Sabbatical, Song, and Season

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

News + New Good Things from Tia Norman

"We are called to a sabbatical not to escape, but to find the deeper work that has been waiting within us."

-Henri Nouwen

Peaceful, Centered + Connected

I filled the hummingbird feeder a few months ago and never saw a single beak take a sip

I wondered if I had measured the proper proportion of sweetness to liquid

Not a single beak,

until this week

It wasn’t the season

And I’ve been talking to the wilting flowers in my yard,

asking them where they want to live

Once seed I had pushed into the dirt with my fingertips

They speak, and I move them

They perk up

That wasn’t their place

I’m coming off sabbatical

That’s why I haven’t connected with you here lately

It wasn’t the time

I was quiet

and I sang

I chanted

Before I knew it, my body was rocking back and forth

Tears falling

Please let me be brave,

Please let me see my choices clearly

My voice went down deep, and a new word came up

Please let me be brave,

Please let me feel my choices clearly

Let me feel

Let me see

time

place

season

Grace + Ease,

Tia

A New Way to See the Good News

A new way to see the Good News offers a short passage that may offer a fresh perspective or insight into the ancient collection of poems, letters, and stories known as the Bible.

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."

⎻ Psalm 32:8

A Breath Prayer

Pause. Take a moment. Close your eyes. Find your breath.

Inhale: Let me feel

Exhale: My choices

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