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- Sacred shell of the spiritual dyad
- Raking with the Heart
- Worry stew
- Seventy-five days until 2021: What the Heart knows spiritual exploration
- The unsayable and the ordinary
- I am a sheeple with my big wooly sheep coat. (And so much more.)
- Insecurities: a crack where the light gets in
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Tag Archives: challenges
The ahhhh of retreat
Good morning, dear blog reader. Let’s talk about ahhhh this morning. The ahhhh of waking up on a fresh Monday morning with light shining through emerald green June leaves. The ahhhh of feeling centered and “right with the world”. The … Continue reading
Posted in June, 2020
Tagged challenges, Facebook, fasting, inspiration, news, personal, retreat, spirits, statistics, vision quest
14 Comments
My challenges with wood splitter motors and social media
Here is what I am not posting on Facebook: Our wood splitter motor, RIP, died yesterday. For five years he thwacked hearty logs in halves and quarters. We’ll miss him dearly. He spewed oil and gas fumes upon us as … Continue reading
Posted in July 2014
Tagged blogging, challenges, Facebook, life, public conversations, social media, thoughts, wood splitter
70 Comments
The titillation of conflict
I am still amazed at our human propensity to be titillated about conflict. Something in the human mind loves drama. We so often rush to read about negativity, challenges, despair, suffering. We’re often intrigued to learn more about the day’s … Continue reading
Posted in November 2013
Tagged blessings, challenges, conflict, drama, gratitude, life, Thanksgiving, thoughts
33 Comments
Could rejection, illness or suffering ever be a blessing?
We tend to think of blessings as positive happenings in our lives. We win a million dollars, we secure the desired job, we raise perfect children, we finish school, we live secure and content happily ever after. We tend to … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessings, challenges, failure, inspiration, life, spirituality, success, thoughts, Zen story
30 Comments
Sitting again beside the hearth of a beloved poem
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and attend them all: Even if they’re a crowd of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, challenges, delight, life, photography, poem, poetry, Rumi, sorrow, The Guest House, thoughts
16 Comments
Preciousness of life
Sometimes the world seems like a dismal place, a sorrowful place, a filled-with-suffering place. Tornados roar and hundreds die. Wars gun down thousands. Hurricanes strike. Earthquakes rumble and swallow. We humans bemoan health care or politics or dozens of other … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged alive, appreciation, challenges, earth, gifts, gratitude, happiness, imperfect, life, Memorial Day, moment, musings, nature, perfect, presence, suffering, thoughts
38 Comments
