WIGGLE ROOM
I don’t know where I heard this metaphor about grief: that it’s like a ball in a box with a button inside. The button is an emotional “trigger.” When loss is fresh and raw, it’s as if the ball and…
DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE
I’m a people-person. Basically, I like my fellow humans and, usually, I’m pretty good with them. I’m good at reading a room, intuiting the various vibes, and finding an effective way of maneuvering through and with all the personalities in…
POINT OF PRIDE
Several years ago, I wrote an affirmation to share on a Sunday morning. It’s still one of my favorites: Yes, as a matter of fact, I am God’s gift to the world.And so are we all. I don’t remember what,…
WAIT A MINUTE
When I open up my phone, sometimes I’ll find myself on a screen of “widgets” — little quick-look interactive previews of news headlines, my step-count, to-do lists, whatever’s up-next on my podcasts… stuff like that. I don’t think I ever…
HOWLING WOLVES AND HUSH PUPPIES
I don’t remember when I started adding a wolf howl to the end of my prayers. And to the end of some songs at Sunday services. And whenever I want to punctuate something. It’s not every time, but it’s become…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize that I should have been more specific.” - Lily Tomlin One way of envisioning the journey of Life is as a process of narrowing things down from an overwhelming infinitude…
CARTS BEFORE THE SOURCE
I read a piece by Seth Godin in which he asserted, “The biggest thing you bring to any project is FORWARD.” It’s kind of a weird way of phrasing it, but I totally get what he meant. “Forward” is first…
DON’T I KNOW US FROM SOMEWHERE?
Several years ago, I had a delightful exchange with a woman in a dance class at Maple Street. She looked so familiar to me — this striking redhead with a great smile who really knew how to shake her groove…
