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"The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin."~ Parker Palmer "Anything that removes what grows between our hearts and the day is spiritual."~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening What is it today that plucks away the things that stand between you and the universe?How is it, this very day,... Continue Reading →
“On a summer morningI sat downon a hillsideto think about God– a worthy pastime.Near me, I sawa single cricket;it was moving the grains of the hillside this way and that way.How great was its energy,how humble its effort.Let us hope it will always be like this,each of us going onin our inexplicable waysbuilding the universe.”... Continue Reading →
“In the long, long trip of growing,There are stops along the wayFor thoughts of all the soft thingsAnd a look at yesterday.For a chance to fill our feelingsWith comfort and with ease,And then tell the new tomorrow:‘You can come now when you please.” ~ Fred Rogers After the stomach flu. After Costa Rica. After Christmas.... Continue Reading →
“It’s common to believe that life is a series of external experiences... If we focus on what’s going on inside ourselves–sensations, emotions, the patterns of our thoughts–a wealth of material can be found. Our inner world is every bit as interesting, beautiful, and surprising as nature itself. It is, after all, born of nature. When... Continue Reading →
“I had to remember about open, blind, knowing, unreserved, unambiguous, unconditional love–naked love–before any of it could make sense again. I had to find it in the many places it hid, drag it out in the open and wrap it all around me, wear it around the house, feel its imprint on my skin, weave... Continue Reading →
A note from the birds... “... it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world. I beg of you, do not walk by without pausing to attend to this rather ridiculous performance.It could mean something. It could mean everything. It could be what Rilke meant, when he... Continue Reading →
"Experience one beautiful thing a day. However small. However trivial. Read a poem. Play a favorite song. Laugh with a friend. Gaze at the sky just before the sun's final tumble toward the night. Watch a classic movie. Eat a slice of lemon drizzle cake. Whatever. Just give yourself one simple reminder that the world... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 