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I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want. Beyonce Knowles Meditation: Yesterday one of my daughters needed to get her rage out. She wasContinue reading ““Rage that Needs to Come Out”…”

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. Thomas Jefferson Meditation: What is happening in the US related to health care is an injustice that cries out to heaven. A few rich men decide the fate of millions of people. Millions will lose access toContinue reading “A Country facing Injustice…”

Just remember, some friends come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything – they’re your true best friends. Don’t let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. Marilyn Monroe Meditation: My sister is five years younger than me. The first 20 years it looked like IContinue reading ““Sisters make the Best Friends”…”

I’m still experimenting. Stevie Wonder Meditation: The older we get, the less likely we are to experiment, make changes or try out new things. Our brain  gets easily used to certain patterns and habits. The older we become, the more we cherish rituals and predictable ways of being in the world. However, artists and creativeContinue reading ““Still Experimenting”…”

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” Malcolm S. Forbes Meditation: There is a place for admitting sins and for revealing one’s shortcomings. However, when we become fixated on those, we have not fully understood the Go(o)d News that Jesus embodied: “We are forgiven”. So, we can stop staringContinue reading ““Our Sins are covered”…”

I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need. Michelle Obama Meditation: A few days ago I saw on Facebook a video of an African American girl who was about 11 years old. The video was supposed to be funny. But to me it was not. The girl wasContinue reading ““I Need My Education”…”

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich Meditation: Babies need to learn to fall asleep on their own. Initially that can feel distressing and terrifying to them. However, as parents are a “good enough” and loving presence during the day time, the baby internalizes theirContinue reading ““The Pain and Peace of Being Alone”…”

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Thomas Merton Meditation: It is tempting to make others into images or into ideals we have of them, or into images ofContinue reading ““Don’t Twist me to fit your Image”…”

The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking. Dan Pearce Meditation: My father has been one of the most influential persons in my life. He would have liked to live a life more in the background, yet due to his calling to be a pastor heContinue reading ““Father’s Day”…”

Comparison is an act of violence against the self. Iyanla Vanzant Meditation: Raising twin daughters has been a spiritual journey for us as parents. My husband and I are both people who do not compare ourselves with others. We do not envy or strive for something because somebody else has it. We do strive forContinue reading “Violence against the Self…”