Expressing Peace. Pray Again. Again. 75.

I want you to pray again. Again. Create a moment and enjoy praying. Pause. Then pray again. Another pause. Pray again. You can probably think of something you do and when you do it again, it feels better (stronger, lighter, bolder, happier…). And the third time is better still. You’ll feel that with praying. I’m […]

Posted on October 27, 2014 at 6:20 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Doing Time. 74.

We should all be doing time. I’m not saying we should be imprisoned, although many of our perceptions of time are sort of imprisoning. We make time, take time, steal time, save time, spend time, waste time — all of which create a bit of guilt by which we let time (there’s never enough!) imprison […]

Posted on October 26, 2014 at 6:43 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Waiting in Line. 73.

At a breakfast meeting this morning, Cindy and I were waiting in line to fill our plates. The line moved quickly. The others were friendly. The food supply was ample. And as I stepped, stopped, stepped, stopped, stepped my way to the scrambled eggs and hash brown potatoes, I realized today’s topic. Research from Cal […]

Posted on October 25, 2014 at 3:33 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Listening. 71.

We’re familiar with peaceful listening: soothing music, ocean waves, birdsong. Listening itself– the art and science of listening, regardless of what’s heard — brings peace. Mom often said, “You hear me, but you’re not listening to me.” She distinguished between my ears automatically receiving sounds and my mind not paying attention to what I heard, […]

Posted on October 23, 2014 at 6:55 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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