by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
The day had arrived that we had anticipated for so long. We loaded our new canary yellow Fisher mountain bikes in the back of a borrowed pickup truck and mom drove us to the outskirts of Austin. She parked under a shade tree in front of a little country church and...
by admin | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I let go of what I am I become what I might be. ~Lao Tzu~ It was my favorite kind of Central Texas evening. Early April, the oppressive summer heat hadn’t yet descended upon us and the air was warm, the breeze gentle. It was just right for shorts and...
by admin | Jul 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The purest and truest spiritual life begins with accepting everything that comes to you as a gift and teaching…. The most difficult times sometimes bring the most important teachings. Each lesson is another step toward learning how to accept what comes to us as...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I cannot exist without in some sense taking part in you, in the child I once was, in the breeze stirring the down on my arm, in the child starving far away, in the flashing round of the spiral nebula. ~Catherine Keller~ ...
by admin | Mar 21, 2013 | Being Present, Bereavement, Uncategorized
This is our choice in every moment. Do we relate to our circumstances with bitterness or with openness? ~Pema Chodron~ If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without. ~Eckhart Tolle from The Power of...
by admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Hospice, Uncategorized, Volunteering
Every February when people all over the country are preparing to celebrate Valentine’s Day by buying candy or flowers, giving gifts or taking a loved one to dinner – all in the name of St. Valentine – my thoughts turn to leading an outreach drive to...
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