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a tip for moving forward

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 l m anderson1 Comment

In the throes of my anxiety, The depths of my people pleasing, The canyon-like width of my “What-if’s;” In the thread that holds them all together, making me desperate to know others’ thoughts toward me, I’ve been taught to say, “Who cares?” And keep moving forward. But this dismissive attitude has never sat well with [...]

Posted in miscellaneousTagged meditation, poetry, spirituality

portrait of a life: free

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 l m andersonLeave a comment

The presence of a life is a complex and multi-faceted thing, so full of tiny moving pieces that come together in a masterpiece, a story, a portrait. In the daily, we see only one piece at a time and wonder, “What makes a life spectacular or miraculous or valuable?” How could mine ever be? Where [...]

Posted in portrait of a life (february 2020)Tagged meditation, poetry, spirituality

portrait of a life: warm

February 19, 2020 l m andersonLeave a comment

A reading chair bathed in sunlight served as my lunchtime perch today. Sitting at the end of the sun’s generous rays, I felt more than just warm. I felt thawed out. I felt relief. I sat cross-legged and visited with a friend, wanting to never get up. I could imagine myself scooting down lower and [...]

Posted in portrait of a life (february 2020)Tagged christianity, meditation, poetry, prayer

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Saturday meditation: it seems as though I have been waiting my whole life to be invited. I long desperately for the approval, appreciation, and affection of others. And mostly I live under assumption, longing to be invited but telling myself I won’t be. Believing I am inherently unwanted, I’ve sat a lot of things out. But the truth is my worthiness is not dependent on an invitation (to participate, to collaborate, to show up, to invest, to love, to...) In fact, my existence alone is the invitation. The fact that I am here at all gives me the right and privilege to take up space on the earth as God intended.

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