I am reposting this although it was a fairly recent post. I need this reminder and it might be helpful to someone else as well. Most of us, even if we didn't grow up in the Christian tradition, are familiar with the story of the good Samaritan. It is a powerful story on so many… Continue reading On the side of the road
Author: justonerobin
lover of beauty, poetry, mindfulness, small and sometimes hidden living.
let the light hold it
Yesterday was a difficult one. Two friends entering hospital in addition to my own struggles with impatience in parenting of my eight year old had me feeling sad and discouraged for a bit. But the good news is that I am learning to be more gentle with myself. Before I got too far down the… Continue reading let the light hold it
Follow the spiral
Listening to Cal Newport's Deep Work on audible this week combined with the writing inspired by #bloginstead has confirmed something that has been forming for a good while. This something is the reason I started this blog and the MO behind much of the ethos in the way I think and live. If I had… Continue reading Follow the spiral
Brother Andrew's universe
*Another repost. I have many thoughts for a new post but it is late and I want it to be coherent. In the spirit of spiritual mindfulness which seems to be a theme in #bloginstead, I am submitting this previous reflection. When I was a freshman at a small Catholic University, a charming and wise… Continue reading Brother Andrew's universe
space on the shelf
*This is a re-post from almost a year ago. But in reading through the thoughts gathered in the #bloginstead experiment started by Melinda Johnson, they seemed pertinent. I would add a few things now if I were re-writing it, but I will leave it alone for the moment. Like many folks, I have spent the… Continue reading space on the shelf
whole and part
I am excited to be part of #bloginstead hosted by writer Melinda Johnson, and am truly grateful that she has inspired a group of us to focus on deeper writing and responses through blogging for a few days rather than the quick reactions we are prone to on social media. I have been reading a… Continue reading whole and part
in a grain of sand
To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour. ~ William Blake This poem just speaks to everything that I would like to embody in my life. To be able to take something tiny, or seemingly insignificant… Continue reading in a grain of sand
