Like you, I sometimes don’t know when to say “No.” As a result my calendar for September has been pretty packed. All of the scheduled activities have been good things, but they have required a lot of my time and attention. The thing that has suffered most is my regular posting of blogs. There some things that can be done in small blocks of time that become available in one’s daily schedule. For me, blogging is not one of those. Whether it appears so or not, blogging is a creative exercise for me and I like the time I spend writing to be as open-ended and unstructured as possible. I have lacked some of those big blocks of time recently, so my blogging this month has been erratic. I have learned several things from this “dry spell.” First, I not only enjoy writing but it is almost a spiritual discipline like contemplative prayer. To practice both one must be intentional, open, and unhurried. Both provide a sense of refreshment and b...
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