I met a wild weasel yesterday. I had been working on our water system and was waiting for the overflow to confirm my repair job when an incredibly cute weasel hurried out of hiding just a couple feet away from me. I think we both felt similar emotions at that moment — quite curious, and…
An Infinite to Do-List in a Finite Life: Soul Sculpting
If you feel like you have an overwhelming number of things to do –– it might be true. If you feel like you can never clear the deck for more than a moment — it’s probably true. If you can’t keep all your ducks in the row –– you’re not alone. All of these are…
A Monastic Practice for Hurried Lives: Soul Sculpting
Statio. For monastics it works like this. The bell calling you to prayer will ring in about 5 minutes, but you’re already at the chapel. Ahead of time. And just in time for Statio. You stand quietly in the hallway, or you may enter the chapel and sit down. In the quiet, you mentally recollect and…
My 8:18 Habits: Soul Sculpting
Years ago I decided to test the alarm function on my new watch by setting it at 8:18 p.m. It worked. For a reason I no longer remember, I didn’t get around to turning off the alarm and it continued to go off at 8:18 every evening. I noticed it was interesting to see just…
The Process of Ordinary Art: Soul Sculpting Project:
I remember a morning sitting near Delicate Arch in Utah, attempting to capture it on paper with watercolor. A young teen girl walked by me and asked in wonder, “Are you a real artist?!” “Yes,” I said, “just like you.” – She smiled. I am under the opinion that all of us are real artists….
High Time to Learn Something New: Soul Sculpting
It’s high time I learned some new languages. On a trail last month I met a man who could speak Raven. He was having an animated conversation with a raven who expressed an eager comeback for every statement this man made. The man did admit he had no clue what he was saying but the…
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