Growth
Happy of myself
So … it’s happened: youngest boy has graduated. He’s got the world by the tail and his whole life ahead of him. And for all of us there’s a little bit of the now what? Oh, there’s a summer job on the horizon and college classes in the fall. But that’s not it. I feel [...]
When you know for sure
About 15 years ago, the hubbs and I were working corporate jobs in Houston, Texas. Our life was fun but our jobs were fast paced and often stressful. On a whim, I signed up for a three-day class that took me out of my office cube and into an interactive workshop. This seminar required participants, [...]
Keeping my Sundays
I don’t know about you but lately, life’s come at me fast. My job’s been hectic and our social life equally so. Recent rains mean the yard needs attention. This old house is always needy and it feels like someone’s calling for me on a steady basis. I have scrapbooks to finish and graduation invites [...]
On perspective
Like many of you, I’ve been working out (more) often and happily, I’m starting to see the benefits of my hard work (I’ll blog more about that later ). The biggest shift has been from feeling obligated and petulant about exercise to looking forward to my time. I’m proud of the effort, I enjoy the [...]
Action & insight
So, in January of our oldest son’s Senior year, I started assembling a scrapbook of his photos for the family Graduation party. I scurried around, finding pictures here and there, and, in my usual analytical style, laid out a spreadsheet of important trips and milestones to catalog. Painstakingly, night after night, I worked on it [...]
Go ahead
Let them see your brokenness; let them see the cracks in your armor – for that’s how the light gets out. Will you let us see your brokenness?
The point
If you lose your cool because traffic made you late for yoga, you’ve missed the point, don’t you think? If you stand on the sidelines hurling obscenities at a coach’s conduct, you’ve missed the point, don’t you think? If you swear and sulk because family commitments made you tardy to prayer group, you’ve missed the point, [...]
The living answer
“Religion is about having the right answers, and some of their answers are right… but I am about the process that takes you to the living answer… it will change you from the inside. There are a lot of smart people who are able to say a lot of right things from their brain because [...]
on Acceptance
Growing up, I hated my curls. H-a-t-e-d them. They were temperamental, difficult and unruly. My feelings about my hair were compounded by the fact that I had two sisters with bone-straight blond hair. And then there was me. Tumble-haired, curly, wild and unyielding, my hair refused to be tamed. I spent most of my time [...]
Yogi lessons
No, not that Yogi. The other kind .. as in yoga. That’s right, yoga. See, I’ve had this DVD sitting around for probably 6 months now. Just took the plastic off last week. Popped it in after a long walk, thinking it might benefit me. And it did. But wait – there’s more! Tuesday night, [...]
