Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories
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Day 270 – The Man Who Knew Beauty
“Everywhere there is tenderness, care and kindness there is beauty.” – John O’Donohue Continue reading
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Days 268-269 A Good Trait
In recent weeks since my mom’s death I have been honoring her memory by contacting relatives and friends to say hello and to reminisce a little. I have found these conversations to be of great solace. I recognize the necessity… Continue reading
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Days 263-267 – “Praise hounds”
“I remembered how praise / can keep you from belonging to yourself…” – Stephen Dunn Continue reading
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Day 262: International Day of Peace
Today, at 12:00 pm people across the globe will pause in silence and in meditation with One Thought uniting us all; peace. Peace within, peace above, peace below and peace all around us. Peace… "International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”)… Continue reading
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Days: 261-262 For Love
For Love of the World~by Charlotte Tall Mountain For the love of a tree, she went out on a limb. For the love of the sea, she rocked the boat. For the love of the earth, she dug deeper. For… Continue reading
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Days 256-260 – Eleanor’s Insights
“Do something that scares you today and find yourself becoming more alive – and more in love with life.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 259-260 We May Be Sure
Whatever happens in my life I must believe that somewhere, in the mess and madness of it all, there is a sacred potential- a possibility for wondrous redemption in the embracing of all that is. For in the unfolding of… Continue reading
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Days 254-258 – Being “Different”
“What does society do with those of us who are “different?” Who determines the “norm” from which the rest of us are excluded?” Continue reading
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Days 252-253 Essence
“When your absence is felt, your presence is the essence and it makes a difference.” -Michael Bassey Johnson It seems that a person’s true essence crystalizes at the end of one’s life. We see more clearly, threads woven in each… Continue reading
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Days 247-251 – Invisibility
No one has written more powerfully about becoming invisible, a walking ghost, then Ralph Ellison. In Invisible Man his angry protagonist says, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." The marginalized millions of the world… Continue reading
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