I’ve tried out a few models for life in my 57 years. Some dictated by tradition, some by religion, some by the preferences and opinions of stronger personalities in my life who I looked up to or feared as the case may be. I’m still trying new things, but one model I’ve rejected is charting…
Tag: progress
It’s Enough
Mother’s Day posts are often a litany of the expectations mothers try and fail to live up to every day. Most mothers I know don’t set out to be heroes—I know mine didn’t (but she was one anyway). Most of us simply set out to survive. Two of my babies are mothers now. They’re deep…
What We Know
We love what we know. There’s so much we don’t know.
Carve Our Paths
The words we say and sing out loud matter. They carve our paths before us. Speak well. Sing with purpose. Listen with care.
Live It Well
One of the strongest indicators of improving mental health is losing the need to escape life and instead looking for new ways to live it well.
Consider
Carefully consider the questions you ask. You’ll be stuck with the answers.
Recipes
Don’t criticize a recipe you’ve never actually followed.
Outcomes
Your actions and outcomes are affected not only by what you put in your mind but also by what you fail to put there.
Boats
Locus of control is the extent to which we take responsibility for the circumstances of our own lives. Change is certain, but we are free to determine how we respond to it. We tend to look for excuses and sources of blame outside ourselves—family, friends, teachers, religious leaders, employers, employees, customers, pandemics, movements, the economy,…
Still Never Fails
Love never fails. That eternal, profound realization hit me long ago when my kids were small and I was still struggling just to keep my patience. How incredibly all-consuming and eternal. It extends universes beyond human politics, philosophies and bottom lines. It has no geographical limits or borders. It has continued to hold me accountable…
More To Me
There are endless hiking trails nearby, many much closer than this one. But I return to Big Mountain more often than not. It’s where I work out the stresses of recent weeks and the sorrows of recent years. “I climb so I can feel tired and sore in places other than my heart.” At first…
New Realities
We make positive advances during times of crisis, disruption and uncertainty. We make amazing discoveries under pressure when our efforts are focused on what is most important. We’re capable of rising to the occasion. We’re capable of learning how to do old things in new and better ways. We’re capable of recognizing challenges as opportunities…
Fragmentary Life 