in the afternoons, in the almost empty fields, i hum the hymns i used to sing in church. they could not tame me, so they would not keep me, alas, and how that feels, the weight of it, i will not tell any of you, not ever. still, as they promised, God, once he is [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Discovering the True Self
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A couple of weeks ago I had my first Thai massage session. It is different than traditional Swedish style massage in that you are fully clothed and lay on a mat. The massage practitioner stretches your body in different directions to help release tension. There is also a lot of rhythmic rocking so that the body [...]
Reciprocity of Poetry
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The world comes into the poem, The poem comes into the world. Reciprocity – it all comes down To that. As with lovers: When it's right you can't say Who is kissing whom. -Gregory Orr from Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved Thank you so much for the gift of your [...]
Sacred Artist Interview: Claudia Campbell
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I am delighted to feature Claudia Campbell in this week's Sacred Artist Interview. As with many of the artists I know, I first encountered her work through my role as art editor for Presence journal. We later had the pleasure of connecting by phone and I enjoyed hearing about Claudia's own connections as both a [...]
Kathleen Norris
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I have had a few emails inquiring about how Kathleen Norris' talk was last Saturday. I will write more as we get closer to Advent since she focused primarily on her contribution to the book God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas (which may become my new favorite resource for Advent with its gorgeous art and contributions by such [...]
Invitation to Poetry: Written On Our Hearts
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Our twenty-seventh Poetry Party! I select an image and suggest a title and invite you to respond with your poems, words, reflections, quotes, song lyrics, etc. Leave them in the comments or email me and I’ll add them to the body of the post as they come in along with a link back to your [...]
Blessings on your weekend . . .
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I made it onto this list of 100 Blogs That Will Inspire You to Be a Better Person under the "Being Happy" category. There are some interesting links there, so check it out. Tomorrow night (Saturday, November 8th) Kathleen Norris will be speaking at the Seattle Art Museum on the theme of "Remembering, Waiting, Hoping: [...]
Visual Meditation: Pike Place Market
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Honey At The Table It fills you with the soft essence of vanished flowers, it becomes a trickle sharp as a hair that you follow from the honey pot over the table and out the door and over the ground, and all the while it thickens, grows deeper and wilder, edged with pine boughs and [...]
Sacred Artist Interview: Matthew Whitney
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I first discovered Matthew Whitney's art through the Image Journal's email newsletter. I am always looking for artists to include in the Presence journal, and I loved Matthew's work and was delighted to find out he is also a fellow Seattleite. (In fact, for those of you who live in the area, he has a solo [...]
Updates & Opportunities
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There is a lot of richness in my life these days, an abundance of opportunities to minister and serve others on the spiritual path. Here are some new programs and updates you might be interested in, I'd love to have you come join me and some of the wonderful people with whom I get to lead programs! Click the titles of [...]
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