This morning began at the butt-crack of pre-dawn...again. As I (most often) do when roused from snoring slumber at an "alpine start" hour, I rolled out of bed, crinkled to my knees … Read more about Myth of perfecshun
A vagabond life
I grew up in Germany...and Kansas. The army likes to keep people light on their feet - constantly moving. My folks also decided that we would live far away from most other Americans - … Read more about A vagabond life
Mindfulness
A year after an injury, I walked today. It was really less about fitness and more about exercise...in mindfulness. Saturday morning yoga: in a stretch while quietly praying, I … Read more about Mindfulness
Return
Return. What does "return" mean to you? A change in direction? Celebration? Tears? This morning, I was reading in an old - too often overlooked book - … Read more about Return
Bed spins
Lately, I've met each morning with a spinney head and wibbley wobbley walk to the loo. Today, I felt wickedly nauseous, too. It could have been last night's dreams or a … Read more about Bed spins
Picture of Dorian Gray
Lately, I've been thinking about Dorian Gray, the main character in Oscar Wilde's only published novel, A Picture of Dorian Gray. He was beautiful. And self-obsessed. Dorian was … Read more about Picture of Dorian Gray
History making
Last fall, I stumbled across many things... including a photo of an Occupy Lawrence, Kansas, protestor who got it right: "I Can Make History." At Adventures in Missions, I bump … Read more about History making
Humility over talent
These days, I am wondering. Actually, any day I wonder. It began sometime after birth when I realized that those pink things that I kept seeing were actually attached to me...though it took me … Read more about Humility over talent
Gift of Charles (CNN guest blogs…)
Some days the story of the whipporwhill and the super moon just don't make the cut. This is one of those days. I read an article this morning about Charles, a young man with an … Read more about Gift of Charles (CNN guest blogs…)
