Category Archives: Calm Intensity
Sometimes Only God
There are, sometimes, certain bitternesses and joys that no one else can understand. In certain states of the heart, no communion can be found except in God who understands all. The heart knows its own bitterness And a stranger does … Continue reading
Filed under Calm Intensity, Intimacy with God, Loneliness
Like a Cello in the Hands of a Violinist
Nancy, a professional cellist, actually started out with violin when she was a girl. The violin teacher told Nancy’s parents, “She’s so intense. Why don’t you try her on a cello?” I can be too intense, too “me,” too I-don’t-know-what. … Continue reading
Filed under Body Life, Calm Intensity
Pacing
I consistently experience a slowing when I am in nature’s midst. Two and a half years ago I was, like a toddler, squatting knees-on-hands in the Napili tidepools, Maui. Still as the black rock under me, I needed no urging … Continue reading
Filed under Calm Intensity, Rest
