Tag: grace
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steadfast.
SteadfastOr crumbling to defeatThe differencebetweenStaying the course and relentingPowerlessto fear of change.Do we stay the course when the road inclinesgrows roughbeneath our feetOr turn backlooking for a lighter courseone that does not ask for resilience Or Challenge us,demand that we grow.Steadfast – Not an enticing wordStaying the courseNot oft observedBut we dare to wander the…
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A bit on Labels & a lot on Grace
On our journey of self-awareness and introspection, we’ll discover many labels. Some we’ll affix ourselves. Others will be given to us. With each we need to tread carefully. Our language of labels can be incredibly unhelpful. A sign of maturity is our ability to question these labels, before firmly fixing them in place, if we…
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something special
You say “I’m nothing special.”are you kidding me? you are superhuman / superwoman / my idol / all I want to be when I grow up / you hate confrontation and yet face issues head on / you hate superfluous greetings and yet are abundant in humour and friendly offerings / even for those who…
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The words we label ourselves – on how we respond to rejection and failure.
Rejection. I have tasted rejectionIn a thousand different waysThe comment that was ignoredThe smile that was not offeredThe way you walked out of the roomAs I walked inThe invitation that was extendedHumbly and nervouslyOnly to be discarded, I assume. I never even heard from you. Rejection that has made me SadderStrongerBraver WeakerRejection that has made…
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to forget.
Sometimes the best gift we can give is To Forget.To hear the harsh wordAnd chooseNot to let it permeate.After forgivenessAfter reconciliationIn the aftermath of healing we aimTo ForgetThe tones uttered in anger and frustrationNot allowing them to settle.Instead of forming solid stonesSettling at the pit of our stomachOr anchors in our mindClouding our viewWe let…
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Called to Compassion
Last week I had the opportunity to attend a PD session. On the outside, it appeared to be for me and my development, time away to learn and reflect. In one session the leader, a Priest, read an email from a dear friend of his. This friend was dealing with “a new normal” and balancing…
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done.
Have you ever felt done?DepletedCompletely and utterlyUnmistakably DONE?You’re done – morethan you’ve ever been before. The most done.Done-est.What if We reframed ‘being done.What if It isn’t actually The most done.but The Beginning.At the end of our tetherAt the end of our limits our control our abilitiesWe find how littleIs in our control.And how much freedom…
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Blessed are the Mothers
(in the trenches) Blessed are the mothers in the trenches Those with a newbornWhose screaming faceThey are just getting to knowAnd yet, already, love completely, intimately – eternal.Blessed are the mothersUnfolding and cracked open Struggling to bloomEmpty stomachs, full arms, The messy bun solidified with dry shampooFor the fourth, fifth, tenth? Day in a row…
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endurance.
SometimesThe problem is notThe pain itselfThe painWe can handle but the duration – The unending needFor our enduranceWith no end in sight.How long can we hold on?Can we last in this fight?Without sign of the horizon -Without hope of the light.”The dawn is coming” someone whispersfrom distant shadowswe can’t touch.If we just hold on a…
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Life’s Mirrors – on Humility & being teachable
Is there anything quite as humbling as our children holding up mirrors to our flaws? Seeing them act in less-than-flattering ways and instantly thinking, yep, that’s me. This is my daughter and I. Sometimes my son. I feel like the list of all their undesirable behaviours come from me. I witness my daughter’s clumsiness and…
letters and lattes 