Yeah, right. The truth will rip large, irreparable holes in your stockings, explode buttons, rend sleeves from their seams, leave only dangling threads and wonder.
Archive for the ‘Spirituality’ Category
“The truth shall set you free”
Posted in Anger, Emotions/Inner World, Meditation, Men, Relationships on July 25, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Sacrifice and the Holy Land
Posted in Religion, Spirituality, Travel on July 18, 2014 | 2 Comments »
Even those who haven’t read their Bible in a very long time, or ever, know that the Old and New Testament hold stories of messages and warnings, migration and settlement, pleasing and displeasing (God as well as other people), sacrifice and punishment. From Abraham, asked to sacrifice his long-awaited and beloved son, to Jesus, the […]
Depreciation of the Sacred
Posted in Existential, Isolation/Belonging, Political Correctness, Religion, Spirituality on June 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Just as favorite tchotchkes, designer clothes and heirloom china lose all value once placed on the driveway for the yard sale, Biblical verses, hand-painted on the screaming purple, blue, yellow, green and red truck hitched behind the purple, blue, yellow, green and red former school bus, seem reduced too far. If Jesus really loved me, […]
Anger in the Living Room
Posted in Anger, Books, Kindness, Relationships, Thich Nhat Hahn on May 31, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the best advice I’ve ever heard on knowing if someone’s the right guy to marry: marry the man who respects and values his mother. Not just loves her, as few mortals can admit to not loving their Mums, even the Mums who messed them up. Run, don’t walk, away from those who love their […]
Definition of a Good Day: My Father Didn’t Die and I Didn’t Kill my Mother
Posted in Acceptance, Aging, Anger, Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers, Fear, Friendship, Meditation, Writing on January 30, 2014 | 2 Comments »
Some days, “goodness” is defined more simply. A break in the weather. Errands completed with relative ease. My son has a good day at school and responds by my 4th nagging request to get off the computer. My husband returns from his 12-hour day energized and fatigued, rather than exhausted and depleted. I manage to […]