What you praise, you increase. -- Catherine Ponder
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A Year of Listening: Week 23
What it comes to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second- or third- best horse and win. -- Vicky Aragon These few words evoke great connections for me: my daughter loving an odd little horse, my Grandma Alice combining the remains of Sunday … Continue reading A Year of Listening: Week 23
A Year of Listening: Week 22
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. -- Albert Einstein My third year of full-time self-employment begins this week. I have a good week of work ahead of me: a summer shawl, a painted wrap and an apron to finish, next steps … Continue reading A Year of Listening: Week 22
A Year of Listening:Week 21
A paradox is only the truth standing on its head to attract attention. -- G. K. Chesterton Paradox evokes larger perspective thinking in me. Memorial Day was once observed on the last day of May. Now it is celebrated the last Monday in May, creating a holiday weekend. The local ceremony to honor veterans was … Continue reading A Year of Listening:Week 21
A Year of Listening: Week 20
I believe that we are offered up opportunities to practice and rewrite the places in our souls where we have not best served ourselves. -- Norma Colman Yes, I am quoting myself this morning. This was written a decade ago and I rediscovered the words this winter. My sister, Beth Nyland, and I discussed Sabbath … Continue reading A Year of Listening: Week 20
A Year of Listening: Week 19
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
A year of Listening: Week 18
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. -- Chinese proverb
A Year of Listening: Week 17
An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer. -- Sarah Ban Breathnach
A Year of Listening: Week 16
Always stay in your own movie. --Ken Kesey I discovered Kesey as a young adult. He can still create in me an odd exuberance. It is Easter Monday. Empty tomb. I am grabbing those big scissors, cutting fabric, and creating a good scene for my movie. What are you doing today? Are there any "alleluia"s in your … Continue reading A Year of Listening: Week 16
A Year of Listening: Week 15
He was despised, rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isaiah 53:3