Generosity isn’t just a nice idea. It’s a quiet, transformative experience that often shows up when we least expect it. In a world that pushes us to armor up and mask our vulnerabilities, generosity asks …
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Ripples of Generosity
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Holding the Thread
“The only constant in life is change.” Those words, spoken by Heraclitus more than two thousand years ago, still ring true today. Change is part of being human. Sometimes we choose it. Sometimes it chooses …
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Reflections on Forgiveness
Hurts come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, we all endure small hurts almost on a daily basis. We’re cut off in traffic. A friend doesn’t return our call. Our partner eats the last …
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Embracing Who We Are
Because there have been times when shame has crushed our ability to be wholehearted, we let go of who we ought to be and embrace who we are. Because we have not always had the …
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Hope: Not Just Wishful Thinking
Hope: A feeling of expectation or desire for a thing to happen. Hope: To place a trust. Hope: To wait for or look for something or someone. Hope: The light at the end of the …
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Radical Optimism in Tough Times
The past few weeks have been really tough for many people living in the United States. What we thought we knew of our democracy is being ripped away piece by piece. And this isn’t just …
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We All Have Scars
A few years ago, my German Shepherd crashed into my knee while chasing a ball that took the unfortunate path of rolling between my legs. The blow itself was bad enough but when I looked …
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What is Your Art?
Creativity is the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating, and entertaining ourselves and others. ~ Robert E. Franken in “Human Motivation” When I was …
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Transitions and Transformations
“The only constant in life is change.” At least that’s what Heraclitus tells us. We may think that our modern world is more fast-paced when it comes to change, but these words of Heraclitus come …
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Life is Too Beautiful Not to Live It
Beauty. They say it’s in the eye of the beholder. I think that’s true to an extent, but it seems to me that there are some things that are just objectively beautiful. I’m not talking about …
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