The fear of failure, the fear of success, the fear of the unknown. These are a powerful trio. But there’s something inside each of us that’s even more powerful still. Read on to find out about this secret weapon…
A Change of Mind and Heart
Well, my risk from last month didn’t turn out exactly as I had planned. When I told my friends I wouldn’t be coming to the bridge week-end in the spring, you never heard such a uproar. All the while I kept insisting they just go on without me. That just wasn’t going to fly. The [...]
Another stretch for me
Okay, another stretch for me. I’ve been asked to participate in the filming of a documentary on the grief journey of bereaved parents. Questions well up . . . “Is this parading my heart out there – commercializing our loss?” “Will they ask me something I don’t want to answer?” “Is this [...]
October 10, 2010
Today is one of those days we recognize as once in a lifetime. This 10/10/10 is so particular. Unique. Balanced. Held. Complete. Perfect. It is only for today. It will never, ever, ever come again. Much like each day, really. Much like each one of us, truly. Every now and then the truth – that [...]
Silencing the Voices in My Head
There they are again … those voices in my head that want to drag me down. They’ve been showing up a lot lately, tormenting me with hateful questions and comments like: Who am I fooling? Who do I think I am, thinking I could ever accomplish something like that? Why would anyone listen to ME? What makes ME [...]
risk reframing the experience
I had driven this way before . . . when our son, Matt, was alive. He had brought me here because he thought it was beautiful country and hoped to make it his new home. He was so tired of living in the city and loved the hills surrounded by acres of natural beauty. So [...]
the poet’s voice
Poets speak with succinct phrases that are packed with meaning. And that is so very hard to do. Have you ever tried to put the whole of your life’s focus in a few words? Once I had a dream that seemed to me to be all I would ever need to know. I say it [...]
“the way it is with children”
Today I read an editorial on Anne Rice’s recent comment about no longer professing to be Christian. She claims to continue to be a “follower of Christ”, but rejects “being anti-gay, anti-feminist “. . . ultimately “anti-life.” . . . . her brief but brutal description of what Christianity has become. She refuses to allow the heart of her [...]
Risks ahead
I did it! I set a date for my concert! I reserved a space yesterday, motivated by the shame I would feel if I didn’t do it before this month’s blog. So, my recital/concert will be August 28, and if you’re interested in coming, just let me know. Now I risk failing miserably, but of [...]
