Transformation (Richard Rohr Quote with Sunset Photos)
“Transformation has little to do with intelligence, willpower, or perfection…
Ideas
Practice Hardship
Don’t always take the path of least resistance and coast through life. You’ll miss too much of the sweet stuff.
Strive to Be Influenced by Divine Mind (Newspaper Article by Polly Castor)
What limitations, impositions, or false beliefs can you decide to free yourself from in the coming year?
Method as a Fine Silvery Stream (Sheng-yen quote)
Be soft in your practice, think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream…
Decade Anniversary: Ten Years of Blogging Everyday!
This blog would not have the life it has without each of you, and I am grateful for your readership. Thank you for your time and responses!
Bits and Clips for December 2018
I hope you find something in the links and memes in this post that encourages you, challenges you, informs, you or inspires you.
Books We Got for Christmas 2018
We continue to be a bookish bunch, as you can see from this post, which shows the books we gave and received this Christmas.
Advent Poems (Links)
Here are some links to advent themed poetry both by Polly Castor and others. Merry Christmas Eve!
Step Out of Busyness (Rick Hanson quote)
“We have to take a stand against the crazy mental busyness that has become the new normal. We’re bombarded with things to think about all day long…
Give the Gift of Solution-Oriented News
I want to encourage you too to give the gift of balanced, unifying, hopeful views on our world that inspire, encourage, inform, fascinate, and touch the reader. A paper that is intelligent, helpful, value-added, and heart-filled– what could be better?
Grace Notes #16 (with Photos)
Now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Nursing Our Churches
I was the middle speaker on a panel both in CT and NYC. I spoke about how to “nurse our churches.” This is the gist of what I said…
Our Deepest Fear (Quote by Marianne Williamson)
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Bits and Clips for November 2018
I hope you find something that is inspiring, helpful, educational, gratifying, thought provoking, or motivational:
Great Gift Merchandise in my Gallery
Many people love phone cases, notebooks, totes, and cards with my art on it, all available from my online gallery. But did you know we also offer
Love Regardless of Worthiness (Thomas Merton Quote)
What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
The Difference Between Self-care and Selfishness
Doing something that benefits you alone is selfish. Doing something that enables you to give more to those around you is self-care. (Only you know the difference.)