This excerpt from a Rumi poem stopped me in my tracks today: Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly And wants to rip to shreds All your erroneous notions of… Read More
Stumble and Fall
I was hiking this morning on a beautiful mountain ridge, and the trail was very dry and gravely. As we made our way up the parched trail, I slid a… Read More
Break Free
It's just too damn easy to get locked into old patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Wouldn't it be a relief if we could get a "get out of jail… Read More
Deciduously Yours
I have always wondered about (and loved) the Biblical phrase, "and he fell on his face…" Now I am thinking of it as a "spiritually deciduous" act of prayer and… Read More
Shedding and New Growth
Earlier this week, dictionary.com posted the word of the day: DECIDUOUS [dih-SIJ-oo-uhs] Definition: falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc. 1. Falling off or shed at… Read More