There is a charm in planning out a week, having a shopping day, a wash day, cleaning day, etc. Somehow, though, it seems like that system would just not work at all for my family. Do many still have such a method? How, I wonder, could it work for this family of six?
Then I realize, [...]
We spend so much of our time planning ahead. Our calendars fill up. Money is spent before it’s received. Our vacation is gone before it’s even begun. Or, we spend much of our time living in the past. We should’ve/could’ve done this or that. Did we make the right decision? I didn’t mean what I [...]
Walking in public places, do you notice the awkwardness of when to make contact with others? Should I look into their eyes? Smile? What if they look up just as I’m looking away? Should I send good energy their way or conserve?
Then I think about how ridiculous the whole concept is if, in fact, the [...]
Some days we really do feel like we got up on the wrong side of the bed. Our outlook on life is upside down. Anyone could look our way and risk gettng growled at. Some days are just like that. Truth be told, they don’t have to be, and just because they start that way, [...]
Yesterday, our sermon at church focused on Paul admitting his weaknesses. We were reminded that it is most often in our weakest moments that we are gifted with an unforeseeable strength, a great wisdom beyond our own being.
Mass media doesn’t follow this line of thinking. If people are weak, it’s usually because they’re ignorant or [...]
To have just one life seems an awful waste of resources, and if our souls are eternal, wouldn’t that make heaven an awfully crowded space? No one thinks of the New York subway at rush hour traffic on the other side of the pearly gates.
My husband and I have diverse interests, but I don’t think [...]
I’ve mentioned before some tools for the spiritual journey. Though I focus on spirituality, there’s no intent to alienate one from using these tools to get centered, feel focused and be grounded. Contemplation is most often associated with spirituality, but that’s not all. According to Merriam-Webster:
Contemplation: 1 a: concentration on spiritual things as a form [...]
Sometimes when there’s so much to be said, it’s better to be quiet. Sometimes if we wear our heart on our sleeves, it’s best to wear a jacket. I suppose for a while I haven’t been blogging because what’s going on inside is personal, huge and . . . well, a big deal to me.
But [...]
