how i pray
I saw this image the other day of Orthodox priests praying between the police and protesters in Kiev during the riots. It's a powerful image that reminds me of an apocalyptic computer game. It moved me deeply. I'm often asked how I pray. This is intimately related to...
Letter: sometimes it’s okay to hide
It's okay to hide. We've talked about this before. I did this sculpture a few years ago. I call it "Shelter". It is made out of Brazilian soapstone. The pebble is from the beach in front of our house. To be honest, today I would like to be that little pebble hiding...
Exercise: Art Therapy Road Sign
For today's Saturday Spiritual Supplement, I'm suggesting we do a little art therapy. I came across this little art therapy exercise. I'm not much into this kind of thing but this one spoke to me. Exercise: What one (ONE!) road sign would you choose for yourself for...
why you guys are so amazing
I drew this cartoon a couple of years ago. But it so aptly pictures what happens on TLS all the time. This is why I think you guys are amazing: you are in touch with your struggle you have the courage to share you patiently listen you graciously offer support Do you...
facing, feeling and fusing our frozen traumas
I've read this, and I've experienced this to be true. Often the traumas we experience are so difficult and even so impossible to deal with that we allow them to freeze over. As a result, our traumas with all the associated memories and pains are no longer felt. If we...
does anyone feel this way
Recently i had a brawl with a friend of mine, i went visiting her for the weekend but while there i kind of felt like i was being taken for granted in one way or the other. She had had a root canal and i knew she was in pain and all wasnt fine but she was well. She...
is there freedom from anxiety and ambiguity?
Wouldn't it be lovely if we could suddenly live our lives with no anxiety at all and no ambiguity? We would fulfill the preachers' cry that demands we must not worry and that we should not doubt, that we should always be at peace and clear on what is true and not...
good root = good fruit
One of the biggest problems with religion is that it focuses on the fruit rather than the root. Remember the parable Jesus told about the gardner who found the tree that wasn't bearing any fruit and he was going to dig it up and burn it? The owner said to dig around...
Biggest Little Church in North Carolina
Two years ago my husband and I moved from Pittsburgh, PA to a small coastal town in North Carolina. I will call it Mayberry, USA. We had found this 2 traffic light village from driving through it on our yearly vacations to a nearby resort. The idea of living the...
