lucy is inviting us to consider what six words would make up our memoir in this moment. Mine are:
urban monk bearing witness to beauty
I’d love to hear what your own six word memoir would be. Feel free to share it in the comments or at your own blog.
On Imbolc and the Feast of St. Brigid* Spirit of Rebirth,your new life pulses below the rumbling ground.Attune our earsto the renewal taking formbeneath the winter earth,snowdrops and crocusesin white and purple-petaled wonder,hedgehogs and bearsbeginning to stir from sleep. Let Brigid be our guideas we
May 22–29, 2026 and September 4–11, 2026A few places remain Our good friends Nóirín Ní Riain and Owen and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin are once again offering in-person pilgrimages to Ireland. Rooted in music, poetry, story, and sacred landscape, these journeys invite participants into a slower, more attentive
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for JoRene Byers’ reflection and poem Bravely Done. I bow to the natural world in gratitude every day, my heart is continually humbled
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Jen, I love that you borrowed from Machado.
Beautiful & profound words everyone.
ah, that is easier than some… sioisa (or she) humming softly, writes in sand…
I know what it is, as light or dark as it is, in black and white, at its worst. I can see what it can be, at its best. Cannot stop trying to draw out something better, though there have been some very long pauses.
Pilgrim seeking joy along the way
Making honey from my old failures.
(Borrowed from one of my very favorite poems by Antonio Machado)
Last night, as I was sleeping
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
these are so beautiful! thank you lisa, tinkerbell, and kigen. So much revealed in so few words.
thank you lucy for the inspiration. :-)
“A Child’s tie to primeval Pies”
A restless heart, a silent witness.
thanks, christine. you’re the best urban monk in town!! :-)
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