Don’t Hold On
Sometimes it takes a painful letting go to discover what we truly need.
Without Doubt
I will. What powerful words. A promise, an intention, a commitment. If I say I will do it, I will. I am reluctant to say this to God. ‘I will follow you all the days of my life.’ Because I know I won’t. I will trip and fall. I will stumble or swerve or slam […]
From Black and White to Living Color
So, we wait. We don’t rush to the finish. We don’t turn to the back of the book for the answers or the last chapter to see how it comes out. We don’t take the short cut through the peppermint forest if we roll doubles. We don’t jump to the front of the line. We […]
Expectant
How brave the mother cardinal, perched atop the feeder, not feeding, but performing, not performing, but calling. With words I do not know, but a voice I dearly do. I am here! I have a message for you! Come! She calls out and waits, calls out and waits, for the answering call in a pitch and rhythm […]
What We Give Away Lasts
What will I have when I come to the end of myself? Nothing, except all I’ve given away. Not, tossed to the four winds for others to scrape off the sidewalk, pluck out of the trees, or dig out from under. No, what will be is what I have left with others. Given to those […]
Looking down
I’m jogging around a small, oval 3-lane track at the gym, so slowly, well, okay walking, in the inside lane — the one nearest the railing where you can look down on three floors of people beating themselves up to try to stave off age, time, years of inattention and just plain sluggishness — and […]
Just Practice, You’ll Get it
Just practice. You’ll get it. Some of the most powerful words ever spoken to me. But I’m an adder. I add, “if you practice, you’ll get it right.” When I don’t, I get discouraged. Because I can’t get it right. If I did, I could stop practicing, but that is not the way. So I […]
Does Everything Really Happen for a Reason?
“Everything happens for a reason.” I hear that a lot these days, usually after someone hasn’t done enough to prevent or keep something from happening. It helps us feel better about ourselves and more confident in the “forces of the universe” to think that somehow, they have got this. They ordained this. Nothing I could […]
The Potholes of Life
Oh, how I love seeing black pavement. The snow banks and drifts have given way to asphalt and sand. My tires have traction and there is actually room for two cars and pedestrian plus dog to pass each other safely along the way. I admit, it makes me a bit giddy to step on the […]
Putting Fun in it’s Place
Okay, competitors, here are the rules: the one who has the most fun wins. Go! Children do it naturally. Teens do it clandestinely. Adults do it grudgingly or not at all. How have we lost our way? Somehow, in the important-ness of following the rules, doing it right, getting good grades and earning approval, the […]