 |
[-] |
|
Tag: living
Viewing 1 - 5 out of 12 Blogs.
Page:
1 |
|
|
I heard a poem by Ellen Bass last night that began, "What if I knew this was my last day on earth...." It made me think of the question I used to ask students in class, "What would you do today if you knew this was your last day on earth?" Many of them would say things like: "I’d tell people how much I love them;" "I’d pray a lot;" "I’d forgive anyone I could think of." One woman said, "I’d write down all the things I do because after I was gone my husband would not have a clue." My ob... Read More
We try and alternate holidays with our families- and so this time it was our turn to go visit my family on Cape Cod....I always go with as much hope and light heartedness as possibly can be summoned- I pray and pray for 'connectedness' and belonging- Iam repeatedly shown forgiveness and acceptance...It is only my Brother and I remaining with 'close' blood ties... and there is so much I dream of for him- he is a good deal older, and a world away in lifestyle-He took up the reins of expectation, t... Read More
No one can tell what goes on between the person you were and the person you become. No one charts that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side...or you don't. Stephen King "The Stand" ... Read More
I was blessed this Friday morning by a devotional reading that is beginning to "soften me up" after a long, challenging, hard but encouraging week. Sometimes I get a little calloused, perhaps "deadened" by week's end and need to remember what it's all about, what we're all about---love and strength and light and peace and sharing and caring and healing and so much more---the blessings that give life it's deepest meaning and worth living for; as well as teaching us about sacrificial living. ... Read More
I was pleasantly surprised how smoothly this community managed voting...Not that we are large or urban! I wonder about apathy- although there seemed to be little, yesterday, comparatively speaking. ( 80% turn out in a lot of places-) Voting, a right and a privilege- 'Civic duty' as my dad used to say.I am grateful to have a voice in sobriety- ... Read More
Page:
1 |
|
|
|
