The challenge for this issue of Synergy was a personal one, because it forced me to drill down deep enough to identify the essence of what is important to me and how I manifest it in my life. I invite you to try it; it’s not that easy. A lot of things are important to […]
Category Archives: PONDERING
Confession
‘Confession is a stripping away of protection, the telling of a truth which might once have seemed like a humiliation, become suddenly a gateway, an entrance to solid ground; even a first step home. To confess is to free oneself, not only by admitting a sin or an omission, but to profess a deeper allegiance, […]
To Accept Freedom
To Accept Freedom Nowhere to hide, everywhere to grow, and in this moment: ability to accept freedom. Freedom as surrender: To love, to loss, to forgiveness, to joy Freedom as willingness: To weep, to laugh, to celebrate, to embrace one’s self and others Freedom as openness: To spontaneity, to collaboration, to curiosity, to playfulness and […]
Getting Stuck on the Expressway
I had read, heard and experienced that help can come from the most unexpected sources. Skeptic that I was, I still needed more proof. With the aid of hindsight, I had come to see many unrelated instances of the shadow of the divine hand working in my daily life, but to see this ‘working’ in […]
Shift: It’s in the Bag
My husband decided he wanted a project for his retirement. Music keeps an aging brain nimble and alert, he’d heard. And he was proud of his Scots heritage, so he settled on the bagpipes. And, with goodwill and dutiful support, I encouraged him. I, who was familiar with such extraordinary instruments as the piano, the […]