February 2026 - Are You Too Tolerant? I Was!
I have “paid” a high price for being overly tolerant and trusting!
Most of us are/were taught to identify our strengths — the qualities that make us good people, reliable friends, and caring contributors. Tolerance. Trust. Compassion. Loyalty. Perseverance.
But what if the very qualities we are most proud of are also the ones quietly limiting our freedom, health, or joy?
January 2026 - Praying for Others
A Gentle Word Before We Begin Dear Friends, Last month, I wrote about prayer for oneself—the often-overlooked practice of turning inward to listen, align, and restore. I didn’t know then how timely that message would become for me. On December 14, I drove myself to the emergency room after weeks of knowing something wasn’t right and feeling unheard along the way. Emergency surgery followed, and I spent the next twelve days receiving care, resting, and allowing my body a
The Sacred Practice of Praying for Yourself, December 2025
Many children grow up memorizing the prayers of their faith tradition. We learned beautiful words — but outside of those memorized lines, many of us had no idea how to pray. That was certainly true for me. It took years to understand that the most powerful prayers are often the ones that rise spontaneously from deep within the heart — prayers that express our real concerns, our honest longings, and our most exuberant celebrations. It is important to recognize that our thought