"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Belligerent Homelessness - Belligerent Preachers

"Okay, I know some hopeless people are unstable and belligerent, but so are some Baptist preachers I know. Most don’t set out to be homeless. I have never known a single eight—year—old who answered the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with “Be a homeless person.” For many it’s just a series of difficult life situations, circumstances, bad decisions, and hardships until one cold February night they find themselves inside a little coffee shop in Tennessee looking for a ride to Oklahoma. Like John in Paradise."
( Jim Palmer. Divine Nobodies : Shedding Religion To Find God - And the unlikely people who help you. )

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