self-knowledge
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When One Writes a Poem
initially you just vomit on the pagethe body mind heart psychedumping pumping purgingthe undigested mixtureof potential toxinsout through the pen tipjust to be rid of itjust to keep it from being absorbed unheeded unsortedinto the organs and limbs and life… Continue reading
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Write You Own Blog! (Part 3)
It's my final morning staying with the Sisters of Loretto, reading, writing, breathing, meditating, being. Since I'm away, this blog's all yours. I thought you might like to respond to this quote, from Fr. James Clark: "The best place to… Continue reading
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All Anger Comes from Fear
A long time ago, someone I trust and love said to me "All anger comes from fear." That made me angry. Or rather, my response to what she said was to feel angry and defensive: "But my anger is justified.… Continue reading
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The Great Encounter
What do we seek in silence and solitude? First, we seek self-knowledge and self-acceptance, to know and nurture ourselves, for "only in still water do we see our reflection." Henri Nouwen writes: "The greatest gift of solitude…is the gift of… Continue reading
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On Journaling
Journaling can be good and healthy and helpful. Journaling can also bog us down. Some of us journal and rehash all the things that we obsess about anyway, so the journaling is just an extension of our usual mental clutter.… Continue reading