Trudging

Trudging

As we keep looping the mountain, after some number of trudges around it, we arrive at a previously unachievable vista which amazes and inspires. Suddenly, we see we’ve covered much more than we imagined. Finding our well-being as an unfolding experience rather than something to come later is the proverbial game-changer.

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Being of Service

Being of Service

There is a long-standing debate that involves the contrast between a focus on serving others or service to self. Most typically the former is seen as more virtuous, while the latter is seen to be selfish. For this season of giving thanks and the many focuses on others and our communities, it seems very timely to explore this tension.

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Put It To Peace

Put It To Peace

If we are paying attention to life and to our lives, it doesn’t take much observation to realize that it’s all capricious: often unpredictable, disruptive at times, and a mixture of the proverbial ups and downs. That’s not a critique of the nature of things, merely an evidence-based awareness.

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