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"S" is for Silence
“Silence is like a flame, you see?”
—Marcel Marceau
As a lover of words, I wonder why I am so drawn to the wordless worlds of music and dance and art. And then, there is mime, that p…
"J" is for Joy
“See the world through the eyes of your inner child. The eyes that sparkle in awe and amazement as they see love, magic and mystery in the most ordinary things.”
― Henna Sohail
When …
"P" is for Play
"Doing nothing usually leads to the very best of something.”
— Winnie the Pooh, from the movie Christopher Robin
Once upon a time we knew how to play. We would run outside with the scr…
"H" is for Hospitality
"How shall we live? Welcoming to all."
— Mechtild of Magdeburg,
Preaching to Birds and Squirrels
A new sculpture called "Saint Francis and the Birds" was recently celebrated among nei…
"I" is for Imagination
There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why?
I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?
— George Bernard Shaw
Often, the most intense forms of beauty ris…
"H" is for Hope
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
—Audrey Hepburn
To plant a garden is to practice hope. When we dare to plant a garden — and it does take daring! — we embody the kind of …
"G" Is for Gratitude
"It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
— David Steindl-Rast
Say Thank You to a Tree
Here in the Midwest, mid-November is a season of rauco…
"F" is for Forgiveness
"Forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves from the entrapment of the past."
— Richard Rohr
I was recently approached by a young mother who told me that she was having trouble with f…
"E" is for Enthusiasm
“Enthusiasm means ‘one with the energy of God.’ It derives from root words pointing to be inspired and possessed by the Divine. There is something awesome about this spiritual quality. They…
"D" Is for Devotion
"There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again."
— Rumi
A Quiet Word
Devotion is a quiet word, and quiet words often get lost in o…