Haggling with God.
Haggling is not my thing. That’s probably why I love Hafiz’s poem “Manic Screaming”. We should make all spiritual talk Simple today: God is trying to sell you something, But you don’t want to buy. That is what your suffering is: Your fantastic haggling Your manic screaming over the price! Rings true to me. The […]
In: Commitment, God, Grounded, Humility, Oneness, Peace, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Divine Spirit, Energy, Faith, Oneness, praying, spiritual simplicity, Strength
Return to Running…and to Prayerful Life.
Thanksgiving Day I ran the Georgetown (TX) 5 Mile Turkey Trot. First road race in quite a few years. June of this year I posted the previous Prayerful Life piece. Today then marks the first post in several months. I began running in 1980. In 1999 I began praying with something near the fervor of […]
In: Commitment, Energy, Gratitude, Happiness, Inner Peace, Intention, Joy, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Energy, Faith, Intention, Joy, praying, Strength
Morning Prayer: 41/100. Light!
Last week one fluorescent tube in our laundry room gave up after 2 weeks’ flickering. After removing the fixture cover, taking out the tube with the blackened end and its partner, I gathered two tubes that have been in the garage since we moved into the house. Not sure if they were parting gifts from […]
In: Affirmation, Energy, God, Grounded, Inner Peace, Life, Oneness, Power, Prayer, Praying, Strength · Tagged with: Affirmations, Energy, Faith, power of good, Prayer, praying, Strength
Morning Prayer 37/100. Scratch outs
“Scratch outs. It’s important to hold the line on scratch outs.” Speaking was the department chairperson at the school where I began as an English teacher. He went on to explain that no paper was to be accepted if scratch outs that were total blackouts of a word or phrase. “Only single line scratch outs can […]
In: Change, Happiness, Inner Peace, Joy, Love, Oneness, Prayer · Tagged with: Divine Spirit, Energy, Faith, Forgiveness, Joy, Oneness, spiritual simplicity, Strength
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