The Place I Want to Get Back To~ by Mary Oliver The place I want to get back to is where in the pinewoods in the moments between the darkness and first light two deer came walking down the hill and when they saw me they said to each other, okay, this one is okay, …Read More
Category: Spirit
For One Who Is Exhausted ~ John O’Donohue
For One Who Is Exhausted~ by John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic,Time takes on the strain until it breaks;Then all the unattended stress falls inOn the mind like an endless, increasing weight. The light in the mind becomes dim.Things you could …Read More
Full Body Presence ~ Suzanne Scurlock
“Full Body Presence is the ability to feel all parts of your body, with a good flow of healthy energy moving through you. It also includes a connection to your inner and outer healthy resources and a good sense of healthy boundaries.” The past is gone; the future is not yet here. The only moment …Read More
Stay Strong ~ David Newman
Today, a tribute to David Newman, the singer/songwriter, who passed away much too young in April 2024. David Newman left us with his uplifting music. As a songwriter and singer of sacred chants, he taught countless others to join voices together and sing. I have beautiful memories of listening to him sing live in intimate …Read More
Changed for Good ~ feat. Wicked
I’ve heard it said,That people come into our lives for a reasonBringing something we must learn. And we are led to thoseWho help us most to grow if we let them.And we help them in return. Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s trueBut I know I’m who I am todayBecause I knew you. …Read More
The Sacred Dance for Life ~ Hafiz
The Sacred Dance for Life by Hafiz I sometimes forget that I was created for joy My mind is too busy My heart is too heavy Heavy for me to remember that I have been called to dance the sacred dance for life I was created to smile to love to be lifted up and …Read More
Day of the Dead
In many cultures it is said that you die twice. First, when your body leaves this earthly plane. Second, when there is no one left that loves you to utter your name on their lips. On this day of the dead, many cultures have ceremonies to remember and honor their ancestors, visits to graveyards to …Read More
Double, double toil and trouble ~ Shakespeare
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the three witches predict the future with double meanings and duplicity. The clever predictions spur Macbeth towards heinous choices and into murderous actions. The famous incantation echoes, “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” We know that no good can come from listening to the witches, but Macbeth’s ambition …Read More
Where is your Querencia?
“A querencia is a place the bull naturally wants to go to in the ring, a preferred locality… It is a place which develops in the course of the fight where the bull makes his home. It does not usually show at once, but develops in his brain as the fight goes on. In this place he …Read More
Stories are powerful medicine ~ Regi Carpenter
There was once a young woman whose only son died. Her heart was so heavy with grief that she could not go on. She went to Buddha and asked for a magic potion to take away the grief. “Of course,” said the Buddha, “I just need one small thing. You must bring me a mustard …Read More