Some days feel heavier than others—not because anything has gone wrong, but because everything is happening at once. The calendar is full. The expectations are high. And before the day even begins, the anxiety has already arrived. I’ve had several days like that recently. You may be having one too. When the schedule fills up faster than … Continue reading Giving the Best You’ve Got Right Now
There is a kind of silence that heals. It is the silence we seek when the world has become too loud, too sharp, too demanding. It is the silence of breath and grounding, the quiet that helps us remember who we are beneath the noise of expectation and fear. I speak often about this kind … Continue reading When Silence Is Complicity
I grew up learning to drive a car with a manual transmission. My dad drove a Volkswagen Super Beetle, and that's the car on which I learned to maneuver with a third pedal under the dashboard. There is a certain finesse in learning to change gears: reverse, first, second, third, and fourth. Later, I even … Continue reading The Art of Shifting Gears: Embracing Sabbath Rest and Vacation
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? I wonder if we have lost a sense of the need to rest. In a world that touts productivity as our ultimate goal, there seems little room to slow down. I wonder if we have begun to imagine living IS doing?! I fear we have demonized … Continue reading Rest Is Life-Giving
Sunday afternoon waxes The morning rush wanes Slow tempo Quiet grace Dawdling No agenda No guilt Permissive Spacious gift Notions of wasted time Dissipate in repose Celebrate living Thrive Disabused of notions Anything requires doing Nothing calls Only respite
What's your favorite time of day? I have a weekly habit of arising at 5:00AM on Sundays, in the pre-dawn hours. There is something about how the Silence envelopes me at the time that brings an inner peace. I was not a morning person at all most of my life. I rose early only occasionally … Continue reading Deep Silence before Dawn
Infinitely Precious 