Letter: Zero Tolerance for Bullying
One of the most important aspects of community is strong moderation. If you are not involved with the community, make sure someone is. With my online community, I am not only involved, keeping an eye on things, but I have what I call "scouts" who love the community...
more thoughts on healthy community
So today's toast is based on yesterday's Lap Letter about my experience of going to church. It was actually a positive experience. The three things I felt were: loved, valued, and stretched. Read the Lap Letter to see what I mean. My conclusion is that this kind of...
Exercise: write a letter
Yesterday one of our members talked about writing a letter to an imaginary friend. It was her way of articulating where she is at right now spiritually. She shared a link to the post in our secret Facebook group. It was a good read! I've done this many times. Writing...
this is my story this is my song
That's a quote from an old hymn, "Blessed Assurance". Once in a while old hymns like this one emerge in my consciousness. My favorite hymn of all time is "For the Beauty of the Earth". I still remember singing this as a very small child and being moved by the words...
sacred and desecrated
Here's a quote from one of my most favorite thinkers and writers, Wendell Berry: "There are no sacred and un-sacred places. There are only sacred and desecrated places." If you want to watch a very rare and excellent interview of Berry, you can watch it here.
late and absent and TLS
(*** A young woman contacted me the other day about his cartoon that was originally a white couple. She and her husband are Jamaican with dreads and she wondered if I could make the couple look like them. She sent an adorable photo of them. She also wanted him to say...
Meet a Member Podcast: Cecilia
Meet Cecilia TLSers! A member of The Lasting Supper. What a wonderful, engaging and enlightening 20 minute chat! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
Monday Movie: Get Angry
Here's a little exercise, and I'd love to hear about some of the results! Let us know. Here it is. "Get Angry":
Exercise: Punishing Myself With Pleasures
Unlike all of you, I have some bad habits. They are your typical sins that I have tended to fall into when I'm going through a difficult time. They are: drinking too much; smoking too much; and being horny too much. It's not that there's anything morally wrong with...
