41. Do something!!!
Thanks to Ted, I recently was introduced to Stewart Brand -- the famed environmentalist and futurist. Listening to him and reading about...
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39. Sourdough Sundays
I have a longstanding and loving history with this blessed condition called body dysmorphia. She is like an evil friend that continues to...
Dec 30, 20221 min read
38. Things I want to be when I grow up
These words continue to come to me. I had to pull out my tattered copy of 100 Rad Virtues to see how I have written about them in the...
Dec 26, 20221 min read
37. Full of grace
I love the word grace. For me, it is hard to describe in words. What does it mean to be full of grace? I am not impressed with any of the...
Dec 23, 20221 min read
36. Divine office hours
This is month two of experimenting with praying the Liturgy of the Hours. This is a beautiful and ancient tradition for Catholics. While...
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Dec 20, 20221 min read
35. Have [holiday] mercy
I don't even know where to start with my holiday feels. In short, I don't love the holidays for two reasons: the best moments of our...
Dec 2, 20221 min read
32. The rising sun
I do an exceptionally shitty job of acknowledging...like really acknowledging the rising or setting of the sun every day. It is wild to...
Nov 27, 20221 min read
30. Just full enough
As the Thanksgiving holiday ends, I love the idea of reflecting on our lives and our year, that is almost over, as if we were beautiful...
Nov 22, 20221 min read
29. Agency
What can I do today to make my day better? What can I do to help a friend or family member in need? What am I in control of right this...
Nov 20, 20221 min read
28. Stay Stoked
I have a hypothesis that some people were born stoked, others need a little help getting and staying stoked and some choose not to be...
Nov 18, 20221 min read
27. Be steadfast
Dear Universe, Today, help me to be human that doesn't waver. Like a flag that stops blowing in the wind. Like a leaf on your driveway...
Nov 11, 20221 min read
24. Not finished yet
Dear God, Thanks for waiting for me to get my act together. Thanks for being such a loyal friend. Thanks for being there for my...
Nov 7, 20221 min read
22. Discovery
I have told countless teens that I don't care if they don't like to write. I have pleaded with them to give writing a chance or even a...
Nov 2, 20221 min read
20. My new favorite p-words
Today is a big day for me. It is the first day in 24+ years that I haven't been employed by a big company with compensation and benefits...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
19. Our need for love
The more time I spend time with humans who have no filter and a developing brain [I mean...the ultimate beautiful combination] the more I...
Oct 24, 20221 min read
18. Out with lanterns...
Anyone need a day to rest with a lantern? I dare you to experiment with honest answers to the familiar how are you question. A few...
Oct 22, 20222 min read
17. Forever virtues
I finally started a book that has been on my bucket list since it came out in 2019. Forever Christ was written by my Franciscan...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
16. My Hope Church
Since Eddie's death by suicide in 2014, I have felt an odd and relentless calling to talk and pray to people who have died by suicide....
Oct 14, 20221 min read
15. Restless Adulting Syndrome
I want to propose a new syndrome called Restless Adulting Syndrome (RAS). You know kind of like restless leg syndrome (RLS) where there...
Oct 11, 20221 min read
14. Beautifully Complicated
Your public service announcement for today. XOXO Life may be complicated, but art is beautiful.
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