Remembering Lois Wilson
Spirituality and action go hand in hand. Either one is empty without the other. Nobody shepherded the United Church in its drive toward just action like Lois Wilson. Lois was […]
Life Interrupted
I’m a big fan of interruptions. Whether I’m working on a project, writing a reflection or doing some emailing, I’ll stand up and walk around every few minutes, whether I […]
Mapmaker and Traveler
Brene Brown, in her book Daring Greatly, differentiates between the tasks of being a mapmaker and a traveler. To be a mapmaker is to look at the environment and sketch the […]
YOU are the Active Ingredient
It matters who you are. It may not matter HOW you learn, love, grow, heal, or practice because there is no ONE WAY. It matters THAT you do these things. […]
The Wisdom of Staying Close to Home
They say that familiarity breeds contempt. I’m not sure about the contempt part – contempt as in ‘beneath consideration’ or worthless. That seems strong. But in my experience, familiarity certainly […]