Before you can hug your cactus you first have to admit that you have a cactus. I am sometimes asked, “does everyone have a cactus, or how do I know if I have a cactus to hug.” My answer is always “don't worry, you do.”...
Be still and know that I am God.Be still and know that I am.Be still and know.Be still.Be. –Contemplative Prayer from Richard Rohr based on Psalm 46:10 We continue our cactus journey by diving deeper into this simple but beautiful formative prayer. Make sure to read the...
The hug your cactus journey is a journey of paradox, often holding two things up in tension that seem on the surface to be opposed to each other. The Meriam-Webster dictionary offers the following among its definitions for paradox. 1: one (such as a person, situation,...
(Cub Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park) Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be. –Contemplative Prayer from Richard Rohr based on Psalm 46:10 God graciously invites us to slow down. We are welcomed to rest in His...
An entire Hug Your Cactus book that unpacks the journey of embracing the ugly parts of your soul is currently being written. Here is brief summary of that journey. Invitation To hug your cactus or to engage the cactus hugging journey begins with an invitation. Spiritually this...
My last couple of blogs have been about remembering my mom, who I lost a little over two and a half months ago. One thing that I have noticed is that I have been a little off ever since, even out of balance. Being a...
It’s now been almost a month since I got the call that mom had died and tomorrow it will be three weeks since her celebration of life and burial. In this last month I continue to be overwhelmed by the support I have received. Cards,...
On the evening of Sunday, January 21st I received the phone call that no son wants to receive. I was getting ready to watch the Chiefs/Bills game with a close friend when my uncle (mom's brother) called to inform me that he had found my mom,...
One of the way I plan to develop these Hug Your Cactus resources, is to show how different songs, movies, art, and other methods of storytelling relate to the cactus hugging journey. This journey is not lived out in isolation for it is both personal...
For this week’s reflection I will be taking a look at the first part of the hug your cactus journey, which is to not give up, and even find hope when life is not working due to a self-imposed crisis. We will be doing this...
