her friends, her church, her God. She had given everything but the last of herself, and now she has given that. In his book, Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen says, “In the giving we are chosen, blessed and broken not simply for our own […]
Firm Outside, Flexible Inside
Inflexible, rigid, immovable, carved in stone…There’s a place for these, but in me is not that place. I’m meant to give. My body says so. I’m meant to be flexible, able to bend against the storms of life and not snap. I’m meant to be supple, easily folded, twisted and worked into shape. I’m meant to be […]