Stop framing the past and spending your rest. Don’t be soul-stuffed by stuff. Be soul-wrapped by whitespace. Let it go and make room for now. Inspired by chapter 9, “Clutter.” Leaving some whitespace here this month as I rest with Bonnie. I’m reading and writing on a chapter a day. In the stillness, Sandy […]
Scripture Sunday: Stop
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” ~ Luke 10:36-37 (NIV) Stop. Pour joy on the wounded stranger in you. […]
Still Saturday: Shalom
Remember the past. Collect the broken pieces. Bring a yellow pail. Shalom. Inspired by chapter 6, “The Basement.” Leaving some whitespace here this month as I rest with Bonnie. In the stillness, Sandy This post is part of the “Finding Spiritual Whitespace Blog Tour” which I am a part of, along with a group of […]
Fine Art
Too much text turns you into a commercial. Whitespace says you are fine art. Inspired by chapter 5, “The Screen Door.” Leaving some whitespace here this month as I rest with Bonnie. In the stillness, Sandy This post is part of the “Finding Spiritual Whitespace Blog Tour” which I am a part of, along with a group […]
Wallpapered
Frozen by the past. Wallpapered memories melt. Follow the current. A little haiku inspired by chapter 2, “Wallpapered Memories.” Leaving some whitespace here this month as I rest with Bonnie. In the stillness, Sandy This post is part of the “Finding Spiritual Whitespace Blog Tour” which I am a part of, along with a group of […]
Still Saturday: Whitespace
“Arthur Rubenstein, one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, when asked how he creates the tone he plays, said he once heard a woman sing. She sang with the most beautiful tone and he observed how she would pause. She stopped to take a breath. Rubenstein learned to do the same at […]
Still Saturday: #BringBackOurGirls
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language; let’s stop for one second and not move our arms so much. ~Pablo Neruda in Extravagaria Sometimes there just are no words. On Sunday, Mother’s Day, we will count […]
Still Saturday: Our Job?
“Maybe it’s our job to incline our hearts toward silence, to head for the slight grace that stillness allows from the noises of our world. Or maybe our job is to disrupt the silence just so, to make some arrival, some gentle voice, some concrete clarity, some step toward reconciling our presence.” ~Dave Harrity […]
Scripture Sunday: One Way to be Wise
REMINDER: If you plan to join our Making Manifest study group, it starts May 1 – this Thursday! Do you have your book? In the stillness, Sandy
Still Saturday: How to Seek the Kingdom of God
What should we do to pursue the Kingdom of God? “Then in a certain sense it is nothing I shall do. Yes, certainly in a certain sense it is nothing, become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is first to seek God’s Kingdom.” ~Soren Kierkegaard “And so […]
