In Others’ Words: A Work in Progress

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, perspective, Quotes 10 Comments

As I moved the graphic over into this blog post, two words stood out to me in the quote: in progress.  “In progress” means motion. Forward motion. We’re moving toward something — a goal. A dream. There’s action happening. When I was deciding on the graphic to use for the quote, I skimmed through lots of photos of staircases and …

In Others’ Words: From Here to Eternity

Beth VogtUncategorized 4 Comments

I’ve mulled over Thomas Merton’s words for several days now. “Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.”  I usually stay away from generalizations like that — careful not to use words like “every” and “all” in statements. But I don’t believe Merton is overstating the truth here. I think we overlook …