1. Even if you go to the Rose Bowl game in person two years in a row, you may not get to see the Wisconsin Badgers win. 2. As I learn to love more completely, I realize that my fear is not real. 3. It is very important to know who you can trust. 4. Yes, […]
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I belong to a liturgical church. Each liturgical year begins with Advent, the weeks with the shortest amount of daylight. Each week, we remind ourselves of our story and we share a meal. During Advent, we light one additional candle each week as we anticipate and prepare ourselves. The number of lit candles increases each
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Someone asked a question about reflection on one of the retreats I facilitated recently. I try to give people on a retreat a taste of what it is like to visit a monastery. My schedule and structure are as relaxed as they can be. A retreat is an opportunity to pause, to breathe deeply, to
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I am part of a liturgical church. Advent, the weeks before Christmas, is a time of new beginnings and getting ready. Each week, we remind ourselves of our story and we share a meal. During Advent, we light one new candle each week as we anticipate and prepare ourselves. Our pilgrimage has been through a
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I like to go fast. I enjoy speed. I appreciate driving a little faster than I should. I get ahead of myself in my own thinking and feeling. I am driven to keep moving ahead, meeting challenges, finding answers, going forward. Stopping would be boring. Stopping feels irresponsible. Stopping becomes just one more thing in
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There are very few things in life that I appreciate more than great books and great craft brews. Books have shaped my entire life. Great books have inspired me and shown me new ways of experiencing the world. Books have taken me amazing places I have never visited and introduced me to fascinating people I
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I believe in the power of gratefulness. There are still times when I do not feel very grateful. I believe that the world around us is filled with possibility, filled with opportunity. There are still times when life is difficult, when I feel discouraged, when I am tired of trying. I believe that the Sacred
I belong to a liturgical church. We practice ways of doing things that we call sacraments. Sacraments are actions that are physical, visible ways to remind us of deeper spiritual truths. For example, we do things that demonstrate outwardly the ways we inwardly receive each other in love, are dependent on the sacred and on
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It is easy for us to let our possibilities carry us away. We each have vast reserves of untapped potential. We can accomplish whatever we set our minds to do. One person can change the world in significant ways. We can make a difference; we can make things better. It is important for us to
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The November I have planned is outside the mainstream. We are already deep into the holiday season. The Halloween store in Pasadena opened in July. There were displays of Christmas decorations on sale in September. It is a struggle for some people to get their Halloween decorations up, then taken down, and get their Christmas
