When Things Fall Apart

  “It may be when we no longer know what to do, that we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.”      Wendell Berry If there is one thing I am asked the most, it is IF I

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Spirituality Re-Discovered & Re-Defined

Eastern spiritual traditions revere the lotus flower, which grows on lily pads in murky ponds, as a symbolic reminder that beauty can arise from ugly circumstances.  And for me the lotus seems an appropriate symbol for the new spirituality that has arisen within me since my disillusionment with, and resignation from, the LDS church. My exit

The Gift of Autumn

Each year, I am equally surprised when autumn bursts into full view. There is no ignoring it.  The leaves morph and change before our eyes, moving away from their emboldened green color to the bright yellows or reds that change the landscape around us and demand we stop and pay attention. The feel of the

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My first half marathon

My friend Melissa and I would jog occasionally early in the morning.  Although she had several marathons under her belt and loved running fast, she never complained about going at my pace.  She would always comment on the clarity of mind that running gave her.  She was a missionary for the church of running, and she