We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory. – Louise Gluck Richard Rohr’s book Falling Upward talks about spiritual growth for the second half of life. Rohr is adamant that in order for us to discover the True Self, we have to fail. It’s true of every myth and big story. Odysseus failed all the way home. Well, I could check that off my list. What next? As I wrote in…
The season of Lent marks the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness before he launched his ministry. My brother recently pointed out, it’s actually 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Figuring out how 40 became 46 is like listening to Bob and Doug McKenzie explain the 12 days of Christmas. Maybe the church doesn’t count Sundays, national holidays or the Nordstrom half-yearly sale. But at any rate, we honor the time Jesus spent…
“In Lent, we are encouraged to care for the things which ultimately matter and leave behind those which inhibit our participation in the life of God and the life around us.” Even Among These Rocks: A Spiritual Journey by Steven Purcell I love social media. It connects me with people all over the world. But it’s easy to get addicted to that instant gratification of “likes.” It’s nice to be acknowledged. But it can keep…
A couple of years ago, I decided I was going to blog for Lent. The fact I didn’t get very far says a lot about my inner life. I blamed social media. And working too hard. And the political climate. And anything but myself. I can definitely see a reduction in my productivity, creativity and spiritual maturity since the advent of social media. But it’s my responsibility to do something about it. So here goes. For Lent, I will…
