Too aware of her daughter’s self judgment, Sophie’s mother withheld her wishes for higher aspirations…
Category Archives: poetry
A pop artist’s search
I’ve been searching for something sacred I lost, so undefined that it can only be seen by the eyes of the blind.
Befriending One’s Soul
The ego sees by the eyes of the head, but the soul by the ‘I’ of the heart. [3 minute read]
Poetic prose on rest, from Rohr
Snippets of these excerpts are used in Befriending One’s Soul, because they inspired my response to my Sistah’s wonderful challenge. Life is hard, and yet Jesus says, “My yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28). It is hard to bear God—but it is even harder not to bear God. The pain oneContinue reading “Poetic prose on rest, from Rohr”
Fooled by momentary appeal. Paul Simon and Robert Pirsig
Culture and psychology have all the answers to malaise and melancholy, right? These artists weigh in…
Ode to a Sacred Twig – An exercise for the soul
Things are sanctified by our own endowment, sanctifying us
Feel with Neil 