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We grow and change with each new day. Some days are robust, full of energy and endeavor. Other days may be challenged by mood, or by viral life forces on their own journey. And there are days of recovery, which … Continue reading →

Our bodies are temples. They are also fragile and vulnerable. In spite of our best intentions, we are sometimes broken, and need repair. In these times, we are grateful for skilled surgeons and dedicated nurses. May their hands be steady … Continue reading →

A prayer for strength: Life’s journey is often arduous – hills to climb, roads to walk, streams to ford. These hills, roads, and streams may be literal, or they may be contours of our inner-landscape. Regardless, strength, endurance, fortitude are … Continue reading →

May this day be unmemorable in every way. May it bring no new insights, no revelation, no lessons learned. May this day, instead, be a day of quiet industry, of tasks accomplished, of deadlines met. May it come in peace … Continue reading →

A prayer of Homecoming: We are grateful for journeys completed and safely returning home. Exploration brings new wonders, new understandings and deeper wisdom to our lives, but it is in arriving back to the climes of familiarity that we process … Continue reading →

So many things to be known in a life! To be seen, felt, heard, and experienced. A bow drawn on the strings of a cello. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The precision of the surgeon’s scalpel. Isadora Duncan. Algebraic … Continue reading →

“Where words are scarce, they are seldom spent in vain.” Let us be mindful, then, that an abundance of words often leads to mis-speech, mis-meaning, mis-understanding, and misery. May we say only what we truly mean, and truly mean what … Continue reading →

A prayer for faraway friends. We are separated by miles and circumstance, by means but not by meaning. I see your pain, and I despair: how might I lend you my resources? How might I carry your burden? How might … Continue reading →

A prayer for light in the darkness. For order out of chaos. For compassion without forgiveness. For abiding love. For relationship. For mourning. For mourning in the mourning. For phones that ring late at night. For tears. For remembrance. Again, … Continue reading →

May today bring expedient joy and undelayed gratification. May our wishes come true. May happiness reign supreme. May our pockets be full. May the sun shine brightly with the wind at our back. May everyone we encounter greet us with … Continue reading →