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.
Pilgrimage Blessing*Journeying One,you help us to navigate the path, placing one foot in front of the other, even when the way ahead is not visible. We set aside our desire for maps, GPS, and guidebooksand surrender to an inner knowing and directionsparked by the deepest
We welcome you to submit your reflection for possible publication in our Monk in the World guest post series. It is a gift to read how ordinary people are living lives of depth and meaning in the midst of the challenges of real life. There are
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for CJ Shelton’s reflection Matching the Beat of the Universe. In the simple delights of Nature’s repeating cycles there is much comfort and
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I help, you help, we help.
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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