Tuesday -- This week we’ll be unpacking and embracing Thich Nhat Hanh’s invitation to be “awake to the present moment.”Let’s call it the "awake to the present moment coupon". Even and especially in the times our lives feel unraveled.In his…
A business executive wanted to encourage his staff to take more risks; to understand that life at its best or fullest, means not shutting down, or playing to “I can’t, what will they say?” At a staff meeting he passed…
Tuesday -- This week... Our identity is not tied up with any need to perform or impress or demean others or distance ourself.Being “somebody” (becoming whole and letting our authentic self breathe) is not about winning and losing. There’s something…
Several years ago, a well-known minister was invited to give the homily at a Union Gospel Mission. The Union Gospel Mission is an urban ministry, providing food, shelter and recovery for homeless men. Before the meal, the men are invited to "attend" a church service. For the majority, if not all,…
Tuesday -- "We live like ill-taught piano students," Robert Capon wrote. "We are so afraid of the flub that will get us in dutch, we don't hear the music, we only play the right notes." This week we’re talking about Robert's paradigm shift; what happens when we embrace the music."Years ago, I had…
“Do you have any stories for people who feel like the world is upside down? For those of us carrying grief?” A reader asked.The answer is yes.For starters, I’m glad she asked. You see, I probably wouldn’t have. When life gets sticky…
Tuesday -- What is honored will be cultivated, Plato reminds us.Honoring means, quite literally, to weigh heavy. To give regard. I pay attention and in so doing, give this moment a name. So. This week is about the invitation to…
Welcome to a new year. People have asked about my resolutions. (I tell them I’m still working on last year’s list.) Or, with our precarious world, some ask for advice on navigating it all. (I don’t remember taking a seminary…
Tuesday -- Today is the fourth day of Christmas. And in this week before the New Year, time to tidy up or rearrange, or get snowed in, or have your flight cancelled, or find yourself quarantined from Covid exposure. Yes,…
When you wake to 6 inches of snow (and wind chill in the teens), other plans for the day are easily ignored.I smile remembering my Father—in Michigan’s UP—who called 6 inches of snow a “dusting”.When I was a much younger…
