Daily Step – It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t have to be the blue iris. This poem by Mary Oliver is about prayer, but I feel it extends to other things as well…...
September 22, 2021
Daily Step – Have you tried the Ignatian Examen?
Today I get to start up again with an Examen group for the first time in months, and I’m excited to begin. What’s the Examen? I...
September 20, 2021
Daily Step – Take time to capture the precious moments.
I have 30,000 images on my phone. Some of those are the mess-ups and mistakes and the not-quite-right attempts at artwork I’ve been doing since 2021...
September 17, 2021
Daily Step – Pause and let your imagination work today.
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” This is the last line of the poem that also contains the lines in this image. The...
September 16, 2021
Daily Step – Don’t be the missing piece.
I have a place in the family of things. And so do you. What’s more, that place is a unique place carved out just for us. ...
September 15, 2021
Daily Step – Take a moment to linger, just for a minute.
“Oh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busyand very important day…” Every weekday morning, I try and take the time to...
September 7, 2021
Daily Step – What can you pause to notice today?
We have to park in front of our house for the next few weeks due to some alley work. We started doing so Sunday night. It’s...
September 3, 2021
Daily Step – Do you focus on the good parts first?
“Wow, that’s so nice!” “How’d it go? Thanks for asking. So great. Let me tell you the good parts first…” “Thank you. Wow that’s really kind...
September 1, 2021
Daily Step – Do you ever worry your gift will run out?
Someone once cautioned me about writing and sharing my work as often as I do. He said “We only have a limited amount of good thoughts...
August 27, 2021
Daily Step – What if He said no?
This week I entered the third week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It’s the part of the Exercises where the retreatant is supposed to...
August 20, 2021