Gather 'round…
I ran across a post a while back, and of course it's now lost to the inner recesses of social media, but to poorly paraphrase: . . . Nevermind, I have to find it... please hold... . (For a brief musical interlude to hold you over, let's go with some Saggitarius 🎧.) . . .... Continue Reading →
" Finally, you will have to chart your own course, find your own way, and take readings (i.e. be mindful) from time to time to check and see if the path you are following--the teachers you are finding and the community you are practicing with, if you have found one--feels intuitively healthy and appropriate to... Continue Reading →
"It is the whole of nature, extending from the beginning to the end, that constitutes the one image of God Who Is."~ St. Gregory of Nyssa "Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with... Continue Reading →
"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 →
"Sometimes when we look out, the world seems so dark. War, violence, hunger, and misery seem to abound. This makes us anxious and helpless. What can I do in my private little corner of life that could have any effect on the march of world events? The usual answer is: nothing. We then decide to... Continue Reading →
"Let the opposing voices in your head speak.They are only finding their partin a larger, yet-to-be heard song." ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening This is the 6th year I'm working my way through The Book of Awakening. Fun Fact: It looks like I first embarked upon my journey with Nepo right about the... Continue Reading →
'"In a dark time the eye begins to see.' And this is the paradox: that black is white, that darkness is the mother of beauty, that the extinction of light is a revelation."~ Chet Raymo, The Soul of the Night Without darkness, there is no light. Without depths, heights are not heights. Without suffering, love... Continue Reading →
"they say nobody is coming to save you,but many people have saved me,even if they didn't intend to. it can be as small as a smile from a stranger,a nudge from animal, words from a writer,the lyrics to a song, an observant friend. we are all saving each other every single day,in tiny seemingly insignificant... Continue Reading →
"This being human is a guest houseEvery morning a new arrival...Be grateful for whoever comes,because each has been sentas a guide from beyond."~ Rumi, The Guest House "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."~ Hebrews 13:2 Strangers. Guests.Angels. All the same, and the list isn't yet complete.... Continue Reading →
"The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better."~ Richard Rohr In days like these, when the whole country has gone mad, all that is left is to hunker down and do the good. Reach out. Reach out to those you love. Reach out to those you don't yet know. See no... Continue Reading →
“… human societies are infinitely… complex, full of choices and mistakes, periods of glory and seasons of utter despair. Some of us make highly visible, elaborate contributions to the whole. Some of us are part of the ticking mechanics of the world, the incremental wealth of small gestures. All of it matters. All of it... Continue Reading →
"Though the human body is born complete in one moment, the birth of the human heart is an ongoing process."~ John O'Donohue, Anam Cara Take your time. You're not done, and you never will be. This is excellent news. "Everything that happens to you has the potential to deepen you. It brings to birth within... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 