Take a Break

#Reverb15: Day 4 How can you replenish your (physical, mental, spiritual and/or emotional) resources? What do you need most of all at this moment? I am not a good self-replenisher. I never take a break. I am an excellent person to turn to if you need help replenishing but I…

What Surprised Me This Year: An Angry Activist

#Reverb15: Day 2 What Surprised You This Year? I have a distinct memory of my Advanced Placement US History teacher holding my face in her hands and telling me, “I have hope in you; I’m not giving up!” in her teasing way when I told her I had to leave…

No Lists, Just Breathing

#Reverb15: Day 1 What sorts of lists do you have on the go at the moment? What do they suggest you are praying for? I was once a list maker, back when I counted hours like minutes, when each day was divided into lesson plans and meeting agendas. Meeting agendas…

Good Morning House

#Reverb14, Day 11: What tiny rituals: signal that your day is starting; help you ease into a creative project; give you closure from an intensive task; or mark other significant milestones in your day?   I’m not sure when it began exactly, but I remember our ritual beginning when my…

Junk Mail

#Reverb14, Day 12: Write a letter from you to you… filled with forgiveness, love, and a big bear hug.   I’ve been hung up on moving forward with Reverb ever since this particular prompt popped up in my email. I appreciate the spirit in which these types of “things” are…

Generosity: How to Give One, Plus One

#Reverb14, Day 10: How did generosity open your heart? How can you cultivate generosity in the coming year?   I get itchy with these types of questions, not because I am ungrateful or I am ungiving, but because I feel uncomfortable with feeling on the spot.  I feel as if…