Tag Archives: presence

Heading out the door to covid-world once again

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Kathy

No time to ponder spirituality this morning. Off to the local hospital for routine fasting lab work after my annual physical this week. It’s not really fun going out in public due to the rising covid numbers. It feels safer … Continue reading →

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The “demon” of distraction and the gift of Presence

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Kathy

Let’s face it–what often threatens our connection to the Holy Heart? What keeps us tethered to our endless thoughts, whirlwinds of emotions, windmills of human drama? What causes us to check our phones, computers, devices with compulsive wondering: who’s liked, … Continue reading →

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Some people don’t like the term God.

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Kathy

Some people don’t like the term God. Others shiver-me-timbers when they hear Allah. Maybe you don’t resonate with Spirit, let alone Holy Spirit, let alone Great Spirit. Or you don’t like Holy. Holy Schmoly, you think. Do you shake your … Continue reading →

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Sacred shell of the spiritual dyad

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Kathy

Yesterday my friend and I had our every-other-week dyad time together. We’ve been meeting together almost two years now, since we met in a spiritual class in fall, 2018. May I share the format that our teacher suggested–and that we’ve … Continue reading →

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Raking with the Heart

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Kathy

Good morning, friends. It’s still dark in our little house in the woods, but light promises to rise every dawn, doesn’t it? Aren’t we lucky that the sun keeps rising, day after day, no matter what challenges our human world … Continue reading →

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Seventy-five days until 2021: What the Heart knows spiritual exploration

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Kathy

In the last few days I have been contemplating a spiritual practice to follow until 2020 bows its head and passes the baton unto 2021. What might I do daily to connect even deeper to God, Spirit, Universe, Self, the … Continue reading →

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The beginner’s guide to meditation (and we’re all beginners)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Kathy

Today a Facebook friend complained that he tried meditation and only lasted seven, maybe eight, seconds. He didn’t know if he had attained a state of mindfulness but made a list of 73 things he wanted to accomplish today. He’s … Continue reading →

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You are a cell in my body

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Kathy

  I’ve been thinking this weekend how every person we meet has the potential to change us, to widen our world, to prompt us to let go what no longer serves. How each friendly or shining spirit can lift us … Continue reading →

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Tea in a wicker chair overlooking the lake

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Kathy

We shall sit outside, shall we, on a wicker chair overlooking the lake on a still morning in late May.  We shall don sweatshirts and baggy pants and sprawl contented as waves lap nearby. Birds twitter and sing and a … Continue reading →

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A tale before supper of sunrise, caterpillars & ghosts

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Kathy

Ohmygoodness!   I’m feeling a creative high lately.  After at least two months of ho-hum suddenly I’m wanting to blog every day!  (Don’t worry, it probably won’t continue to happen, although you never know, she said with an evil grin.) … Continue reading →

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