From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer By surviving passages of doubt and depression on the vocational journey, I have become clear about at least one thing: self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift
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From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown There is a difference between feeling the stillness that we experience outside in nature and surrendering to the stillness within. Quieting our hearts and minds is far more challenging than we might think. To observe the serenity of a
From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Discernment reveals new priorities, directions, and gifts from God. We come to realize that what previously seemed so important in our lives, loses its power over us. Our desire to be successful, well liked, and influential
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From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey Abundance means that there is enough for everybody. The opposite – scarcity – says that there is only so much to go around, and if you get it, I won’t. While scarcity may be a reality in some areas
From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach, says you aren’t a failure until you start to blame. What he means is that you can still be in the process of learning from your mistakes until you deny them.
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From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson Nemeth has gone on to document the same phenomenon at work in dozens of different environments: mock juries, boardrooms, academic seminars. Her research suggests a paradoxical truth about innovation: good ideas are more likely to emerge in environments that contain a
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From “Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life” by Dale Hanson Bourke Self-care is NOT: Self-care IS: Self-caring PEOPLE:
From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner FAITH, HOPE, LOVE. Those are their names of course, those three – as words so worn out, but as realities so rich. Our going-away presents from beyond time to carry with us through time to lighten our step as we go. And
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