James Finley
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In Our Dreams Days 228-229
"The day my mother died, I wrote in my journal, "A serious misfortune of my life has arrived." I suffered for more than one year after the passing away of my mother. But one night, in the highlands of Vietnam,… Continue reading
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Days 331-332 The Best Times
When we gather together with friends and family the best times are when the stories start flowing. Remembrances of times shared, daring adventures, unfathomable risks in youth that we lived to tell about, the good and crazy times, as laughter… Continue reading
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Days 193-194 A Call to Unite: Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama
As we experience discomfort in this time, let’s begin to dream of a new normal, a new normal that addresses the weaknesses and problems that were going unaddressed in the old normal. If we’re wise, we won’t go back; we’ll… Continue reading
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Days 350-351 No Room at the Inn
Advent reflection shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel The meaning of Christmas can become obscured by commercialism and the whirlwind of activities that accompanies this season. We worry, about so much to do and so little time. It can crowd out… Continue reading
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Days 79-83 – How To Be Content
Offer loving care to patients for your own benefit, not just for the patient. Caregivers tell me that when they do that they feel…more content. Continue reading
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Days 77-78 Infinitely More
Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust We are immediately disarmed by Finley’s charm and humorous recounting of his mansion metaphor. It feels… Continue reading
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Days 55-56 The Descent Home
Note: Shared by Liz Wessel This is a beautiful dream offered by James Finley (via Richard Rohr, The Center for Action and Contemplation) Imagine that you have a dream in which you are climbing a high mountain. The valley below… Continue reading
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