Tag Archives: renewal

Deciduous or Evergreen

Posted on August 22, 2022 by hernibs

I would never want to be an evergreen tree. Deciduous, changing with the seasons, renewed each spring suited my life better than the unchanging green. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Unless the Seed Falls Into the Ground

Posted on July 8, 2020 by hernibs

We learn one lesson from the seed that diamonds have never taught us. For seeds, unlike diamonds, are for spending, for throwing away, almost. For unless the seed falls into the ground, lying buried in the darkness of the earth … Continue reading →

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Transformation

Posted on December 9, 2019 by hernibs

Transformation has little to do with intelligence, willpower, or perfection. It has everything to do with honest humility, willingness, and surrender. ~Richard Rohr

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New Song

Posted on June 30, 2015 by hernibs

I kneel upon the sand along a shore my head is bowed I’ve not been here before A gentle peace pervades my mind the chains of fear that used to bind fall round my knees as strands of hair a … Continue reading →

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Renewal

Posted on November 30, 2014 by hernibs

Like a book half read, returned for permission to finish? Like a pair of jeans with threadbare knees patched to last a little longer? Like a will, changed mind, changed plans? Renewal? No, you do not renew me. You make … Continue reading →

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