Quote of the day: “You are so weak. Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave till it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.” ― Rumi, The Essential Rumi In June, as torrential rains drove across Minnesota day after day and I watched Read more…
Quote of the day: “It’s not about avoiding risk. It never is. Because the risk is always there and always truly unknown. There are no safe bets. What there is, and always has been, is choice in the face of the unknown. You follow your heart, and the best wisdom Read more…
Each day the leaves pop out a bit more. Our back yard has that special spring green haze from all of the leaves popping out. It feels as if the energy of life is just bursting everywhere. Change is in the air Along with the trees and plants that are Read more…
Quote of the day: “Thomas Merton wrote, “there is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.” There is always an enormous temptation in all of life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and meals and journeys for itsy-bitsy years on end. It is so Read more…
Quote of the day: “Just as certain seeds require a forest fire to crack open their shells, crisis burns away our limited self-concepts, allowing our deeper nature to come forth. We must remember that our suffering carries the seed of our salvation; our problems are actually our answered prayers, and Read more…