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THE POETRY OF LIFE If it is true We are living into wisdom, So also wisdom Wears a face different From what we once thought. She is not static idea Or peak experience, Not the father’s laws Or ancient judgments. She is a quiet voice Heard in the heart, A guide for living. Apara Elizabeth […]
November 1, 2012 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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The vegetation that grows in the high desert, especially the flowers, fascinates me. That such beautiful flowers can grow in these arid conditions provides much fodder for amazement and spiritual symbolism. Some of these beautiful flowers grow from cactus and some bloom then turn to thorns. There is tumbleweed that is beautifully green while it […]
July 2, 2012 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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Expect watch for, and embrace uncertainty. Dance with the madness of The cosmos, and not against it. Leave your door open and your heart ready for anything. Vanessa Rush Southern This Peace of Eden As many of you know, I just moved to Abiquiu, New Mexico from Winchester, MA. This is the land of Georgia […]
June 14, 2012 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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Jesus says to love thy neighbor as you would love thyself. This sounds wonderful. Who would want to harm themselves? However there is one major problem with this teaching as Jesus was very much aware. The vast majority of us do not truly love ourselves. We think we do but that is because we do […]
July 13, 2011 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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The holiday season seems to either elicit generosity or triggers desire for all those things we are told we need. Marketing convinces children that they need all sorts of toys or video games in order to be happy. Adults are not immune. Our technology is moving so fast that we are constantly convincing ourselves we […]
April 15, 2011 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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In the past few weeks, I have had cause to think about the word alleluia in the context of a book by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc titled Autism and Alleluias and the song Alleluia by Leonard Cohen which has recently become very popular. I was asked to review in my blog Deyer Bolduc’s new book and […]
July 10, 2010 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.–Thich Nhat […]
April 22, 2010 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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Recently I had a conversation with my brother, the physicist, about the difference between religion and spirituality. I commented that some very religious people were not very spiritual and some very spiritual people were not very religious. He admitted that he had no idea what I meant. I was caught off guard and did not explain. It was a […]
July 10, 2009 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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My 25 year old daughter is taking a leave of absence this summer from her job in order to bike from Vancouver to San Francisco. When I reported to several family and friends that she was doing this by herself many expressed immediate worry about her safety. Until hearing these responses it had never occurred […]
May 16, 2009 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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Children act out or act troubled because the thinking they have learned and taken on has made them lose touch with their natural state of well-being and common sense. This thinking has made it appear to them that they should act exactly as they are. In other words, given what they believe and how the […]
January 10, 2009 in General Spiritual Musings by sally
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