Be anxious for nothing, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. — Phillipians 4:6-8. I have written before about Valorie Kondos Field’s book, Life Is Short Don’t Wait to Dance. In…
Month: November 2018
Apply Pressure Only After Getting Familiar
My Yoga master was helping me get rid of some especially difficult knots and kinks. She cautioned me to not to force it, not to apply pressure to the muscle until it had been warmed up. She said a muscle needs not to be threatned at first. She said, “Always show it tenderness first, before…
Thanksgiving For The Little Gifts
Over eight years ago I received a small gift — a pill box that allows you to store a week’s worth of pills by day and time they should be taken. I was in the hospital when I received it from CVS, and I couldn’t leave the hospital until I learned which pills went where.…
A Place Where It Is Safe To Stand
All the time we hear about “vast right wing conspiracies” or “left leaning cabals” out to get someone. Parker Palmer tells us that sometimes when we are looking for someone to blame or we are depressed when things aren’t going our way, perhaps we should consider imagining that the force that is holding us down…
When Old Men Plant Trees
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. — Anon. If there is one thing I have noticed it is that each generation seems more and more interested in the immediate. Instant gratification has creeped into every aspect of our lives, much like Armadillos have…