The Grace of Letting Go
From a fellow SWOG: Let It Go from Danna Faulds Let go of the ways you thought life would unfold: the holding of plans or dreams or expectations – Let…
The Grace of Fair Trade
OK, after working at Ten Thousand Villages for almost four weeks now, I have become an absolute Fair Trade convert. And, of course, I have to put in a plug…
The Grace of a Video That Makes Me Cry
OK, get out the tissues. This one was powerful--in many ways. Because I read slowly, I had trouble reading his whole message while the video was playing. You might not suffer…
The Grace of Practicing What We Preach
A funny thing happened to me yesterday on the way to trying to live life wholeheartedly. But, let me first digress. Wholeheartedly? What in the world are you talking about…
The Grace of the Follow-Up
Follow-ups are important for a number of reasons. Understanding, closure, clarity, answering un-answered questions to name a few. Sometimes (read here--"many times") we make assumptions about communications that we shouldn't.…
Today’s Implications of Adult Stage Development
So, who cares about this adult stage development stuff, SWOG lady? Well, let me make the case for why we should all care. Take a look at this chart, and…
The Grace of Silence
I haven't forgotten you, my SWOG blog readers! I still need to post on scapegoating, projection and the like. But, until I get my act together, here's a contribution from…
The Grace of Learning from Others
OK, well I said I was going to stop commenting on the election, but this is about broadening my/our collective perspectives on how others view this phenomenon. And since many…
The Grace and Wisdom of Rohr
I do want to bring my commentary on the election to a close but I do not want to stop the dialogue on the valuable lessons we must learn from…
The Grace of Sharing Part 3
Here are the Georgetown email thread remarks, a great Rohr quote, and my thoughts which are a bit dated now, but were "penned" on Thursday after giving myself some time…