Daily Connector | What I Found Challenging and Difficult | Dan Halterman
The prompt was “what I find challenging or difficult now.” A recent experience was and is difficult and challenging. Nearly weekly since mid-June, I’ve biked with my signs to Cleveland Avenue and shared their messages – “…and justice for ALL” and “Know Justice, Know Peace.” The latter adds a bit…
Daily Connector | Stillness & a Cup of Coffee | Lavonne van der Zwaag
Recently I was surprised with a package from Julia Cameron. In it was an advance copy of her new book, The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention, scheduled to be released on January 12, 2021. In her introductory letter accompanying the book Cameron writes, “The listening path…asks us to…
Daily Connector | Discovering my Polish Roots: The Letter | Larry Less
The Polish history of my family has been shrouded in mystery. My Grandfather Marcin (Martin) Les(s) immigrated from Poland in 1912, travelling alone at the age of 19 as I learned from a passenger list of the steamer Cincinnati that departed from Hamburg. He died when I was about a…
Peak magnificence
Here in Ohio we don’t have the mountains and we don’t have the ocean. But we have the maples. And it is October. And we have the walnuts, and honey locust, and redbuds and hackberries, and mulberries, and all the other photosynthesizing wonders making this fall transition with us. It’s…
Daily Connector | Mentorship Companion Piece | Zac Coble
Part 2 (WARNING: Contains Star Wars puns and some Star Wars references) Early this year before quarantine, my mom asked me if I wanted a mentor. I said yes almost immediately because my sister seemed to be having fun with it, I love church, and I love socialization. A week…