I was recently privileged to guest blog for my friend, author Susan Carson. If you have a few minutes, and some curiosity about how to cultivate inner peace, please check it out. And while you’re over there, you’ll find lots of good resources, including information on her wonderful book, “rooted (IN): Thriving in Connection with God, Yourself, and Others”.
Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/2zYX02T
Over the last few years I’ve been in a process of streamlining my life to the essentials.... In that process I periodically come across various artifacts in our “Great Basement of Unknowing” where all the detritus collected over the decades lies waiting in their assigned boxes. Some of these artifacts hold a special place in my heart....
With so many tasks to complete (or start), so many new things to learn--I’ve found that I can easily get lost in the weeds. If I lose sight of the big picture and begin to focus on the details I feel overwhelmed. What I really want is to cultivate a life characterized by “unhurried rhythms of grace”. A shift in the way I think is helping....
......Like everyone else I just kind of learned through trial and error that it's best to keep the world at a safe distance. If you show them who you really are, you run the risk of ridicule and rejection. That false self was my first and only line of defense, and it needed constant polishing, repair, and adjustment.
