Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them.They move on. They move away.The moments that used to define them are covered bymoments of their own accomplishments.It is not until much later, thatchildren understand;their stories and all their...
God approaches our minds by receding from them. We can never fully know Him if we think of Him as an object of capture, to be fenced in by our own ideas. We know Him better after our minds have let Him go. The Lord travels in all directions at once. The Lord arrives...
Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find the joy in the story you are actually living.
Surrender to what is.Let go of what was.Have faith in what will be.
Did I offer peace today?Did I bring a smile to someone's face?Did I say words of healing?Did I let go of my anger and resentment?Did I forgive?Did I love?These are the real questions.
How it started is not as important as how it will end, so let go of what was and keep seeing what could be, for the change will not come from settling old arguments but from sharing new dreams.
Our culture insists in looking for things we can measure, signs of a life well lived through metrics like health, strength, and success, but maybe we, too, should start listening for new vital signs; beds surrounded by loved ones, legacies of kindness and generosity,...
We are confronted by God's loving claim upon us--the most intense intimacy a human being can experience. To know this intimacy we have only to let go. Instead of relying on our own initiative, where we are in control, we discover that we are participating in what God...
One evening soon after, Sandy and I fell into a conversation about...the crow in the tree. Sandy said, "You know what came to mind when I saw that crow perched over us? I thought of the Native American proberb about the eagle and the crow in each of us. The eagle...
There is a tendency in the West to absolutize our religion. Instead of viewing it as a road sign that points beyond itself, we consider it a stop sign. It becomes the destination, the end. When that happens it becomes confused with the Ultimate Reality that is always...