“Grace under pressure isn’t just about bullfighters and men at war. It’s about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don’t like but have to face to feed your children so they’ll grow up to be a better generation.”
—Ernest Gaines
What kind of pressure in your life demands that you find your own kind of grace?
Attaining balance generally happens through a series of tiny shifts, not in a grand moment of enlightenment. After all, when you’re trying to balance, any very large movement could easily land you on the floor. But even the smallest actions—say, brushing your teeth—can be part of building a balanced life.
What small action helps you to find balance?
Birds of a feather stick together, but what about birds who are as entirely different as a tiny hummingbird and giant, plastic lawn flamingo? Couldn’t they stick together, even find joy in what their differences have to offer?
Who do you enjoy for the ways they are different from you?
A table grace is a small prayer of gratitude—or table grace is the quality of a table that is set with love and attention, which invites guests in through the grace of its arrangement. Either way, table grace is a way of making a meal a moment of connection and care.
How do you express grace at the table?
Father’s Day is a good time to honor those who have carried us literally or figuratively on their backs, whether or not those people were actually our fathers.
Who do you honor this Father’s Day?
