Easing into the new and unfamiliar is not flipping a switch from off to on or out to in. It is getting used to something gradually, a step at a time, little by little, not all at once like jumping into the deep end where we may be over our heads. Becoming comfortable with something
Alone. By myself. Quiet. These are favorable conditions for exploring the interior life. No distractions, no diversions, no noise and no interruptions. Silence is a welcome change from the ordinary, everyday business of living and working, of being in a family or a community and extracting myself for these brief moments of looking and listening
I have been posting a blog approximately every week and have been doing that many years. Starting today, December 1, 2022, I am going to try and post a blog every day with the theme “A Month’s Journey Inside.” I may or may not be successful but I believe it’s worth giving it a good
Making a transition from giving thanks to living thanks is a short walk across the bridge. On one side is where we give thanks, say thanks, and show gratitude for that which has been given to us whether material gifts that can be seen and felt, or friendships and love, which we cannot hold in
The story starts early (1937) with my parents and their connection to a community of faith in the small town where I was born and spent the first 18 years of my life. The church was called The First Congregational Christian Church. I don’t know why it was called First since there wasn’t a second
Want to have a different kind of day? Try these 8 steps for a dose of daily different. Start when you wake up (without an alarm if possible) with 5 minutes of quiet meditation. Do not think about what you have to do. Do nothing except embrace the silence. Spend the next few
