Category: Daily Life
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Helen Castillo is My Hero
Okay I’m going to admit something–Project Runway, a show produced by the Lifetime Television Network is one of my guilty pleasures. I’ve been watching it for years. The formula is rather straightforward. Every week contestants struggle to create beautiful garments under the stressful conditions of limited time and resources, snarky colleagues, and harsh critiques. It always stretches…
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The Magic Sidewalk
Each workday morning I pull into a space on the parking lot behind the building where I work. As I exit my Honda I’m juggling coffee, a backpack, workout clothes, and my ever-present iPhone. It’s a precarious state where I try to keep the strap of my backpack from sliding off of my shoulder, which is hunched sharply upward. If it doesn’t…
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An Irish Blessing
Here is a beautiful Irish blessing for your day sung in a sweet clear voice. Longtime Sun May the longtime sun shine on you All love surround you And the pure light within you Guide you on your way (Irish Blessing) [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92970868″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”225″ iframe=”true” /]
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Vacation Memories
This is a scrap from an old journal I wrote about my vacation to New Mexico several years ago. We visited lovely lands, strewn with majestic mountains, scenic vistas, and covered with powerful skies. We stayed in cozy accommodations filled with comforts that were unique and pleasing to the eye. For a small moment in…
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A New Space
This little poem I wrote four years ago still has meaning for me. I have found that most of my anxieties come from resisting “what is” and insisting upon my version of what “should be.” More and more I’m learning that God’s future requires surrender and trust that good lies ahead–even if I cannot clearly…
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Being Jesus in the World
The following story from the Stillwater News Press best illustrates what I think it means to be like Jesus in the world about us. In the end, it’s less about what you believe and more of what you do. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to Good Samaritans who aided us at grocery store Posted: Saturday,…
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The Least of These Brothers
It was a wet and cold Oklahoma day. It had been raining the day before and the temperatures were in the 30s. The 40-year-old man stood holding a sign at the intersection of Memorial Road and May Avenue. He had been there for the past three hours asking for money. His clothes were damp and…
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Oil Sadness
I was born and raised in West Texas when oil was plentiful and jobs in the industry were common place. I was weaned on a car that got ten miles to a gallon of gas and the cost for a gallon was only 25 cents. None of us were concerned about the availability and cost…
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Laughing Yoga
I taught Yoga for a number of years. I’m a big believer in the health benefits (both mental and physical) that it brings. The word yoga means “union.” Like all physical exercise, yoga is a process with the potential to unite our physical and spiritual well-being. The first is something that can happen right away while the second…