Thanksgiving, Ginger Rogers’ Style
‘Thanksgiving, Ginger Rogers style is: Thanksgiving as an attitude, Thanksgiving as giving and sharing and mentoring. An attitude, a deliberate decision, not a “once in
Learning from the best
Gentle, loving actions
“Everywhere you go, preach the gospel.Only if absolute necessary, use words.”Saint Francis of Assisi “Ask God to give thee skillIn comfort’s art:That thou may’st consecrated
Realization
Barns burnt down – nowI can see the moon. Mizuta Masahide, 17th century Japanese poet This poem is quoted inEugene Peterson, The Jesus Way. A conversation
“…the very heavens shall laugh at them…”
“What you take by force you can only maintain by force.” This insight was voiced by Mahatma Gandhi, and it is one of those propositions
Small steps
What is the next step? How do you find it? If today confronts you with the task to make a decision, to disentangle a complex
The two ladies with the lamp
The name Florence Nightingale I learned from Mary Baker Eddy: “It is proverbial that Florence Nightingale and other philanthropists engaged in humane labors have been
Bowling with the First Commandment
Friends, family members and I went bowling some years ago. We ordered soft drinks, changed our shoes to bowling shoes – and ready, set, go!
A special post: From loss to Life
This week an article written by Anna-Zoë Herr was published that means a lot to me. It has the telling title “From loss to Life” and describes her own
About effort
It is the prerogative of the spiritual view to see that everything from God’s perspective is very good. When something in the human experience isn’t
Snail watching with courage
A few weeks ago I attended a meeting at Lake Constance. At an early morning walk through the vineyards I paused for reflection and listening
Show up – Every Day
Be inspired by blog post # 6000 by Seth Godin, entitled “Susdat!”: “Abbey Ryan has painted a new painting every day for 8 years. Isaac Asimov published
With Alice in the Wonderland of Joy
There is healing and authentic inspiration hovering over Alice Herz-Sommer. She was for many years the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, a pianist and educator from
Right Thinking
Right Thinking – Mary Baker Eddy Style I loved reading a children’s book first to our children. It is about a pony, a bear, and