Cathy Self
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Day 94 – Appreciating the Garden
The choice to Live Love brings with it times of sweat and tears, of laughter and peace, of the sweet fragrance and the sharp thorn. In the end, these will show sweet fruit and an endless bounty of color and… Continue reading
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Day 38 – Risk Taking
This holding on, this letting go. These words are the title of a beautiful book of poetry written by Karen Updike. I thought of them as I read the latest journal entries and comments. Continue reading
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Day 29 – On Being Community
The Journal entries of late seem to have the thread of community woven throughout – a community against injustice, a community of caring for an individual, a community of faith. In writing about community, Henri Nouwen has suggested community is,… Continue reading
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Day 11 – Begin Again – Thoughts on Personal Commitment to Love
I understand personal commitment to be a quality of voluntarily fulfilling, an obligation. An obligation seems to be generally regarded as something that is legally or morally compelling. What makes personal commitment “personal” is the voluntary aspect. Continue reading
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What is Passion?
Over the years I’ve sadly seen coworkers opt out of striving for the best, choosing instead to live a life that felt safer – doing just enough to get by, staying under the radar, collecting the paycheck, and starting over… Continue reading
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The Second Seed of Potential – continued
This is a season in which many envision the picture of the lion and the lamb resting side-by-side. Yet I am mindful that even in this season of peace there is conflict within and among us all. Continue reading
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Love’s Song
My radio is tuned to a station that now plays Christmas music around the clock. I am one of many who love this season and what it represents. And, yes, I start playing Christmas music as soon as the Thanksgiving… Continue reading
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The Shared Presence of Love
In an internet missive that has probably circulated the globe several times, the innocence of Love is shared through the eyes and hearts of 4 – 8 year olds who were asked “What does love mean?” A couple of comments… Continue reading
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Are You Half-Living?
Will we dare to step from the frantic search into inner knowing? What does your heart need most today? What is the insular Tahiti within that beckons you to visit? Will you give yourself the much deserved, and perhaps much… Continue reading
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