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Day 144-148 – Lost
There are so many ways to become lost. I found one yesterday in a forest nearby, & ultimately far away, from home. Heaven & hell are the way-stations of the pioneer. There is a lot to be found when lost.… Continue reading
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Days 142-143 Being Held
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. -Meister Eckhart In times of sudden danger most people call out, "O my God!" Why would they keep doing this if it… Continue reading
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Days 137-141 – Hopeless Romantics
“What I remember is love, all love – love of this dirt road, this sunrise, a day by the river, the stranger I met in the cafe.” Continue reading
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Days 135-136 Stripped, Broken But Not Alone
Recently, three friends invited me to participate in an all-day woman’s retreat. The theme for this gathering was “The Year of Mercy.” The day began with a reading of the Beatitudes to the loving expressive movements of a mime. Afterwards… Continue reading
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Days 123-127 – Four Pictures of Your Hands
Do you ever feel that you have understood some things better before they were explained? Learning how my hands functioned & looked in x-rays distanced me for awhile from the mysteries of touch. Continue reading
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Days 130-134 Who Walks Beside You?
While walking my mother down the hall to her independent living home she said to me, “When you are not walking beside me I will pretend you are walking beside me.” …Which of your departed ancestors, family & friends still… Continue reading
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Days 128-129 Mining for Diamonds
As Mother’s Day approaches, reflect on the blessings and diverse manifestations of Mothers in our lives. Earth Mother, Mother Mary, Sophia Spirit and those who have taken us under their wing when we needed tenderness most. I think of a… Continue reading
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Days 121-122 Beyond Fear & Hope – by Margaret Wheatley
There's something very interesting to understand about hope. That is, that hope and fear are one. Any time we're hopeful, we don't know it necessarily, but we're bringing in fear. Because fear is the constant, unavoidable companion of hope. What… Continue reading
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Days 116-120 – Where Are You From?
Minton Sparks helps us understand where we are truly “from.” For example, I am from my father’s Hollywood YMCA where I spent every Saturday swimming…and I am from the older sister who helped raise me, my first friend Jill &… Continue reading
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