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Word of the Day: We arrive empty handed, and leave empty handed. So then, how do we want to spend the time in between? (Nimo)
To be the change I want to see in the world. Peace in every step.
p.s. I hope everyone knows about Nimo. He is a wonderful, open-hearted musician offering his art as a labor of love through the non-profit Empty Hands Music. He lives at Gandhi Ashram and works with street kids. His music and videos have been such an inspiration to me. You can find his beautiful song/video “Grateful: A Love Song” and learn more right here on this site (just type Nimo into the search box).
Hello dear Aine, just to say I am thinking of you and I do so hope you are feeling more rested, relaxed.
It is so nice to see your smiling face here, dear Ose. And by reading your words, to spend some time in your presence.
Oh my word, dear Aine, I am so very glad you all are safe!!! Blessings, blessings to you.
Hello Manda. Since your last post on the documentary We Speak Dance, I have been thinking… and came to remember a special experience I had at the ashram where I used to live. An experience with Dances of Universal Peace! Are you familiar with? A spiritual practice of singing and dancing the sacred phrases of the world’s religions with the intention of raising consciousness and promoting peace. One Joy. I am happy to be reminded, thank you(!), to seek this again. Right now I...
Hello Manda. Since your last post on the documentary We Speak Dance, I have been thinking… and came to remember a special experience I had at the ashram where I used to live. An experience with Dances of Universal Peace! Are you familiar with? A spiritual practice of singing and dancing the sacred phrases of the world’s religions with the intention of raising consciousness and promoting peace. One Joy. I am happy to be reminded, thank you(!), to seek this again. Right now I feel like doing a little jig my cat taught me. And I light a happy birthday candle in my heart for all that you are, dear.
Dear Aine, thank you, that even in your tiredness, you stop by here to share the good happening in your life. I smile to think of those big poodle dogs greeting you with a ‘ticker tape parade’ of wagging tails and lolling tongues. Blessings of such energies to you today.
Dear Anna, I love how you say this — here we are, each of us with a different background, walking together on the path of this universal desire. I am so grateful.
Bless you, dear Ursula. The Word of the Day spoke to me also and I copied it into my journal. I can only say what it feels like to me and perhaps/likely it is far off the original wisdom. That is why I like to put a quote in context (find the paragraph or chapter that it comes in) if I can in those times when I am drawn to something but my understanding is muddy. So I will look for the context later this morning.
But right now it strikes me that there is something in what you wri...
But right now it strikes me that there is something in what you write that may be a clue as to why you are drawn to the quote. You say you are feeling your faults. Could it be that in this way, in your mind, you “make yourself wrong?” You also say you want always to be strong and perhaps in this striving, you try to “make yourself right?”
Yes, this is suffering. I know it to be true in my own life.
Maybe what Pema Chodron is teaching is simply that we must try to resist self-judgement and accept ourselves exactly as we are… not all bad (wrong)… not all good (right). Something like perfectly imperfect. To truly accept this is compassionate. Self-compassion is the antidote to internal suffering. Very much a work in progress for me.
Dear Ursula, my heart goes out to you and I hope you find some measure of comfort today here in this sacred space and all around. I want to thank you, because your questions have helped me. Sending wishes that you are surrounded by/filled with loving kindness.
I agree, Ed. Pierre Pradervand’s offerings, especially the Gentle Art of Blessing, have been important in my spiritual journey. I am inspired by Pierre’s story of how the text came to be and by all the stories of relationships healed through the practice.
Antoinette, thank you for saying this — we can’t love our neighbor if we don’t love ourselves. The very literal reality of this has weighed on my heart for a while, though I couldn’t have expressed it as such. In this moment, I hold out wishes of loving kindness to you, and me, and all beings.
It is a simple and beautiful intention, dear Ose. To contribute with love to everyone and everything you encounter. In small, gentle ways. I feel encouraged by how you have answered. Thank you. (p.s. I smile when you mention your salvia plant… I also speak to and touch the philodendron in my kitchen every morning) I hope you are having a wonderful week end.
Hello THenry, I am glad to hear that you feel well enough to be out and about for a bit today. Sunshine is so healing. Here we’ve had a long stretch of gray, rainy days. Today freezing rain, but yesterday nearly 70 degrees F and signs of spring on its way — a flock of robins in the cow pasture, a groundhog nosing around in the garden spot, and spring peepers calling from flooded fields. Sending you warm wishes for a lovely, late winter afternoon.
Thank you, dear Palm, it is beautiful. The light! And the mystery of it. I see her as a dandelion flower gone to seed/ a magical tree such as baobab/ a dancer holding aloft a tumbleweed so prevalent in the high desert where I used to live. She is all three. Or whoever else she wants to be.
Also, thank you again, my friend, for sharing the inner peace masterclass. My internet connection at home in the past weeks has mostly been either “down” or so VERY slow so that wat...
Also, thank you again, my friend, for sharing the inner peace masterclass. My internet connection at home in the past weeks has mostly been either “down” or so VERY slow so that watching video clips is impossible. Still, I was able to watch a few (wholly or in parts). Fr. Rohr remains a stand-out. I also resonated with Spring Washam. Both I look forward to learning more from.
Yes, it does speak to me, in soft snowy whispers. Thank you.
Dear dancing Manda, I smile to think of you inside your magical snow globe, maybe waltzing with Bear, and all the trees and other beings (Waltzing with Bears is a favorite song from my childhood). Wishing you a beautiful heart loving day as well.
What beautiful, emerald eyes. And so very charming overall, Kitty is.
Good morning, dear Diane. I am very much with you in heavy-heartedness of the past few days. I thank you for your beautiful reflection. Yes, being here in this space is healing. I am grateful. Blessings to you.
Cara Anna, thank you for this. I have had the gift of spending time in such snowswept wilderness and I will never forget. May these places remain so. Oh, sacred expanse. I found especially beautiful Silvestri’s lyrics, which were inspired by the landscape of composer Gjeilo’s native Norway.
Wide, worn and weathered, Sacred expanse Of green and white and granite grey; Snowy patches strewn, Anchored to the craggy earth, Unmoving; While ...
Wide, worn and weathered, Sacred expanse Of green and white and granite grey; Snowy patches strewn, Anchored to the craggy earth, Unmoving; While clouds dance Across the vast, eternal sky.
Thank you all for speaking of this here. It is something I can’t find words for.
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