God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”. From the Serenity Prayer, Reinhold Niebuhr (1932) My Journey with Sobriety Now 32 Years in the Making The above quotation taken from the Serenity Prayer has been a …
“The degree to which a person can grow is in direct proportion to the amount of truth they can accept about themselves without running away.” Leland Val Van De Wall When I read this quote the other day I literally stopped what I was doing as it really hit home for me in a deeply …
John Kinsella: “It’s so beautiful here.” Ray Kinsella: “Well for me it’s like a dream come true.” John Kinsella: “Can I ask you something? Is thisheaven?” Ray Kinsella: “It’s Iowa!” John Kinsella: “Iowa?” Ray Kinsella: “Yeah!” John Kinsella: “I could have sworn it was heaven.” Ray Kinsella: “Is there a heaven?” John Kinsella: “Oh yeah! It’s the place dreams cometrue.” Ray Kinsella: …
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist and The Pilgrimage The Call of the Camino Today I leave for what I hope will be …
“Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” Matthew 25:13 “I’ve looked in the mirror. My world’s getting clearer. So, wait for me this time.” Lyrics from the song “Time” by Chantal Kreviazuk, 2002 Getting Back in the Pool Again Earlier this week, I was finally able to get back …
Even now”, declares the Lord “Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.” Joel 2: 12-13 The Three Pillars of Lent — Prayer, Fasting, …
Tabula Rasa — a Latin phrase often translated as “clean slate” Another Christmas season has come and gone. Of course it was a virtual Holiday and one that was far different than any one before it because of COVID-19. We still unwrapped the presents under our Christmas tree but this time we did so with our …
“It is always darkest just before the Day dawneth” Thomas Fuller, A Pisgah Sight of Palestine And the Confines Thereof “They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.” Isaiah 40:31 That Dissonance Between Realism and Optimism Lately, my …
“There’s a grief that can’t be spoken, there’s a pain goes on and on. Empty chairs at empty tables, now my friends are dead and gone.” Lyrics from the song Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from the Broadway musical Les Misérables, Herbert Kretzmer (1985) That Discomfort We Are Feeling is Grief for All of Those …
“Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends. Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.” “With a Little Help from My Friends”, lyrics by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, vocals by Ringo Starr from the album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart …
