It is Wednesday Wisdom day at The Shared Journey. Story time! And today we are looking at another aspect of our walk on earth as parents, grandparents, or just plain children of the universe here at TSJ. What inspired this sharing…besides the cancer journey with Tom was…a bird and a black cat! As Tom and …
” Faith makes things possible….not easy.” This saying on our mantle has come alive of late! When your heart breaks for your children, how do you put that into words? There simply are no words sufficient for this task. When you feel deep stirrings in your soul for the conditions of our world, both locally …
Solomon’s message this morning is very simple. You plus me makes we. As you can see he is having a father-son talk with our newest addition to The Shared Journey, SJ (Solomon Junior). Such a simple phrase. Yet, unspeakably profound. What is parenting? Parenting (as has often been said) is not about what we do. …
There is something I am experiencing of late that is hard to describe because it is the best kept secret in our society… there is power in doing nothing. It is counter-culture for most of us. And I get quite anxious if faced with doing nothing! For kids it means boredom, for me …
Do you ever “wanna quit?” I mean really want to run away and hide in a cave somewhere? Elijah did. More about him in a minute. Sometimes we all do. Today’s wisdom is not as whimsical as sometimes. But I believe there is hope, depth, and beauty in the contrast caused by shadows in the …
Do you have a memory like an elephant? Perhaps you do. Experience matters in ways we often don’t realize. Have you ever heard a news story that struck you in a personal way, even if it is not seemingly applicable to you? Today’s tidbit of wisdom came from such an experience for me. And it …
We humans have what I am calling today, “messy moods.” It is neither scientific nor technically correct terminology, but I like the sound of it and it describes what most of us can relate to. Just when we think we have things well planned and we proudly claim our ability to be patient, kind, organized, …
It has been a difficult winter. Fuel, salt, and people’s energies are running low. Many of us are needing to refuel and renew our inner resources. We may be like the salt shaker…. running low, but not empty. Now is the time to take heed. Since the news media has been announcing concerns about dwindling salt …
Have you ever “fallen asleep at the wheel?” I am sure you have heard it as an expression. And as such, we have all done so in some area of our lives. It happens when we ignore signals (often unintentionally) and things careen out of our control. But yesterday falling asleep at the wheel became literal …
Some days (weeks?) our confidence wanes or takes a drastic drop! This week’s Wednesday Wisdom looks at why it is important to understand this . . . And how to feel better. It is important because . . . Self-Awareness Leads to Understanding Mind-Behavior Connections For some, a drop in confidence levels is more frequent than …