Wholeness
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Dreaming
At night they come to me–my sister or my father,my mother or her mother–mutually recognizingthat they have diedand that we have,for whatever reason,been given a few more minutes together. Sometimes,I ask questions,because I need to know,to understandmyself. Sometimesit is enough… Continue reading
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Striving
Too much striving– to repair the past, to guarantee the future, to be what others want–so, so weary of striving. The dying say,"I regret having worked so hard." Aren't we all "the dying"? Text and image ©… Continue reading
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Obscuring God with Certainty
The less I knew,the more I thought I knew. As a pastorat age 30,I had a head full of answers,a library full of answers,so many unnecessary answers. Insider tip:Never trust a pastorwith answers;the truly wisehave very few. The wise onesno… Continue reading
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Sophia, Once Again
"Sweetie," she said,"these things aren't happening to you,they're happening for you.There's a big difference." My blank lookmust have communicated my confusion. She patted me on the knee."You just sit with thatwhile I get us some tea." Text and image © 2014… Continue reading
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Labyrinth
Imagine a metaphor for your life: jungle cruise? trial by jury? Country Buffet? roller coaster? I choose labyrinth: in which I occasionally glimpse the goal, approach, turn away, double back, reorient, begin again;… Continue reading
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Releasing
So many questions,so few answers,so little needto stress about either. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Dismissal
Give me a balcony(somewhere on the East coast of Mexico),air scented with hidden hyacinth(sweet, exotic, sensual),a waning moon and the evening's first star(just freed from the hazy horizon),and a fresh-pressed volume of poetry(Rumi? Oliver? Collins?). You may leave now. Text… Continue reading
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Circles
Within your heartspins a circle of longing,an emptinessaching to be filled. It frightens you;what if you brave this nothingnessand disappear? But how can you not enteryour place of Ultimate Yearning? Welcome the Mysteryyou were created to embrace. Text and image ©… Continue reading
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Dark Chocolate
The bitter cuts the sweet,yields the richest, most satisyfing experienceon the tongue. So like life. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Seeing Good
Today,right now,make the decisionto see the good around you: beauty, kindness, color, play, love, diversity, possibilities. Observe the goodfor just 15 minutesand you will be calmer, more focused, more creative, … Continue reading