Saturday Mornings

There is no remedy for love but to love more. -- Henry David Thoreau

I trust the forces of goodness. That they're taking care of the universe. And I believe it. It restores my faith and restores a feelin...

American troops' service and sacrifice, and that of their families, echoes far beyond those silent stones out there. -- Joe Biden So why...

Transitions can only take place if we are willing to let go of what we have known, the worlds we have created, and our assumptions about “ho...

If nothing else, discovery is often predicated on effort. There is the story you’ve lived and then there is the story you've developed...

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' Poem for the week' -- "Speak to us of Children": And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Chi...

In the context of yesterday's post:   Never surrender to the flow of time .  Never put off what you have decided to do. -- Simone Weil

The whole thing seems to fairly routinely rotate back toward identifying what is possible when energized by what I want . Wait, what? Did I ...

We pay too much attention to the most confident voices — and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones. Certainty is not a sign of ...

I'm wondering ...about  how often we assess the value of something that is changing primarily through a frame of relativity to what is ...

A Prayer for When God Seems Absent: Oh God, comfortable would we be if You gave us formulas and answered prayers and realized hope . But Yo...

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In many cases, the best time to do something is...now. One of the key features of participating in goodness seems to be the willingness t...

Teresa of Ávila 's favorite nature image was water. She speaks lavishly of flowing springs, pools, wells, and fountains, rivers, waves,...

To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. -- Nelson Man...

As I was getting ready for work today, I noticed the waves of nearly effervescent green in the  Spring  leaves outside my window.  A slight ...

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -- Elbert Hubbard

I’ve noticed ...that sometimes I think IF I knew more about my future , I could relax and enjoy more. But since that's an impossibility...

To dehumanize another human is to work in direct opposition to the incarnation (en-flesh-ment) of God in Christ.  Be wary of anyone who cla...

It has become important for me to acknowledge each day one thing that I don’t know about — this helps keep me from concluding that I know w...

Do the woes of the world get you down? Are daily headlines capsizing your ship? Does it seem like it's taking too long for the deluge of...

You are more open when walking , more receptive , more enmeshed in the landscape through which you pass…walk out your door every day with an...

In anticipation of turning 60 (today), I recently queried some people I respect about their experience with awareness, particularly as they ...

If you want to change your behavior, you can do it. But the best way to do it is not willpower , and it is not discipline . Instead, you de...

Ever noticed ...the things that separate you from yourself (vs the things that connect you to yourself)?

When it comes to my faith (and all of my life), I would rather have questions that can't be answered, than answers that can't be q...

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. -- Maya Angelou Anxiety is like a rock...

On the Lighter Side :

' Poem for the week' -- " Spring Morning": O day—if I could cup my hands and drink of you, And make this shining wonder ...

Even the most positive people have negative thoughts, the secret is not to feed them.

More about… time . How much , for example , of the past is really characterized or is actually as described to us ? There’s often such a...

A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us and tells us how they did it. A mentor is someone who walks alongside us to guide us on what ...

I'm wondering ...about time .  Beyond its utility, what really is it?

Just because you use Scripture , even in a God-affirming way, does not mean you are using Scripture for life and love , growth and wisdom —...

Five and half years ago, Hurricane Maria was destroying Puerto Rico. I was signing books.  Yes, the very night that one of the worst hurrica...

The sooner we start doing more of what we like to do, the better. In some ways, it's pretty simple — you get good at the things you spen...

Time to dust off the old turntable, vinyl records are having a major comeback.  For the first time in more than three decades, vinyl records...

Against the back-drop of the drama of our times, this cuts to the chase.... ' Poem for the week' -- "At a Window": Give m...

There is a question I have learned to ask myself when I am feeling bothered about others:  am I holding myself to the same standard I am dem...

And, lying to the public for financial gain is not a problem? So, where did all the adults go? You know, the ones who are supposed to set ...

Know how to listen , and you will profit even from those who talk badly. -- Plutarch

I've noticed ...as I’m getting older , that I have to more consciously put myself in a position to see things that are unfamiliar to m...

Instagram:  richvillodas What’s if at the end of history, the question God asks us is not whether we abstained from sin.   What if the qu...

It goes without saying (at least, it should), the world is an amazing place. Even the inanimate of it (assuming that label is even truly the...

More than a feel-good state of mind, happiness is described by the U.N. as a “fundamental human goal.” It comes with myriad benefits, incl...