It’s a very tiny book. It’s so small, in fact, that twice I went to the library to check it out, twice the library computers said it was there, and twice neither I nor the librarians could find it. ”It’s a small book,” they told me. ”This has happened before…” Click here to read more.
Category: Thoughts
In Loving Memory of Grandma Doss
Grandma Doss, as usual, said she didn’t need any gifts for her birthday. But this was her 80th and we wanted to do something special for her. I knew she didn’t need any more “stuff”, but wanted to some way thank her for all she meant to us growing up. As I reminisced about growing…
Me? An Introvert?
“Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert?” he asked me. We met just three hours earlier, and already our conversation had covered religion and poverty, our life stories, and now personal reflection. But this happens all the time when I get in a conversation with the unconventional-traveler types: in this case, a couchsurfer….
Alternative Ways to Walk The Camino
There he was again, up ahead of me on the trail, walking his bicycle, his backpack fastened to its seat. I had seen him a few times over the last week but never once did I see him actually riding that bicycle. Click here to read more. (I’ve gotten a bit behind on linking my…
A Place of Her Own
While unpacking, I came across a picture I’d drawn a few months ago. A small house. A garden beside it. Two chairs facing each other, outside under a tree. I stared at the picture. I’m in that house. Around the drawing I’d written phrases. As I read them, I couldn’t believe it. People will see…
Thinking Abundantly
The other day, as I helped a client organize her office, we got to talking about the difference between scarcity thinking and abundance thinking. “Scarcity thinkers believe things are in short supply. They hold on to what they have and acquire more when they have a chance — whether they need it or not.” I picked up yet another bag filled with…
Letting Go of a ‘To Go’ Lifestyle
Imagine a life without hearing the words, “Is that for here or to go?” No coffee to go. No drive-thrus. No take-out containers. Imagine walking into a coffee shop where no one is staring at a piece of technology. Instead everyone is either engaged in conversation or silently taking in the scene around them. Impossible?…
The God Box
“What’s this?” I said, picking a book up from my friend Tara’s dresser. “Oh — my friend gave it to me and Russ for our engagement. I haven’t read it yet though. It’s about a woman whose mother puts her prayers in a box, and the daughter tells about finding the boxes after she dies.” I…
Control Issues
The music stopped and he let out a sigh, obviously not happy with his performance.”Have you done this before?” he asked. “No.” This was, in fact, my first-ever official waltzing lesson. “But you’ve danced before…” “Well, yes.” “I can tell,” he said. Was he complimenting me on my skills on a dance floor? My seventh-grade…
The Belief-O-Matic
The Belief-o-matic. It sounded like a new-fangled kitchen appliance I would have seen advertised on late night TV — back in 1985. I could see the greasy haired salesman on my screen telling me how simple it was to use: “Insert beliefs and in no time at all, you’ll have the perfect religion!” Click here…
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