I have been having problems with my online access all day so I offer above a wordless meditation.
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
(photo taken at Glendalough in Ireland)
Thank you to all of our dancing monks who shared their word of guidance for the year with us here. Congratulations to our winners of the random prize drawing: Please email Melinda at dancingmonk@abbeyofthearts.com to claim your prize.
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member Melissa Layer‘s reflection on making nature mandalas. I became aware of how the extraordinary is exquisitely entangled within the
A Blessing for Creativity*Spirit of Holy Imagination,we ask you to bless our visionwith the wisdom to see what is possible.Help us trust our desire to createthrough color, word, shape, gesture, and song.When our fingers trembleat picking up a pen or marker,connect us to the joy
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Thanks lucy! :-)
breathtaking!
Thanks Ann and Bette, this was taken with my new wide angle lens and I lvoe the effect it has on photos of trees.
love the title “The Prayer of Trees”. the upward growth of the branches are beautiful!
What an absolutely breathtaking photograph! I have always loved trees and I find this picture to be particularly soothing. Thanks for sharing.