Jan 12, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy Is empathy. “Why are they acting this way?” That – the willingness to ask that question, to think through the “why” – that is empathy. And it is crucial to the well-being of human relationships. Empathy helps us understand the...
Jan 11, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy Flash forward three years (from yesterday’s meditation) . . . ninth grade. Spring dance. The boy I’d had the HUGEST crush on asked me to be his date to the spring dance. Never mind that my parents didn’t allow dating until I was 16. Also,...
Jan 10, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy It was the weirdest thing. We were inseparable. Sixth-grade BFF’s that did everything together. Back in the dark ages, sixth grade was still a part of elementary school so the three of us, we were “it” – the “in crowd,” the...
Dec 21, 2021
Advent Meditations “Obedience” A few weeks ago Tom was out of town for a few days. Because Axel had “attached” to both of us, I didn’t think it would be a huge deal. Because he does suffer from separation anxiety, on the days I’d be at the office for long...
Dec 20, 2021
Advent Meditations “Obedience” Sunday in both services, online and in-person, Axel, our German Shepherd, was “live.” I brought him to online worship so that the online folks could meet him and I figured “why not use the same example in...
Dec 16, 2021
Advent Meditations “Forgiveness” We’ve all done it, right? Take the easy way out of something? People are going to hurt us, disappoint us, frustrate us. Period. We would not be human if we didn’t encounter some negative thoughts and feelings when we are...
