“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”
—Albert Einstein
What forms your idea of God?
Month: February 2013
Good Fences
A fence can be a way to keep a child safe or a way to keep a child out. It can be a line that demarcates your personal space or a barrier between you and where you want to go. Sometimes we don’t even know when a necessary boundary has become a barricade.
Is there some part of your life that you have fenced off? How might you open a gate?
The Blessing of Wild Things
The smallest connection with a wild creature feels like a blessing: a butterfly that lands on our sleeve, a deer who meets our gaze in the wood, the hummingbird that circles us before flying away. Just that tiny acknowledgment feels like a gift, re-binding some thread of a cord that was severed long before we were born.
What moment of connection with a wild animal do you cherish?
Bubbles
Have you see the YouTube video of the baby laughing uncontrollably as her dog snaps at bubbles? Go ahead. Take a moment and watch it now. You know you want to.
What never fails to lift your spirits?
Bird Feeder
Sunflowers are at their most beautiful as they turn their great gold heads toward the sun. But after their petals have withered and their leaves dropped away is when they provide food for the birds, and the basis for a new generation of sunflowers.
What in your life has borne fruit after your hopes for it had faded away?