Balance

It’s a gift of our design, this thing called balance. It’s one of the gifts I discovered when I was in the habit of being grateful every night before falling asleep.  This was a discipline that should be resurrected, I think. The rule was clear: Before going to sleep, give thanks for three new things experienced during the day.  The first week or two, it was easy. Then, I had to think more about it. Suddenly, I was coming up with things like hot showers, clean sheets, cold milk, the taste of peanut butter and bananas, full-range arm motion, and yes, balance.

Created in His Image

A common thread in the work of Sandals and a Stick is the gathering of opinions from various sources. It is true, that although some secular trails severely divert from the spiritual paths, many times they follow a similar route with a difference that is mainly focus driven.

The titles of these two short articles that graced my inbox this week seem to lack any similarity, yet they were not divergent.