by Jill Schroder “When day comes, we step out of the shade…” is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration. This phrase landed with me and then rippled out. It does seem like we are stepping out of the shade now, in January. The days are getting longer,… Continue reading Stepping out of the shade
Tag: spirituality
The art of Nature
Along the trail, Hunter Park, Lynn Valley Photo by Stan Hirst
The art of Nature
Painting by Jacqueline Vaughan
The art of Nature
The heart holds what the mind beholds…
EARLY MORNING ENCOUNTERS
by Lillian Ireland Stepping onto the sunlit trail, with not a soul in sight, The morning air breathes Welcome Home – let go of your thoughts for awhile. Numbing news will still be there, of folks near and across the globe, But for now, you’re here with me, it’s time for you to let go…… Continue reading EARLY MORNING ENCOUNTERS
Walking through the woods at dusk
by Lillian Ireland Walking through the woods at dusk, The silence seems to pierce the ‘ifs’ and ‘whens’ and ‘whys’ and other endless thoughts. A quiet overtakes my soul as I hear the nearby gurgling stream, It doesn’t question its future or from where it gets its strength. The cradling water and bottom sand gently… Continue reading Walking through the woods at dusk
A Christmas Prayer
by Maureen Killoran Not gold, nor myrrh, nor even frankincense would I have for you this season, but simple gifts, the ones that are hardest to find, the ones that are perfect, even for those who have everything (if such there be). I would (if I could) have for you the gift of courage, the… Continue reading A Christmas Prayer
The Blind Men and the Elephant – A Picture of Relativism and Tolerance
by Erlene Woollard and Patricia Plackett The Blind Men and the Elephant is a famous Indian fable that tells the story of six blind sojourners that come across different parts of an elephant in their life journeys. In turn, each blind man creates his own version of reality from that limited experience and perspective. The… Continue reading The Blind Men and the Elephant – A Picture of Relativism and Tolerance
Our words, our thoughts, are energy
by Jill Schroder Among philosophers and physicists is a theory that the fundamental nature of reality is energy. On a more day-to-day level this would mean that our words and even our thoughts are energy too. When I first read this on the Daily Om it startled me. Our words, our thoughts, are energy? Even if it’s… Continue reading Our words, our thoughts, are energy
A painful lesson in Zen and the art of honeybee reverence
by Heather Swan Nearly every summer’s day, I visit honeybees. Some days, I sit and watch them floating in and out the hive. Other days, I pry off the hive cover to see them building their gorgeous wax home, packing the pollen and nectar they have gathered into the comb, touching each other with their… Continue reading A painful lesson in Zen and the art of honeybee reverence