There are lots of memes on social media about 2020. One I see regularly is captioned, “If 2020 were a scented candle…” and the image is a row of portable toilets on fire. Another asks, “If 2020 were a drink, what would it be?” The answer: a colonoscopy prep. Yes,… Read More »The Light Switch
The writer, C. S. Lewis once said, “I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.” This week, the United States passed a tragic milestone: 200,000 people have died because of complications from COVID 19. While the… Read More »Praying in the Pandemic: May It Change Us
I stumbled out of bed one morning this week and into the bathroom a bit after 7:00 AM. It occurred to me that it seemed unusually dark. I somehow hadn’t noticed that sunrise is coming later and our days are growing shorter. As I looked outside, I saw that the… Read More »Seasons of Change
Sometimes I stand at the end of my driveway and focus on two wooden boxes perched in a corner of my yard. These boxes are home to honey bees. A few years ago, my partner began keeping hives to help sustain the bee population in our area. Watching the bees… Read More »It’s Our Nature
I talk to my friend every few weeks. We met over twenty years ago when we lived in the same city. Now we live at opposite ends of the country, so our contact is mostly by phone and email. Every few weeks, we have a long conversation in which we… Read More »Finding Hope
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” That’s what philosopher Fredrick Nietzsche wrote about 150 years ago. This sentiment is echoed in Kelley Clarkson’s hit song, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” I recently spent time with a young woman. While she’s bright, professionally engaged, and living… Read More »If It Doesn’t Kill You It Makes You Stronger?
Most of us were raised with a set of values. As children, we were taught that we should share our toys, play nicely with our friends, show respect to the adults in charge (like teachers or the bus driver), and get along with others. We were taught to hold the… Read More »Values to Live By
It’s not uncommon for people to associate spirituality with positive feelings and an optimistic outlook on life. Words often connected with spirituality include peace, healing, wholeness, happiness, contentment, and fulfillment. Through spiritual practice, we hope to experience peace, healing, wholeness, happiness, contentment, and fulfillment. However, it doesn’t always work that… Read More »Spirituality and Difficult Times in Life
