Again Seeker
Ernest Hemingway said in A Moveable Feast, “The only kind of writing is rewriting.” Besides the fact that I loved reading A Moveable Feast right before a trip to Paris, I have grown accustomed to the truth of what Hemingway said. (As an aside, I visited Les Deux Magots, a famous cafe in Saint-Germain-des-Pres area…
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It’s the third law of physics. For every action there’s and equal and opposite reaction. As I was thinking about this word today, I begin to think of something I’d written before. I had originally titled this post: Default to Mercy. I’m starting to think in these fractious times that I should temper my reactions…
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There’s a beautiful Japanese art form called kintsugi. It’s centuries old and uses pure gold to repair broken pottery. This method is used to celebrate the unique history of each fracture and break. The repair and revitalization usually makes the piece more beautiful. More beautiful by being broken and mended. Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which calls…
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This blog post was originally published on June 3, 2017. It’s still in the archives but I thought that bringing it back at this juncture might be fitting. Plus, it’s one of my best lesson. Edited slightly for clarity. Following the 2016 election, I was glued to social media, or SoMe as I like to call it. The news, Flipboard, CNN, NPR. The result: Nightmares.…
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We have been working on a little reconfiguring of our space. And, working and working. The space behind our sectional was turned into a make shift garage. We stuffed all the painting supplies, a few tools, and a few things we really didn’t need. Keck and I created a sofa table out of a piece…
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The words jumped off the page. You begin to understand rest when your mind settles in your heart. In the Jesus tradition, prayer can be a practice of simply being in the presence of God, allowing the mind to rest in the heart. This can help us begin to understand one aspect of Sabbath time:…
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This blog post was originally published on October 24, 2016. It’s still in the archives but I thought that bringing it back at this juncture might be fitting. Plus, it’s one of my favourite posts. Edited slightly for clarity. Several years ago, I read The Checklist Manifesto. One of the most interesting stories was the one of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed US…
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Okay, Merriam-Webster doesn’t let me by with this word, but the Oxford English Dictionary does, as long as I use a hyphen. Re-enliven means to give new life or energy to something. Our compost bin was definitely in need. It’s supposed to smell earthy, be damp, and alive with good worms and fungi. It’s food…
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This morning Keck told me, “I love you on this made up holiday.” I laughed, and said, “I love you, too.” Love never gives up.Love cares more for others than for self.Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.Love doesn’t strut,Doesn’t have a swelled head,Doesn’t force itself on others,Isn’t always “me first,”Doesn’t fly off the handle,Doesn’t…
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This blog post was originally published on October 19, 2016. It’s still in the archives but I thought that bringing it back at this juncture might be fitting. I’m gutted. Beth Moore stole my thunder. The {re} prefix was all mine. Her voice is admittedly bigger than mine, and when she talks many people listen…
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