Balance between surrender and striving

Balance between surrender and striving

I’ve been volunteering in an ESL classroom. Yesterday, we worked with vocabulary around setting goals and finding action steps that would lead to accomplishing them. Example goal: to speak, read and write English well. get to English class on time speak English...
A New Lesson on Patience

A New Lesson on Patience

She laughed out loud when she flipped the calendar page and found the word “patience” written there A few days earlier she had been praying for just that remembering the old joke: Lord, give me patience NOW She brought her joy along to this new lesson on...
The joy of pure emotion?

The joy of pure emotion?

Kind promise: I will be joyful for no apparent reason. “I hope you’re not avoiding negative feelings…” she said, when I mentioned my kind promise for the month. I understand her concern. I know well the danger of pretending to be happy. If I cajole myself into...
Delights – Hearing others’ stories

Delights – Hearing others’ stories

As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of my mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight  in my journal and consider their patterns  here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. I have been...