“She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realized that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.” ― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove. I came…
Pathway To God
The most common form of change is not internal, but external, we are changed by the world around us. Every habit is context dependent. — James Clear, Atomic Habits. James Clear offers two examples for his premise above. People tend to talk in whispers when in church, and when we find ourselves in a dark alley we…
Noticing
Lia Purpura’s quote, “It’s the noticing that cracks us open, lets something in,” perfectly captures the quiet power of observation. I’ve come to believe that if there’s one practice I need to cultivate more intentionally, it is this simple act of noticing. This is about more than casually observing the flowers and trees on a…
The Circle Of Compassion
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect. — Matthew 5:48. As a young boy, this verse gave me a lot of trouble, and in many ways, it still does. I knew then that I wasn’t perfect, hardly even close. The best I ever got was kind of “good,” with a lot of fudging. How…
Bread of Sincerity
Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:8. This morning I spent quite a bit of time writing about St. Paul’s words and their applicability to today when I struck the wrong key and they…