As I climb the slow and steady mountain of aging, as time sneaks up behind me, I’m more tentative about my choices, about the paths I take. I pay extra special to attention caring for my body, mind and spirit. I’m also intent on following in the footsteps of faith-fueled wise women who climbed …
Thriving, means to grow strong and vigorous, or to prosper. I prefer the meaning of the The Old Norse word for thrive, thrīfask, meaning to grasp for oneself. This speaks of digging deep down into the core of our hearts and souls, beyond our world-numbed selves, to bring forth our truest, most Godly personhood. It means trusting in …
I once heard that author Ray Bradbury said he remembered details of being born, including the bright lights and his head being crushed. Likewise, I have ‘memories’ of my baptism. Yet, since I was a pious, dreamy child, I may have imagined it all later, the large cathedral ceiling above me opening wide in Catholic …
Listening for, and discerning God’s will during vocational and life transitions requires reclaiming the art of waiting – in many ways a lost discipline. I’ve been in a period of waiting for over a year now, in transition with my work. After producing two documentary films back to back, and five years of international outreach, …
After my workout the other day, I found myself walking to the beat of the Hip Hop music rocking from the Zumba class on my way out of the YMCA. Passing the classroom, I stopped short when I noticed a young woman dancing near the doorway. Swooping up and down and all around, her …