My sincerest apologies to anyone within the sound of my voice who is becoming so exhausted by my use of the word flourishing that you are ready to strangle me. Enamored by the word several years ago, it encapsulates the idea in my mind of what optimal health and human performance looks like, and the …
Category: Flourishing
Reconceptualizing Time
It’s March 13, 2020, and as we sit at the dinner table preparing to enjoy a deep-dish pepperoni pizza, the creative slogan, from the official pizza of the NCAA, printed across the side of the cardboard box asks, “Who will make the cut?” My response to this inquiry on that particular day was, “No one, …
Belly Button
I know something about you that you usually keep hidden from the majority of the world. It’s not a secret, but you tend to keep it private…Guess what? You, my friend, have a Belly Button! Not a topic that regularly arises in conversation, does it? However, it is indeed a fact of human existence—you have …
Who Am I?
Who Am I? A deep, existential question that is not always easily answered, especially for Emerging Adults in a season of exploring their identity outside of the homes in which they were raised. It’s not even a simple question for someone in her fifties; although, there are some settings, and depending on who is posing …
How Old?
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” This quote is attributed to the baseball pitcher Satchel Paige and it posits an interesting inquiry. What determinants would someone choose to select their chronological age if there was no formal documentation of their birth? So, between making a decision to use …
Am I Enough?
Imagine sensing God asking you this question, “Am I Enough?” I know what the answer should be; however, if I am completely honest, I am uncertain of how many times I would actually answer in the affirmative. In my head, I am fully aware of the sacrifice it took for Jesus to provide me with …
Won’t You Reconsider?
Have you ever had anyone use the inquiry, “Won’t You Reconsider?”, conceivably in an attempt to express concern that you were about to make a poor decision? It’s a really polite version of Have you lost your mind? or You really think that’s a good idea? Really!?! Perhaps it would be an effective question a …
Still Learning
“I haven’t learned that yet” is a phrase that I’m choosing to embrace as an idea of Still Learning because I believe it has practical applications to all five Habits of a Flourishing Life. Shauna Niequist wrote down this sentence after an experience with her sons as they were navigating a move from the Midwest …
Noticing
Who in your life has a unique gift of Noticing? This terminology arose this week during a conversation about Forest Bathing and our attempts to capture what it means to be deeply aware, not only of our amazing creation, but of the Creator Himself. What one word might capture the magnitude that the Power of …
God-Given Space
Although I’ve mentioned my word-nerdiness in posts like Disrobing and Forest Bathing, I continue to be astonished when someone communicates an idea or concept that really resonates; it articulates accurately an impression that I’ve failed to convey with other words. And these moments truly leave me Respectfully Mystified when that theme is repeated from another …
Flourishing @ Life 