Today stands before us with promise.
The opportunities for growth are guaranteed, as is all the spiritual help we need to handle any situation the day offers.
If today offers us a challenge, we can be greateful.
Our challenges are gifts. Continue reading
Here we are on the threshold of a new year. If you are like me, you may be thinking about things that you want to let go of and things that you want to add to your life. I believe that I am free to choose. I let go of the belief that I can’t because of my age, my finances, my social status, and on and on. If you go to YouTube, search for “David Ault,” and click on “There are times,” you’ll see something that gives me encouragement when I slip into “I can’t.” Perhaps it will do that for you, too. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
A common question I get is, “Is this normal?” We learn the definition of normal from our family. Kelly Clarkston’s song, Because of You (below), illustrates this perfectly. Continue reading
Mary Oliver (1992). New and Selected Poems.
One day you finally knew
what you had to do,
and began,
though the voices around you kept shouting
their bad advice –
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried. Continue reading
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? Continue reading
I HOPE YOU DANCE
– Lisa Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.
You get your fill to eat byt always keep that hunger.
May you never take one single breath for granted.
God forbid love ever leaves you empty-handed.
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice, to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance. I hope you dance. Continue reading