“There was once a boy name Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself–not just sometimes, but always,” begins The Phantom Tollbooth. I figured I should read this modern sort of Alice in Wonderland, since I missed it as a child. So clever. So funny. So outrageously creative. Milo is given a odd little […]
Quotes I Like Today
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” –Eleanor Roosevelt […]
Heresy Was Not Always Heresy
When you become a Christian, you are told that “God has a plan for your life” and “Jesus died on the cross for your sins” and “You will go to heaven when you die.” But you aren’t told where all that doctrine came from. Well, other than the pat phrase, “Yes, it’s all there. Right […]
Finding Purpose in Pain
I feel a little inept at commenting on poet Cairns’ book (The End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain by Scott Cairns), simply because I’ve already dealt with the universal problem of suffering in Eve (for myself). That statement sounds more grandiose than I intended. “Dealt with suffering” is never as final as a door […]
Dance In Your Car & Bust the Toast Rule
There’s a whole lot of yummy goodness in Patti Digh’s Life is a Verb. Digh jumps right in: “At some point in your life, you’ll only have thirty-seven days to live. Maybe that day is today. Maybe not.” Her comments refer to the subtitle of the book, “37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and […]