Stop the ready and start the go
Ready-Set-Go! I love hearing that. Especially the “Go!” That’s my signal to jump into action, begin the race, dash into the scavenger hunt. Actually I like it when someone else says Go. Otherwise I would spend all my time in the ready-set. Preparing for action. Settling into the start position, re-tying my shoes, adjusting my waist band, […]
Trespassers will be forgiven
When I google “trespassers will be,” I get these hits: Trespassers will be … They mean to say, this is private property. We don’t want you here. Gone are the days when cutting through your neighbor’s yard to get to your friend’s house is okay. We know not to trespass; there will be consequences. I […]
How does a run settle everything?
Now I know why weight-bearing exercise is good for you. It settles everything into it’s place. I can’t believe how going for a run puts all my thoughts in their proper category. I can almost hear the coins falling into their slots. Clear. Concise. Ordered. How does that happen?!
Following the rules is so high school, grow up already
My name is Wendy and I am not a rule-follower. I just discovered this about myself. Call it an epiphany. All these years I thought I was a person that lived according to the rules. But no. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t go around looking for rules to break and havoc to wreak. I’m not a […]
I’m not late, I’m coming!
Time is imaginary, right? Just like money. Not real. Just a concept. A suggestion. If I have, say, a 3:00 meeting that is 20 minutes away and I leave at 2:50. I’m not late. Not until I am halfway there and the clock ticks 3:00 am I late. If I have a project due tomorrow […]
And God said, let it be Thursday
and it was. Have you ever wondered whether God creates from the beginning of a day or sort of makes it up as He goes along? Whether all of its doings are put in place ahead of time, or does what I do in it knock it off kilter and cause God to right it […]
Steadied by Design, even in “present shock”
There’s no more need for the narrative…they say. They, being CNN Opinion writer Douglas Rushkoff. “It’s a quaint structure that went out with the industrial age and the moon shot. We live in a state of present shock.” In the aftermath of breaking news every moment with the Boston tragedy, all of us hanging on every […]
Physical, mental, emotional – One Body
We have a stigma against mental illness in this country. Have you noticed? Oh, we like to joke about “emo” people and “he’s not right in the head” people. But those aren’t real issues. We’re kidding. Right? And kidding allows us to keep this issue at arm’s length. I’d like to do that, but I […]
Where was Jesus on Marathon Monday?
So, “where was your Jesus on Monday afternoon?” a critic might ask. And so might I. I mean the Bible records Jesus’ words, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (16 Bible references just from Google). And “I will be with you to the end of the age.” (4 or so more.) So, where […]
Who has time for details?
I’m not a detail person. I would rather do the big stuff. Make the big difference. Start the big program. Be the front man. And let someone else take care of the details. Because that’s what feels good. When I can look at what I’ve accomplished and celebrate a job well done. I can hold […]