Posts Tagged paying attention to what moves us

  It’s important to pay attention to the moments we feel moved to tears. These moments are opportunities to learn something new about ourselves and our place in this world. They often hold clues to who we really are, and what we should do next. Frederick Buechner, one of my favorite authors, says that listening to our lives (including our tears) is the best and most authentic way to experience ourselves and God. He talks about tears in his book, Beyond Words: YOU NEVER KNOW what may cause them. The