Stillness: Finding time for it
As I sit here at a friend’s beach house, I look at the waves rolling on to shore. Quiet surrounds me as everyone sleeps. I think of stillness, which has been lacking from my...
Author: Penny
Speaking Life
Driving on the freeway today, I heard Toby Mac’s song “Speak Life” on the radio. After hearing that song, I pondered the act of speaking life. Do I speak life to people I encounter...
Slowing Down, Again
Why does the act of slowing down challenge me in so many arenas of life? I walk fast, drive fast, talk fast and often load my days with too many activities. Walking I grew...
Expressing Gratitude
Do you express gratitude for the people in your life, your circumstances or your body’s capabilities? Do you even think about it? On different days, the same song about gratefulness played, it seemed, every...
Letting Go
Has anyone ever told you to “Let it go”? Sounds simple. Some of us torment ourselves by not letting go of any number of things. Past hurts I found myself rehashing a past hurt...
Aging Bodies
As I sit typing, I contemplate aging and our bodies. Why? Because I sit wearing two different braces to support my shoulders and back in order that I sit properly. My whole life I...
Loving Well
Valentine’s Day has turned into a commercial holiday. Restaurants create special menus and charge inflated prices. Chocolates and flowers abound. This day that focuses on love cannot be all that bad. Couples celebrate their...
Wind
Do you ever think about the wind? For me, wind happens. I did not think much about it. Last month a winter storm brought with it relentless wind. The wind knocked down large trees...
Adjusting Expectations
Do your expectations ever trip you up? I can honestly say mine often do. You look forward to something only to be disappointed. It could be expectations about something as small as a movie...
Singing
Do you like to sing? Maybe you like to sing when you shower so no one else can hear you? Or with enough drinks, you get courage and participate in a round of karaoke?...
