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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Mother Nature
For the first time since I created the healing walk, I’ve been asked to write about my thoughts on a specific topic. How exciting! After my post on creation and ecology, I was asked to skim the surface of the … Continue reading
Posted in embodiment, healing, journey, language
Tagged faith, God, healing, journey, Mother Nature, names, names of God, progressive faith, religion
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The Order of Things
There are parts of the bible that can honestly be called “texts of terror”. Phyllis Trible coined that term in a book of the same name. ”Texts of terror” refers to all of those passages or stories within the bible … Continue reading
Artwork
I want to say thank you to my brother, Mike Ryan, who created the new artwork for this site. Mike is the art director of Journey Group, a graphic design and communications firm in Charlottesville, VA. Here’s their website. If … Continue reading
Cure-Resistant
I am often cure-resistant. Cerebral palsy is a disability that cannot be cured, but that’s not what I mean. I mean to say that too often I’m resistant to the possibility of being cured for anything out there for which … Continue reading
Martyrdom, Body Denial, and Violence
So much of our social consciousness centers around the century’s old idea that our bodies and our souls are completely separate parts of ourselves that are in constant struggle against each other. Martyrs from every faith tradition throughout history have … Continue reading
Posted in embodiment, healing, wholeness
Tagged body, brokenness, culture, cutting, denial, faith, martyr, sin, violence
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Be Here Now
Our bodies are our best teachers of presence. They let us know what we need when we need it, even when we get distracted by whatever it is that fills our crazy schedules and our overburdened lifestyles. We know when … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, embodiment, healing, Strength
Tagged body, cerebral palsy, disability, exercise, mindfulness, muscles, presence, stretch, yoga
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Life By Definition
I’ve written a lot about how I came to terms (in several ways) with myself as a person with cerebral palsy by spending a year talking about my disability with 7 of my peers and a supervisor during my time … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, healing, journey, language, Strength, wholeness
Tagged disability, fear, giving birth, healing, labor, pain, sacred, wholeness, words
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Juiced
In a way, you can consider me among the ranks of baseball players like Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. Not because I’m great at baseball (see my post on baseball), nor been in a criminal line-up, … Continue reading
Posted in disability, embodiment, Strength
Tagged acne, cererbal palsy, disability, growth hormone, puberty, teenage
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Becoming Human
We are not yet human. It sounds like a Zen koan (and it may be), but it’s also good theology. The idea that we are all on a journey to becoming human is not all that popular of an idea. … Continue reading
Posted in embodiment, journey, wholeness
Tagged being, Christian, church, divine, forgiveness, human, humane, humanity, journey, sacred, salvation, sinfulness, theology
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My Disappearing Act
High school wasn’t the greatest experience of my life. Not anywhere close. I loved my high school church youth group experience. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it. But actual high school…I could take it or leave … Continue reading
