Gather 'round…
“... Vedic philosophers in India… welcomed the erasure of the individual self and its fusion with the universal. They rejected the Greek dualism between the body and the soul–and, indeed, between the individual body and the cosmic soul. They termed the self atman… The universal, multitudinous self, in contrast, was the Brahman. For these philosophers,... 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 →
“There is a story I live by, which I have been telling my Sunday school kids for thirty years now, and which they never tire of, or least have the good sense to still pretend to enjoy if they have any hope of getting snacks. A young girl is having a hard time falling asleep... Continue Reading →
“A Rabbi asks his students, “How do you know the first moment of dawn has arrived?” After a great silence, one pipes up, “When you can tell the difference between a sheep and a dog.” The Rabbi shakes his head no. Another offers, “When you can tell the difference between a fig tree and an... Continue Reading →
"That you would gather yourselfAnd decide carefullyHow you now can liveThe life you would loveTo look back onFrom your deathbed." ~ John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us Who would you be, today, if deathbed you could choose? What would you do, today, if waning you made the call?What tiny action, taken today, will... Continue Reading →
“You don’t need to know the future to be hopeful. You just need to embrace the concept of possibility. To accept that the unknowability of the future is the key, and that there are versions of that future that are brighter and fairer than this one. The future is open.” ~ Matt Haig, The Comfort... Continue Reading →
"When you allow yourself to be led into awe and wonder, when you find yourself in an aha! Moment and you savor it consciously (remember that joy and happiness take a minimum of fifteen conscious seconds to imprint on your neurons), then you can have a genuinely new experience; otherwise, you will fit everything back... Continue Reading →
Remember the old RICE method for taking care of soft tissue injuries? Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate? Turns out that passive methodology of healing wasn't helping us to meet our full potential. Decades of research and advancements in the healing fields have brought us a new acronym to take care of ourselves after trauma and injury.... 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 →
Jeff Rennicke, The Conserve Kid’s English teacher back when COVID closed down the school and the world, is in Alaska, as he is wont to be. He wrote this on Wednesday: "It is fitting, I suppose: a thick fog blanketing the Alaskan mountainsides where I have come seeking solace after such a difficult and divisive... Continue Reading →
“Love has bridged the high-rises of despair we were about to fall between. Love has been a penlight in the blackest, bleakest nights. Love has been a wild animal, a poultice, a dinghy, a coat. Love is why we have hope.” ~ Truth brought to you by St. Anne. * Today it’s time to go on... Continue Reading →
"Close your eyes.Gather all the kindlingAbout your heartTo create one spark.That is all you needTo nourish the flameThat will cleanse the darkOf its weight of festered fear." ~ John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us There is no small amount of festered fear to be had today. It swirls and eddies and can refuse... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 