Looking out the window at the bright red cardinal in the bare, leafless tree, was like a pop of bright happy color in a scene of wintery, grey… like a little spark of joy (to use the famous Marie Kondo term) in the midst of dreariness. Pioneering spiritual thinker and writer, Mary Baker Eddy describes GodContinueContinue reading “Pop of color, spark joy”
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Know the end from the beginning, it’s very good…
Do you wonder what the future holds for you? Do you every wish you had a crystal ball and could see how it all turns out? I certainly do sometimes… I think we all do at one time or another…certainly when we’re going through a challenge whether it is trying to figure out what’s next in lifeContinueContinue reading “Know the end from the beginning, it’s very good…”
Let your light shine and magnify the good
I was thinking tonight about the light of Christ and the true meaning of Christmas. In Genesis it tells us that God created the light… which happens before God created man. In fact, it’s pretty much the first thing He does. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; andContinueContinue reading “Let your light shine and magnify the good”
Leave the rumination to the cows…
Do you ever get stuck mulling over an idea imagining how it could play out in all the different ways… or replaying a conversation and thinking of all the ways you could have responded better? When making a decision do you think about each option to the nth degree of all the pros and cons,ContinueContinue reading “Leave the rumination to the cows…”
“Roots hold me close; wings set me free”
Yesterday as I was sitting by the lake with my dog on this chilly, but sunny fall day with the wind blowing through the few trees surrounding us and casting ripples upon the water, I was reminded of a favorite poem or hymn from the Unitarian faith tradition, “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade. SpiritContinueContinue reading ““Roots hold me close; wings set me free””