Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
What happened is that after 9.5 years of blogging everyday, this site grew too large for our (affordable) server. We had to migrate all of it to another bigger, much more expensive server, and because there was so much to transfer it took a bunch of time.
We had a quiet day here, reading on the front porch while the Firecracker Race runs by, chatting by phone and FaceTime with our children, having watermelon and burgers, hanging out in our beach chairs at the Quarry with friends, and then
It takes courage to stand one’s ground against homogeneous thinking—thinking that simply melds into what everyone else is thinking.
Putting church over community.
Putting orthodoxy over love.
Putting certainty over wonder.
Putting teaching over conversation…
I love the metaphor both of these pieces utilize. Indeed, take heart! “The impeded stream is the one that sings.”
I hope you find something in the links below that is inspiring, transformational, intriguing, educational, beautiful, yummy, or motivating in some way:
Lets keep forwarding and amplifying the kind of authenticity, permission, and innovative ingenuity, expressed in these pages!
I hope you find something in the links below that is interesting, thought provoking, helpful, inspiring, fun, or enlightening
Those seeking volunteers can post their needs and occasions, both ongoing and/or incidental, and those looking for ways to volunteer can easily contribute to their communities by searching out opportunities listed.
Always remember there is a human being on the other end of every exchange and behind every cultural artifact being critiqued.
I hope you find something in the links below that is interesting, thought provoking, helpful, inspiring, fun, or enlightening…
I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
My hope is that this practice will make us more aware of the constant flow of amazing good we are perpetually steeped in, which we are surrounded by all the time.
Success is not defined by the opinions of others, not measured by wealth, power, or fame…
Our respective perspectives are equally important, and we all are desperately needed right now! Even though some of this is quite challenging, I hope you find something here that is interesting, thought provoking, helpful, encouraging, or inspiring:
