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 …
Category: Spiritual Life
Bucket List
Have you ever created a Bucket List, if not in a written form, at least entertained a thought that someday I’d like to have accomplished (fill in the blank)? I’ll even settle for a checkmark beside the item: Watched the 2007 Rob Reiner movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman entitled The Bucket List. See, …
Strong and Silent
Is there a certain type of person you find yourself drawn to, often without being able to articulate well the exact why? Whether it’s a fictional character in a book--like Skeeter Dawkins, Atlee Pine, Joe Pike, or Jack Reacher--or an actual human being, there is something compelling about that particular character that is often described …
Temporary Separation
Not all who wander are lost, but we probably are!The moment I read this saying on the back of an RV as I traveled down the interstate, I laughed out loud and immediately began conspiring with a friend to use her vinyl-cutting machine to create one for my parents. Just a quick scan of my …
Be Interruptable
Thank you, Bob Goff, for freeing us introverted, solitude-seeking, task-oriented, phone-on-silent members of society to not be as available to others as you are; And Yet, you do not let us off the hook for being held accountable to remember the Power of Presence to those Image Bearers who are right in front of us. …
Getting Lost
Have you ever feared Getting Lost? The few experiences I have with this sinking sensation are better described as Temporary Separation, but the feeling that arises deep in your stomach when you realize that your planned arrival at a destination has gone awry, is the same. When I was a young girl, around the age …
God Winks
Did you know that God Winks? He really does, I promise! He may not wink at you in the exact same manner that He winks at me, but God Winks. It happened recently at an athletic meeting when Dr. Dub shared that one of the four themes of the university strategic plan uses the word …
Winterize Me
Winterize…what an interesting term and one that may be unknown to you (kind of like Forest Bathing or protinus—I’ll explain that one at later time!); especially if you live in a location without freezing temperatures. However, if you invest even a trivial amount of time sitting around a dining table or a campfire with Campers …
Unclaimed Baggage
Has an airline ever “lost” your luggage? As many miles as I have traversed over the years, I’m truly astonished that although my luggage has chosen to arrive on different flights, ergo, with different arrival times, the airlines eventually reconnected me with my precious possessions. A few of these disconnections between passenger and luggage are …
Self-Forgetfulness
At some point in my educational journey, I was instructed that it was inappropriate to use the word when attempting to offer a definition of that word; however, that rule doesn’t seem to apply today. When investigating a definition of what it means to engage in Self-Forgetfulness, the online dictionary offers “having or showing no …
Flourishing @ Life 