Tag Archives: light

December light in our little house in the woods

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Kathy

When the low sun shines here in the Upper Peninsula at this time of year–and that’s a big when–light enters our house in long ribbons of luminescence. The winter can drag as gray skies loom overhead and lake effect clouds … Continue reading →

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Brave warriors shining light in the psyche

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Kathy

Why can’t we ordinary humans move from the Holy? Why do we lose ourselves in the fuss, worry, anger, annoyance and judgment of life? Why do our emotions keep running the show when we least desire–why do we swear when … Continue reading →

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Dance of illumination in the woods

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Kathy

  I sat on the couch this morning watching the mind leap from past to future, yesterday to tomorrow, always spinning a thousand imaginings. Slowly the restless mind settled into the ambiance of the room, the shadows of light dancing … Continue reading →

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The space between the end and the beginning

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Kathy

So Christmas hath ended, passed away, disappeared into the ethers. New Year’s approaches, wearing bells and jangles, but she’s still in the future. We’re in between, kids. We’re in between the Solstice and Christmas and Hanukkah and other shining holy-days. … Continue reading →

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Let there be light

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Kathy

Snow sleets sideways this early December morn.  Wind howls and shakes the dickens out of the tree branches.  Occasionally it topples an entire poplar or maple, severing its tree-life and sending it crashing to the snowy earth.  Twice since 5:15 … Continue reading →

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If a leaf fell in the forest and you were perfectly silent…would you hear it?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Kathy

As Jalaluddin Rumi said: Why are you so afraid of silence? Silence is the root of everything. If you spiral into its void, a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear.             Silence is … Continue reading →

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Blinded by the light

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Kathy

I’m sure all of you have walked up the road in the evening, toward the setting sun, completely blinded by the rays. You’re staring befuddled into the bright rays of dying sunlight, unable to see anything straight ahead except the … Continue reading →

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What to do if you’re lost in the woods without a compass

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Kathy

1.  Don’t panic.  You have a deep inner wisdom which already knows how to get out of the woods.  Which can never be lost.  (On the other hand, sometimes panic can give us some energy to reach that inner knowing.  … Continue reading →

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