on being flexible

Posted by on Aug 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, mindfulness | 10 comments Things don’t always unfold as I think they should.  Does that ever happen to you?  Come on, you can tell me. Long ago, for Lent, I gave up having expectations, not that I’m Catholic or Episcopalian.  I just like the idea of Lent.  (Note to Self, write about Lent, during Lent!)  I found that I was not so successful at completely letting go of expectations, but it sure did make me...
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late, again

Posted by on Mar 3, 2009 in lent | 0 comments I’m not one of those people who are generally late.  I tend to be on time, not usually early, just on time.  Since I’ve given up driving over the speed limit for lent, I’ve encountered an unexpected consequence, tardiness.  Who knew?
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give it up for lent

Posted by on Feb 25, 2009 in relationships, this i believe | 4 comments Today is the beginning of Lent.  Yayyyy!  Lent is one of my all time favorite spiritual holidays.  This might sound strange as I am neither Catholic or Episcopalian.  But I LOVE the practice of time limited renunciation. 40 days of fasting.  Gotta love it.  Well, I love my take on Lent.  Here’s how it works in my head; give up something with the understanding that this “giving...
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