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…
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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….
Prayer Projects to Deepen Our Connection with God: #5 Slowing Time
When Anthony Bloom was a young priest an elderly woman in her 90’s came to him for advice. He suggested she seek advice with someone wiser, but she said she had asked many people with no success and that perhaps Bloom in his young ignorance would by chance blunder and say the right thing. So…
1000 Things I Really Like: Soul Sculpting
I’m walking in the early winter woods. The leaves are nearly gone. A dusting of snow is on the ground. The air is crisp and clean. #519 Breathing crisp, clean air. I remember when I started my list many years ago. I was swinging in a hammock and reading the book One Thousand Gifts. In…
The Reward of Pausing: Soul Sculpting Project
It was the elk who affirmed my choice. Though he was only a few yards away, he didn’t seem to see me. I sat on a log – very still, watching him step over the broken fence and wander uphill. He felt like a gift. Had I not stopped my work and sat down…
5 Minutes of Relaxed Attention in Nature: Soul Sculpting Project
The view of the Cimarron and San Juan Mountain ranges was postcard beautiful as we drove by. I grabbed a moment of attention for them, but then returned to my focus to our conversation. My friend and I were deep in the plot of sharing our stories from the past weeks. Personal joys, family events,…
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