These two ducks pictured are inseparable. I first noticed them a few days ago in the pond near the place we are staying. Then every day since, I never saw them apart. Always near each other, circling or side by side. I took this photo which has my shadow, which I don’t mind as it… Read More Who is your Anam Cara? (Soul friend)
‘Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn’t do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.’ This quote by Florida Scott-Maxwell is from her small book of meditations on reaching the age of 82. (The Measure of My Days, pg 65).… Read More Life shatters us
I’ve only been severely dehydrated once in my life. I was living for a few years in the Old City of Delhi in India, and the day before had been waiting for a bus in the 110 F degree heat for a couple hours without any covering on my bald head. Smart, right? The next… Read More Dehydrated and not even aware
Depending on our memory for remembering important things is a pretty lousy strategy. Especially as we get older. One of the most important areas involves the growth of our inner life. This growth happens through the decades of our time here on earth. For many of us, our primary emphasis throughout life is about events… Read More The Inner Journey: Benefits of Keeping a Journal
Two photos, before and after. The first is of a tree in our yard and the glories of the red leaves. The beauty of the fall colors in the Pacific Northwest in the USA are stunning. Reds, oranges, greens, yellows abound for several weeks in a feast of the splendor of life and creation. But… Read More What leaves are falling in your life?
I made a new ‘friend’ last year. A beautiful black Australian swan with a red beak. This last couple of weeks I have seen him again by a pond near where we are staying. I don’t have a name for my friend yet, yet already I have learned things and been comforted by his presence… Read More Who accompanies you on your journey of life and death?
There is a glory in limitations, in weakness. After struggling for many months with ‘long covid’, I thought earlier this year that it was completely over. The major symptom for me had been a deep fatigue, and now it seemed my energy was back, my doctor confirming I was ‘well’. But unfortunately that may have… Read More The Glory of Limitations
Ever get tired of an abundance of words? Of a lack of listening in a group or context you were in? Sometimes it may not only be a diarrhea of words, but also a lack of any meaning behind them. This can be troublesome for words on any subject, but perhaps especially so in religious… Read More Be careful of ‘God-talk’ without any meaning
I must confess to a weariness in hearing others say and saying myself, ‘I’m praying for you.’ That doesn’t mean that I will stop praying, or believing in prayer. But after eighteen months of a world with covid, including having the ‘long haul’ version myself, several situations of friends facing life changing tragedies or even… Read More Do you ever feel your prayers are meaningless?
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