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Passion and the Saboteur

December 13, 2010

You can feel the passion flowing through your veins as you do what is impossible and you pull it off, because you want to. –from the song “Halo” by Solovox Passion has been flowing through my veins lately.  I am beginning to get a vision for what I want to unfold in my life in [...]

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A Holy Evolving

November 16, 2010
butterfly at phinizy swamp

Spirituality freed from the confines of rigid and fixed theology excites me.  Everything becomes holy, as Peter Mayer sings in his song Holy Now.  A holy evolving. Yes, even spirituality is evolving.  The evolutionary impulse pulsates through me, and all of life.  It is vital, insistent, and, frequently, demanding. Imagine the caterpillar refusing to spin [...]

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A Delight and A Joy

October 1, 2010

“K’ung said:  To learn and then put it in practice–isn’t that a delight?  To have friends come from afar–isn’t that a joy?”  The Lun Yu Today, I turn 50!  Half a century has come and gone.  A lifetime for me—A blink of the eye in eternity. What have I learned these past 50 years? I [...]

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The Limits of Clinging

September 20, 2010

I found this guy climbing the wall at the Augusta Canal.  He was fun to watch.  I remembered all the times I went rock climbing and rappelling in college.  The cliffs of Lookout Mountain were perfect for crawling all over.  We went out at least once a week and did some crazy stunts–like hooking into [...]

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The State of Fear

August 26, 2010

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.  You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.” Ralph Marston I had a conversation with a friend today that disturbed me.  I found myself tensing up as we talked.  I felt [...]

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Morning Agitation

August 23, 2010

I am agitated this morning.  I didn’t sleep well.  I awoke in the middle of the night worried about Daddy.  Is he getting the care that he needs?  I think he is too weak to be alone, but I can’t be there all day, everyday; neither can my sister.  He is just stubborn enough that [...]

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Unfolding from Hiding

August 5, 2010

From time to time, I’m concerned that I don’t give an accurate account of who I am in these blog posts.  I suppose it’s easier to write about the ways in which I have overcome, triumphed, and expanded than it is to write about my shortcomings and struggles.  There is a part of me that [...]

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The Practice of Discipline

July 7, 2010

The Kingfisher dove suddenly from the tall pine.  I heard his chatter just before he launched.  I looked up to witness the bird tumble toward the water, submerge for a split second, then rise with ease.  He plunged with resolve and precision.  I had been glancing up at him from my float while he sat [...]

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Self Editing

May 25, 2010

I edit myself when writing my blog, and in other areas of my life, too.  I withhold, tone down, try to show a certain face, etc.  I still have a smidgen of fear that I’ll be misunderstood or won’t be accepted if I put forth my whole being.  I suppose it’s a more than a [...]

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