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Pivoting
The sun has set. It’s time to call it a night. Still I sit. Thinking of all the changes going on inside of me. All the changes in the world. It is so much easier to stay the course and not create any waves. I am so tired of being stuck here. I want to…
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Worship
“It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must…
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Night at the Shell
Last night I attended a concert at the Rady Shell located in Jacobs Park near downtown San Diego. As I made my way, I was apprehensive and nervous about being alone. It’s weird because I am good at being by myself within the comforts of my routine and home. I am, my most creative and…
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Wrapping Presence
Waiting is not easy. Slowing down is even harder. I still have a lot to learn about rest. This past January I began playing with practicing a weekly sabbath and still I feel clueless about the subject. Then my December started with an outpatient surgery which left me tired and having no choice but, to…
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Wholeness
One of the messages from my childhood still swirling in my head and regularly being dismantled in therapy is that I am missing something or I am flawed in some way. Recently I came upon a quote by Madeline Le’Engles that struck a cord: “By His wounds we are healed. But, they are our wounds,…
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Set the Stage
How do you set the stage for your day, week, the month ahead? Today is Monday, the first of November and I can not help but think about setting the stage for my week and month ahead. Yesterday I sat down with my planner and journal to write out a new plan and I asked…