Not everything that carries spiritual language is spiritually life-giving. One of the quieter forms of discernment we have to learn, especially in our faith communities, is the difference between something being done for us and something being done to us. At first glance, the two can look identical. Both may involve care.Both may involve leadership.Both may claim goodContinue reading “Discerning When Something Is Being Done For You Versus To You”
When the World Gets Too Loud
Some daysthe world gets too loud. Not just with sound;expectation, too.Memory.Urgency. now, Now, NOW what, what, what? Everything and everybody talking at once, asking for answersmy body doesn’t give and I don’t have. PTSD feels like the volume turned upeven after the danger has passed. It sneaks up on you and screams: AARGH!!! So IContinue reading “When the World Gets Too Loud”
Wednesday Wisdom: Build Community by Introducing Other Blogs
One of the quiet gifts of blogging is realizing you’re not meant to do it alone. In a digital world driven by algorithms, metrics, and self-promotion, it’s easy to treat other bloggers as competition. What if we were to put community over competition by introducing blogs we like to our own readers? Eileen Guyadeen, whoContinue reading “Wednesday Wisdom: Build Community by Introducing Other Blogs”
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