More and more I have come to admire resilience.Not the simple resistance of a pillow, whose foamreturns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuoustenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side,it turns in another. A blind intelligence, true.But out of such persistence arose turtles, rivers,mitochondria, figs — all this resinous, unretractable earth.—Jane … [Read more...] about Optimism
When I am Among the Trees
When I am among the trees,especially the willows and the honey locust,equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,they give off such hints of gladness.I would almost say that they save me, and daily.I am so distant from the hope of myself,in which I have goodness, and discernment,and never hurry through the worldbut walk slowly, and bow often.Around me the trees stir in their … [Read more...] about When I am Among the Trees
Art of Living x ½
A good half of the art of living is resilience.—Alain de Boston … [Read more...] about Art of Living x ½
Forgiveness
A resilient person tends to rely more on forgiveness than blame.—Buzz Beeman … [Read more...] about Forgiveness
The Inner Core
The “soul” is that still point at the heart of every person, that deepest center, that point of encounter with the transcendent yet incarnate mystery of God. When the soul is healthy, it is in a living relationship with God; it is firmly rooted in the soil of meaning and is the deepest center of the person.—Bishop Robert Barron, Lenten Gospel Reflection (3/24/2020) … [Read more...] about The Inner Core
