Joy and Sorrow Are Sisters

Joy and sorrow are two sisters that live in the same house. They wrestle and fight, trying to prove that one is more important than the other. They hold hands. They push away. They tug at each other’s hair. They’re perplexed by how different they seem and how close they are. They love each other. They are confused siblings.

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Friday Morning Blues ~ A Poem

Blue chips. Blue cheese. Blue pastis à Paris. Blue peacocks and jays, screeching out their tunes just like me.

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Author Christine V. Paintner on "The Soul of a Pilgrim"

Today it is my delight and privilege to share with you a recent interview with friend and colleague, Christine Valters Paintner, online Abbess at Abbey of the Arts. In this 20-minute video interview, we touch upon the interplay of pilgrimage in marriage, reflecting backward while moving forward, where does an abbess live, listening to the hard places (i.e. welcoming discomfort), journeying at home, and more.

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Author Colette Lafia on "Seeking Surrender"

Author and spiritual director, Colette Lafia originally wrote to me about her book "Seeking Surrender: How My Friendship With a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life” while I was traveling in Europe, pursuing two of my favorite practices—writing and SoulStrolling™. She spoke to me of resonance with my work and the feeling that we two were kindred spirits. Let me just say, she was spot on. When I dove into her soulful words, I felt as if I were meeting an old friend. Her prose is worth savoring and I find her thoughts staying with me throughout each day.

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Like a Seed: She's Come Undone

“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” Cynthia Occe

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