Scroll not, lest ye be anxious
I saw a quote last week that I can't find today. It went something like this: "Whenever our awareness exceeds our agency we'll feel anxiety."…
Future thieves
C.S. Lewis warns, in his The Screwtape Letters, about being so future-focused that we waste the present. This can happen negatively--by being so worried about…
Invest in beauty
The peonies popped this week. We were given a luxurious bouquet of enormous pink blooms by some dear friends. "Magnificent" just doesn't seem to do.…
Rules
"I thought you were going to teach us rules, and steps, and plans." "Annabelle, rules and steps and tips and plans will make you old…
Keep your cool
With emotion in his voice, my friend told me a story of one of his mentors--a science professor. One day, this man's office was drenched…
Mind the gap
A chasm is growing between The thoughtful and the reactive The tranquil and the volatile The profound and the superficial The quiet and the shouting.…