I am because we are
A young woman with a very serious case of hives went to a specialist for relief. She had suffered for some time, living in continual pain because the hives covered much of her body. She needed healing, and hoped that the…
The power of enough
Standing in line at our local bank, a friend asks, "Do you have any new books or CDs available?"A teller overhears and says, "You sell CDs? I didn't know you sang.""I don't," I tell her, "it frightens young children.""Then what's…
In everyone, a light shines
It is in our DNA to be replenished. Nourished and renewed.I am in the refueling business. But that doesn’t mean it is easy to practice what I preach. Here’s what I do know: When I don’t pay attention to my…
Hugs and Kisses
"How shall I account for the two, or the ten, missing years on my résumé? How should I explain the gap?" These are questions asked of Dr. Kimberley Patton, by students at Harvard Divinity School, fretful and uneasy in the application…
Strong on the inside
Some days I don’t feel strong. Days when I don't have the words. But I do know that telling stories is a non-negotiable part of healing. Mr. Rogers stepped out of a Manhattan subway train onto the platform. A group of people…
Waking up
Did someone go through our world and change the price tags that determine what we value? And what grounds us? It feels that way to me.In conversations and email, I hear two consistent themes; depletion (from overload, distraction and hurry)…
The light still shines
Have you ever thrown your hands up into the air, and shouted to no one in particular, “Enough already, I’m tired of all this!”I have. And these moments seem to detonate more frequently.On cue, I scurry down a rabbit trail…
I am here
When your internal conversation begins, “I wish my life were different,” your headaches have only just begun. This is not a quarrel that will end well. You see, when I kick into my compulsion to fix, or figure out, or…
You become real
We are, every single one of us, wounded. That is a gift.We are, every single one of us, broken. And that is a gift.We are blessedly human, and no one of us is on this journey alone. That too, is…
Break Free
While touring the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, a man noticed that only one small rope (meager in size, tied to one front leg only) was holding each elephant. There were no chains, no cages. Mature elephants could, at…
