Acedia Strikes
“Listlessness to everything, but brooding sorrow, was the night that fell on my undisciplined heart. Let me look up from it - as at last...
Turning Isolation into Intentional Time
The nature of my work as a social worker led me to be exposed to people who had the COVID19 virus. At the time, I did not know the person...
Note to Self: DEEP BREATH
Introduction by Eddie: In response to Jim's call for other people's insights on their journey, a friend named Stacy responded with a...
Collaboration
“The story of any one of us is the story of us all.” - Fredrick Buechner The Journey of 1000 days is intended to be a pilgrimage, a...
Sitting with Pain
“I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer...
Dancing With A Limp
“You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get...
Who You Am
“I am what I am and that’s all that I am.” –Popeye the Sailor Man This quote has been running around in my head the past few weeks. It is...
The Secret to Self-Improvement
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits;...
Day 17: The Answer is Nothing
Thirty-five years ago I did a solo bicycle trip from the Mexico border through Canada. It was a dark time for me ... I was going through...
Day 16: The Parable of the Parakeet
Solitude is simple, but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. It is simple in the sense that it doesn’t cost any money. You don’t need...
