In the house where I work with developmentally disabled adults, it's a tradition to go on an outing the day after Ascension. This is a day off work and school in Switzerland, where religious holidays are still celebrated as state holidays - and Ascension always falls on a Thursday 40 days after Easter, so most … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: May 2023
I keep saying I'm going to post more pictures of our recent short jaunt through a small neighboring corner of France. Well, here we go! I had wanted to go to Chartres over our spring vacation, but then decided it was too much. So for another cultural outing, I suggested we go to Colmar, where … Continue reading Postcards from France: Ronchamp and Colmar
This month, I love that I finally got my hair cut after more than a year -- the not-cutting started during COVID, and then I just could not seem to get it together to have a trim. So when I finally located my former stylist (who had moved in the meantime, I discovered!) I had … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: April 2023
This month I am loving the beautiful artwork my son hung on my bedroom wall. He is so talented! I don't know why he doesn't want to go to art school, but at least we get to live in our own gallery. I have been learning about the Enneagram, a personality-type system that is touted … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: March 2023
I did NOT love having to shop for a new e-reader when mine suddenly conked out, but I am loving the used-but-like-new Kobo Libra H2O that I found on an online auction site. It's a step up from my old Aura, as it's a bit bigger, has page turn buttons, and works in both landscape … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: February 2023
Last year, I embarked on a journey of trying to solve some longstanding health issues, which I shared with you in these posts. This year, although those questions are not all worked through, I felt strong enough to start another kind of venture, a training in Spiritual Direction that is offered online by the Sisters … Continue reading A New Journey: My spiritual direction training, Part I
When I chose the word "connect" as an intentional practice for the year, I didn't know what to expect or how to proceed. But through the months, it led me on an inner journey that accompanied my efforts to improve my physical health, and along the way I collected new and fascinating evidence for the … Continue reading #OneWord2022: Everything is connected
This year I decided to explore functional medicine as a way to address chronic health issues. It's been a very interesting journey, but it didn't lead quite where I expected. I suppose I was hoping to find someone who would finally solve my problems, if I was willing to put enough time and resources into … Continue reading My Functional Medicine Journey, Part IV: Finished?
This year, for my lectio divina practice, I've been slowly reading through the Psalms (very slowly -- I'm only on #56). As any readers of these ancient songs will notice, they display a somewhat schizophrenic split between beautiful lines of praise celebrating a loving relationship with God, and hate-filled, violent passages invoking death to the … Continue reading #OneWord2022: Connecting with people
This month I took a strengths assessment survey as part of a writing workshop I'm taking part in. Interestingly enough, given that my One Word is "connect," my top strength came out as "Connectedness." Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com The survey's description of this characteristic includes phrases like "In your soul you know we … Continue reading #OneWord2022: Connecting with strength
