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Late February/Early March

#beingwith #presence #trueself We meet ourselves time and again, in a thousand disguises, on the path of life. Carl Jung When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you. A joy. Rumi May the forms of your belonging – in love, creativity, and in friendship – be equalContinue reading “Late February/Early March”

Reflections from early February

Compassion is a spirituality as if creation mattered. It is treating all creation as holy and as divine… which is what it is. Matthew Fox May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. Rainer Maria Rilke To be in too bigContinue reading “Reflections from early February”

What we reflected on the week ending January 8

I am no longer waiting to be recognized; I know that I dance in a holy circle. Mary Anne Perrone 12-2-05 Surrender to the sweet bliss that is not part of this world. Breathe deeply. Love extravagantly. Be all the parts of you that make you extraordinary. Lihat Said Penh let me remember to giveContinue reading “What we reflected on the week ending January 8”

Advent reflections: Hope Peace Joy Love

I asked for peace – You offered your presence. I asked for hope – You came to my side. I asked for joy – You lit my journey. I asked for love – You gave me yourself. David Adam – The Glory of Light Hope is like a road in the country; there never wasContinue reading “Advent reflections: Hope Peace Joy Love”

What we reflected on the week ending Oct 29

To be in acceptance is to have a relationship with what you are impatient about – what you usually run away from. Acceptance goes beyond mere tolerance. (adapted from Gurdjieff – Talks on Transformation) The amount of happiness that you have depends upon the amount of freedom that you have in your heart. Thich NahtContinue reading “What we reflected on the week ending Oct 29”

What we reflected weeks ending October 22

#openness #growth “Love is a form of death. And you have to learn how to die in order to learn how to love,” Dr. Cornel West To learn and not to do, is really not to learn. To know and not to do, is really not to know. Stephen Covey Too often we underestimate theContinue reading “What we reflected weeks ending October 22”

What we reflected on Weeks ending September 19

#mystery #openness You alone can become yourself, but you cannot become yourself alone If you ever feel like you’re the only one who doesn’t have it figured out, listen close. Life is not tidy. Growth is not linear. We are ALL wanderers. We are all still learning. Erica Layne We dredge up soil from theContinue reading “What we reflected on Weeks ending September 19”

What we reflected on in the weeks ending September 2nd

#failure Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt that I had a beehive here in my heart and the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. Anthony Machard – Heart of my Failures #suffering Is there suffering upon this new earth? On our earth we can only loveContinue reading “What we reflected on in the weeks ending September 2nd”

What we reflected upon in the week ending August 21st

#friendship Perhaps intimacy is the ability to be fragile and vulnerable. You can love someone very, very much and still not be able to be intimate with them. Judy T According to the teaching of the Buddha, in true love there is no place for pride. Thich Nhat Hanh In the end, only three thingsContinue reading “What we reflected upon in the week ending August 21st”

What we reflected on the week ending August 12, 2022

#Light Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t get in. Isaac Asimov But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:23-24. Continue reading “What we reflected on the week ending August 12, 2022”