Saturday Mornings

Visual   - "Pines, Flowers, Mountains": Glacier National Park , MT Will nature's wonders ever cease? More pics ...

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. -- Iris Murdoch

People don’t tend to really believe in something, until it’s personal. The fascinating part is about what makes things personal. Much of ...

Too often...we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. -- John F. Kennedy

I've noticed ...that I don't need a lot more information (though I suspect I will always be interested in more); I have so much alre...

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July 7, 2020 The below letter will be appearing in the Letters section of the magazine’s October issue. We welcome responses at letters@har...

Instagram:  bobgoff We can't fix what we won't take the time to understand. -- Bob  Goff

' Poem  for the week' -- "Patience": Patience is wider than one once envisioned, with ribbons of rivers and distant...

Some believe that setting boundaries is not loving .  But setting boundaries can be one of the most loving things you do, certainly for your...

In some ways, in spite of our general aversion to change , we are highly adaptable to what is around us, especially over time. It is easy ...

The ultimate value of personal growth work is not to feel better about ourselves but to contribute to how those around us feel about themse...

Ever noticed ...that people are always recreating orthodoxy? A conceptual oxymoron, it seems to me; but at the very least, a rather  human...

No matter what falls away, no matter what shifts, no matter what breaks down, no matter what questions you were asking today that you wo...

There is substance, or essence, and then there are the ideas that animate it. I read a profound and disturbing book recently, Educated .  ...

Visual - "Sunrises": Myrtle Beach, SC More here ....

There are many difficult situations in life that have, seemingly, no easy solutions. So the question may not be quite as simple as which one...

We don't like to admit it, but we pretty much tend to think that other people should be more like us and, if they would, things would be...

It’s possible that you no longer need to get better at your craft. It’s possible that you need to be braver instead. -- Seth Godin

I'm wondering ...we often speak from what we know (or what we think we know); what if ...we spoke more from wonder ?

Nobody has a corner on God;  so, nobody should act like they do. Few would overtly disagree; so, why does it feel like this still needs to...

Fear of radical changes leads many citizens of our nation to betray their minds and hearts. -- Bell Hooks I’m not even sure changes ...

' Poem for the week' -- "Dignity": And what, in fact, is dignity? In those Who have it pure, it is the soul’s repose, ...

Racist. Socialist. Those pretty much sum things up right now—how the divide in America is described.  But, we have even more sub-labels...

Truth be told, none of us really know what we’re doing. We're all juggling—when to trust experience and where to take risks .

Seems like this doesn't apply just to business....

Ever noticed ...that resistance can lead to refinement—not necessarily efficiently, but effectively.

It is amazing how religion  has turned the biblical idea of faith into a need and even a right to certain knowing , complete predictability...

A gifted orator, Douglass wanted more than to convince the crowd of hundreds gathered to celebrate Independence Day about the hypocrisy o...

Massive crises have one great advantage: They show you where you stand. The sight can be distressing and shocking. But it would be wrong to...

Instagram:  enneagram.kam The Enneagram is not a tool for self-absorption, but instead a map for self- liberation . -- Christopher ...

Is at the root of loneliness, a desire for connection? Is the strength of our desire for connection based on the fundamental, interdepend...

The biggest indicator of whether people believed an image was genuine or not was whether they agreed with its contents. -- Emma Grey Ell...

I've noticed  that it doesn't really work to hold out for people's consistencies.  Or, perhaps I could put it this way; holding ...

If we over-use the intellectual center, then our work lies in bringing the  emotional  and moving centers fully online and integrating them....

Instagram:  austinchanning I believe firmly that to practice love is to disrupt the status quo which is masquerading as peace . ...

Visual - "Dimensionality": Winona Lake, IN

Owning your story is the bravest thing you will ever do. -- Brené Brown I'm wondering ...what is keeping me from owning more of m...

Learning  isn't just adding more content to the buckets of knowledge we already have. It's breaking some of our existing categori...

There is a pernicious cultural myth that our minds are the most powerful thing about us.  We think we are thought-based creatures.  But w...

Ever noticed ...how much people talk about what they think they know? I rarely hear people asking questions —like "can you tell me mo...

My journey toward freedom from slaveholder religion has been one of unlearning a hyper-individualized piety. -- Jonathan Wilson-Hartgr...

I don't know many kids who actually talk that way...at least in the moment.   Now years later, yes—I've heard something like ...

Do you see a connection between today’s posts? "...the madder they are, the more fearful they are, the more money they're goi...

After attending church on Aug. 19, 1901, 23-year-old Caseila Wild set off alone on the long walk back to her country home. Later that day,...

' Poem selection' for the week -- "After a Reading of “Darkwater”": I did not think... I did not know...      What pal...

True strength is the courage to admit weakness. -- Simon Sinek If it's not obvious, this week I'm working with the relationsh...

Gentleness can be a kind of  strength  that bears with another's  weakness .

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can bring peace to others. -- Thomas à Kempis

I've noticed ...so much of love is learning how to surrender —how to let go. If the old saying is still true, you really are limited ...

Instagram:  nakedpastor Instagram:  austinchanning You can't choose justice and the status quo. -- Austin Channing Brow...

Americans don’t typically  sleep  well. One large survey showed that people get a full, uninterrupted night of sleep on only about one out...

It’s all happening at once, and we have to choose . What to read, listen to, answer? A spam from a scammer An @ mention on Slack ...

We live in a culture that fetishizes passion and  certainty . -- Elizabeth Gilbert

Better get out in front of it! Is anybody willing to admit how exhausted they are trying to do this everywhere it seems to be required? Are ...

It would seem that, quite possibly, the ultimate measure of health in any community might well reside in our ability to stand in awe at wha...

Ever noticed ...that progress is rarely like a straight line?

An unbrief  Saturday Morning consideration (good for a full cup of coffee ): It is very rare that human beings have a chance to rethink ...