Still, not stationary
Still. Is it even possible to be still, in the presence of one who is never still? Mirror neurons, they are a-buzzin’ How is it that God, who is stillness, is strength and power, endurance and accomplishment, rest and calm, undiminished all? While I, overtaken by sorrow at the weeping, muffled by the world’s accounting, leaden […]
Suddenly Still
Stillness is a shock to the system. The screeching of tires, the squealing of wheels, the swerving and maneuvering to get out of the way. When the smoke clears and the dust settles, it takes a bit of righting to find balance. Turns out, forward momentum can keep you upright through pretty much any squall, but stillness…now […]
Funeral for a Phone
Phone black. No on. No off. No apps, no emails, no blogs. No hits, no runs, no errors. Inning over. Wait a minute. What is that I hear? …the sound of silence. Of no one calling, No texts, no messages, no Facebook. New game: Watch the road and let the mind wander at red lights. […]
Run the lake but walk the bridges
I’ve just returned from time away at a place that is full of beauty. I’ve been there before, but it was not full of last year’s beauty. It was newly lovely. In fact, daily lovely. Each day, it was filled with a new beautiful. A new personality. It felt effortless to run around this lake. […]
Being still looks easy but I bet it is hard work
On my drive to church I pass a lovely small man-made lake. It offers a focal point for the backyard of just a few homes. There is a dock, perhaps 15 feet long, that juts out from the far shore. I couldn’t quite reach it with a thrown stone, but almost. Quite early on “spring ahead” morning, […]
Don’t Just Stand There, Move
The anatomy and physiology book from which I used to teach college students states, “Biologists have found that all living things share certain basic characteristics, including the following (in this order): responsiveness, growth and differentiation, reproduction, movement (internal or external), metabolism and excretion. By internal movement, they mean the movement of things inside the organism. By […]