Category: Meditations

Usually we want to leave ourselves a way out—an escape route in case things don’t go as planned. But every now and again we commit ourselves entirely, all in and no backsides.

To whom or what have you committed yourself irrevocably?

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. —William Shakespeare

What one sentence of general relationship advice would you give?

A pinky swear, a handshake sealed in spit, even a blood oath—from childhood we know that some commitments are special, and deserve to be marked with a special ritual.

What ritual of covenant have you participated in?

What happens in our lives, and in the broader world that touches us, is held in our bodies. Stress accumulates in the neck, the back, the stomach, in systemic changes such as inflammation. We carry the world with us, sometimes in ways that are painful. Finding ways to constructively hold things in tension is always a challenge.

What tension are you currently experiencing?  What helps you to let it go?

A Band-Aid solution is a small or temporary fix. But sometimes what you need is just a little bit of help to solve a problem or hold on until things get better.

What small gesture has made a big difference in your life?