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Forgiveness

March 28, 2011

“Do not let your mistakes keep you from your Beloved, but again and again, wash in the water of forgiveness, the water of mercy and truth, and offer all that you have and all that you are, back to the One who created you and walk straight to your Beloved.” Sidi al-Jamal, Music of the [...]

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Be Present–Wherever You Are

March 21, 2011

This weekend I found out that a dear friend has a brain tumor.  They rushed her to another city with a bigger, better hospital for surgery.  We don’t know what it all means yet. Upon hearing the news, I sat for awhile, helpless.  There is nothing I can do this far away except pray.  And [...]

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Life is like a Rosebush

March 9, 2011

Yesterday, I cut back the rosebushes in preparation for summer.  I discovered that one must be quite careful with rosebushes!  Gloves and long sleeves are handy.  Gingerly handling the bushes is beneficial.  Patience and full attention are helpful.  Respect is necessary. Roses are beautiful and delicate but beneath their inspiring beauty are the terrible thorns.  [...]

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How to Change in Extraordinary Ways

March 1, 2011

March already.  Trees bud.  Daffodils bloom.  Redbuds burst.  Japanese quince explodes!  And the birds sing about it all.  Spring approaches:  a time or renewal and resurrection.  The deep sleep of winter blinks open an eye to see the wonders of life ready to burst from soil, stalk, limb, and nest.  It is a glorious time [...]

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Interrupting the Story

February 4, 2011

I have been making a conscious effort to examine and drop the story lines I create.  It’s not easy and I have a long way to go.  My story lines are often unconscious—a result of habit, culture, family, etc.  For example, I’ve told myself, three or four times already this morning, that I don’t feel [...]

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An Eternal Poem

January 18, 2011

“What is the world?  An eternal poem, out of which the spirit of Godhead shines and glows, the wine of wisdom foams and sparkles, the soul of love speaks to us.”  Hugo Von Hofmannsthal Related Posts:ForgivenessHow to Change in Extraordinary WaysDry Spells

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Cultivating Space

January 12, 2011

I reached into my jewelry box to dig out a necklace.  I found it terribly knotted. I worked with the necklace for several days but simply could not make any headway.  Finally, four days later, I sat with the necklace and sort of spread it out.  The knots were not so tight as I had [...]

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The Wonders of Dusk and Dawn

January 10, 2011

Dusk and dawn are full of the most marvelous wonders:  a great blue heron silhouette, an owl hoot, hoot, hooting after a full night of hunting, deer moving through the descending night shadows, crows gathering on fence posts to begin the day, love doves nestling together for warmth, vultures outstretching wings to welcome the morning [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2010

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 Happy New Year, Friends!  I feel so much gratitude for you, dear readers.  This blog has been a gift to me and [...]

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Holiday Gratitude

December 20, 2010

Not what we give, But what we share, For the gift without the giver Is bare. ~James Russell Lowell Thank you, dear readers, for your love, support, and presence.  I am deeply touched and grateful.  I send you much love and light during this holiday season.  I’ll see you after Christmas! Related Posts:Happy New Year!I [...]

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