Growth
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Leap-Faithing
Allow your curiosityto best you–flip switches,mix chemicals,assemble mismatched parts,let the cart lead the horse,give the sleeping bear a poke,chew through the wire. The mess you make,likely won't kill you. Oh, you may retrace steps,redo work,replace something broken,apologize. But you will… Continue reading
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Luke 10:38-42
Martha: Words do not the windows wash. Mary: But words the weary soul can cleanse. Martha: Words do not the dishes clean. Mary: But words both time and fear suspend. Martha: Silent contemplation bores. Mary: … Continue reading
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Failure
Success buildson the rubble of repeated failure. No collapsed venture is wasted. Art, relationship, occupation–it's all the same:only those who gleefully fail,succeed. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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What I’m Looking For
That thing you've been looking for?That feeling of completeness, the wholeness, that satisfaction that eludes you? Guess what!You already have it. You already arewhat you are looking for. Repeat after me:"I amwhat I am looking for." I amwhat… Continue reading
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Blood-Letting
They once let bloodto cure madness. What must we releaseto end our ennui? Bring the basin;sharpen the blade. Bleed me 'til I care once more. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Blood-Letting
They once let bloodto cure madness. What must we releaseto end our ennui? Bring the basin;sharpen the blade. Bleed me 'til I care once more. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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What I Am Not
I am not these e-mails.I am not these phone calls.I am not the pages I edit.I am not these thoughts.I am not these desires.I am not these dreams. I am the spaciousness beyond. I will live and breathe and have… Continue reading
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Looking for Truth
Religion is,at heart,the story of grace. Whatever codes, creeds, morality, doctrinewe've piled on top of that story–it's all peripheral,optional,not central,not foundational,only created to assuageour insecurity. And if, by chance,these trappings slow you downon the upward climb to compassion,it's time to… Continue reading
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Like Fish in Water
When was the last timeyou heard of fishattending a conferenceabout water? Why, then,do we attend conferencesabout God? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Mysticism
"I want to be a mystic," he said. "What kind of career is that?" she asked. "Well, it isn't a career exactly,it's more of a way to be." She snorted,"A way to be.And that pays…how much?" He ignored her sarcasm,because… Continue reading