I have been thinking about this Boris Pasternak quote for weeks now: "When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, its sound is often no louder than the beating of your heart and it is very easy to miss it." (Boris Pasternak - 1890-1960) I have been thinking back on this past […]
It was JRR Tolkien who wrote, "Not all who wander are lost." So wise. In the 10 months since resigning from my church of a couple decades, I have met my fair share of wanderers, church nomads, refugees. People who - for one reason or another - walked out of their houses of worship for […]
There are times when Alice At Dawn wakes well before dawn. This morning was one of those times. Hello, four AM! It was dark and quiet in our bedroom, but my soul was restless. I tried unsuccessfully to grab a few more hours of sleep, tossing and turning. After a bit, I sensed the familiar […]
I start most days sitting in silence. Often, because of the drive-drive-drive culture we live in, this feels like wasted time. Sometimes it is, mostly because I fail to put my phone down and I end up frittering the time away. Distracted, never settled, jumping at every noise my phone makes. Those times make my […]
In order to challenge our assumptions about other human beings, especially those different from us, we have to get outside our circle. We have to decide - and it will take a decision - to place ourselves, humbly and gently, in circles of people who are different from us. And when we do ... let's […]
"Best of any song is bird song in the quiet, but first you must have the quiet." (Wendell Berry)
