In the original languages (Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek), the word “sin” means “missing the mark.” In my last post written almost two months ago, I spoke of setting an intention to extend loving kindness to my daughter as she faced her health crisis. She moved into my home on June 16, almost two weeks ago. During […]
HEART PONDERINGS … sharing with you the things I keep in my heart
Atonement
She covers her eyes with her hands and starts to cry. “I thought you’d be mad.” It was the second time today she had burst into tears. The first was disappointment. The hysterectomy she had been looking forward to having was being postponed. She had been preparing herself mentally for weeks and last night we had […]
Synchronicity: Anonymous Gifts from the Divine
I do believe in an everyday sort of magic — the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art, and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence when we think we are alone. ~Charles de Lint Recently I’ve been reflecting on the journey I’ve […]
A Slice of Life
One of my online writing friends writes a blog piece everyday, even when she is traveling. When I told her my life wasn’t so interesting that I had something to write that often, she said she just writes a slice of life. Another of our friends chimed in that she loves that attitude and does […]
The Heart of the Matter
For the first time since November 11, 2005, after my yearly nuclear stress test, last week my cardiologist told me that my heart has improved. Eleven years ago, after two weeks of chest pains, I submitted to my first such stress test. I was in denial that I could have a heart problem. Years before that, I’d been told after […]
Making a Difference
I think most of us need to know we make a difference. It gives our life meaning and purpose. In my professional life, I had opportunities to make a difference almost daily. Recently a chance encounter reminded me of one such difference I had made years before. I was reading a book and not paying […]
