Ancient Paths, New Journeys
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls…” ~~Jeremiah 6:16 Hello all A friend and I just returned from Santa Fe, where we did some hiking, some writing and a lot of playing. We are working on a book about Spirituality and Grief, and I cannot think of a better place to ponder such things than the desert. I snapped this picture near Skull Bridge, at the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) near Abiquiu, New Mexico. The Trail head is just over that bridge and heads south into the Rio...
Read MoreDeserts and the Eight Worldly Dharmas
Hello all ! It’s been forever since I stopped by, so I thought I’d say hello. Blogger Slacker, indeed! Truthfully, I’ve been out living my life instead of blogging about it. As part of those life adventures, I spent some time in the southwest, rambling around in the desert. This picture was taken while hiking in the canyons of southern Utah, one of the most gorgeous places on the planet. I was thinking about the desert and my Utah trip this morning. I love the southwest. LOVE IT. And as I proceed across the landscape of my life, with grief from recent deaths, lots...
Read MoreThe Power of Words
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it… This will take less than 2 minutes of your time, I promise you’ll be glad you watched! 🙂 Have a great day!
Read MoreGrief is its own Medicine
“Grief is itself a medicine.” ~~William Cowper (1731-1800) I went to visit my dad over the weekend. It’s been almost five months since my mom died and Saturday morning we went to the cemetery. It was an overcast Ozark day, one my mother would have called “dreary.” Too many days in a row like that and I start to get sort of squirrely, but today I found the starkness of the country landscape beautiful. It seemed like a good day to go to a grave. My mom is buried four or five miles back on an old country road, in Clubb Cemetery, outside of Zalma, MO. The...
Read MoreYou May Say I’m a Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One…
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you also refuse to hate him… ~~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor… ~~Anne Lamott Hello again! I know, I know. You don’t get a post for days on end and now two in one day. How fortunate you are! I just couldn’t let today pass without acknowledging Dr. Martin Luther King, so here it is. There has been a great deal of recent media attention about Dr....
Read MoreHappy Solstice and Merry Happy Everything!
Hello all 🙂 Happy Solstice! This is probably the last post of 2011 and on this Day of Light, I wanted to say hello and thanks for another great year. I also want to acknowledge what a difficult time of year this is for many of us, all over the planet. So in this powerful time when we celebrate all of what it means that Light comes into the world, perhaps a gentle reminder to breathe and let yourself rest a bit. Breathe and allow it to replace that holiday tension with a holy relaxation and sacred calm. This is the time of year when we are reminded to replace the fear and darkness...
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