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Visual Meditation: Reflections
I went on a journey to the Seattle Aquarium yesterday and in addition to my favorites of sea otters and moon jellies, I found myself captivated by reflections and children pressed up against the glass to see more clearly. What do you see? © Christine Valters Paintner at Abbey of the ... read more
Sacred Mountain
The great, gashed, half-naked mountain is another of God’s saints. There is no other like him. He is alone in his own character; nothing else in the world ever did or ever will imitate God in quite the same way. That is his sanctity. -Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation These mountains -- ... read more
"You are a ruby embedded in granite"
You were born from a ray of God's majesty and have the blessings of a good star. Why suffer at the hands of things that don't exist? Come, return to the root of the root of your Self. You are a ruby embedded in granite. How long will you pretend it's not true? We can see it in your ... read more
What is Unfurling Within You?
Pour yourself a cup of tea and ponder this question. Notice what the image stirs in you. Then go visit this week’s Poetry Party, and savor the poetic treasures gathered there. Then write your own poem and enter for your chance to win a prize! There are several ways to enter and the drawing will ... read more
Life is the only way
A Note Life is the only way to get covered in leaves, catch your breath on the sand, rise on wings; to be a dog, or stroke its warm fur; to tell pain from everything it's not; to squeeze inside events, dawdle in views, to seek the least of all possible mistakes. An ... read more
Holy Saturday Sign
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