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Giving Voice

November 15, 2010

My voice has not been strong for much of my life.  I have kept it silent, afraid of the trouble it may cause or wanting to keep the peace or wanting to be safe or wanting to avoid misunderstanding.  Waiting, I suppose, for my spirit to grow large enough to contain it.  Is it large [...]

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Remember the Field

October 27, 2010

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field.  I’ll meet you there.  When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.  Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense.”  Rumi I’m at Daddy’s house.  Clock ticking.  Refrigerator running.  Meditation finished.  Overcast outside.  [...]

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Restless Mind

October 19, 2010

Eyes closed–images of back and forth pacing.  Restless mind resisting meditation, anxious to get out of sitting posture.  Perfectly still, I watch with curiosity.  Calm body, calm spirit, restless mind.  Breathe in—feel the breath pass through nostrils, expanding chest.  Breathe out—feel the warm breath release.  Let thoughts pace—no attachment, simple curiosity.  I am not my [...]

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Dry Spells

October 18, 2010

“There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson How often do you get dry spells in your creative, spiritual, personal or professional life?  I get them often.  Either I get frustrated and stay stuck for a while or I use dry times [...]

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Treat the Earth Well

September 22, 2010

“Treat the earth well:  it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.  We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.”  Ancient Indian Proverb Related Posts:How to Improve the WorldDry SpellsSweet Baby Wren

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Stand Rapt in Awe

August 20, 2010

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” Albert Einstein I’m with Daddy [...]

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Meaningful Moments

July 22, 2010

I’m sitting in the oncology treatment room with daddy.  He is sleeping beside me as the IV drips.  An elegant woman arrived earlier with a beautiful harp.  She is playing heavenly, angel-music for us all.  Peace floats through the room. While getting crackers for daddy in the tiny snack room, I found a calendar with [...]

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Strengthen the Life Around You

July 1, 2010

July already.  We’ve been in Georgia for only two months, but it seems like a lifetime ago that we left the northeast.  Odd how time flows.  Interesting that I have relaxed so easily into the comfortable lap of Georgia after 25 years away.  How good and right it feels to be here.  Life strengthens me. [...]

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Shadow Blessings

June 21, 2010

I had a nice visit with daddy and family yesterday.  It was good to be together.  We couldn’t remember the last time we were all gathered on Father’s Day.  It was a lovely treat. I came home tired and a tad sad, so I went outside where the light was warm and beautiful.  I hoped [...]

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Peace Begins with Me

June 10, 2010

I was running errands the other day while fuming.  I was upset.  When someone pulled out in front of me, I cussed at him in my mind.  A moment later I got out of the car to pump gas and noticed the little sticker I have on my bumper:  Create Peace.  How can I create [...]

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