People are more connected to each other than they could possibly imagine. According to people who count the heads on this sphere, apparently over eight billion human beings–people–are living and breathing, waking and feeling, suffering and loving on this little blue sphere of ours; billions of sentient creatures all scurrying about, staking their claims on […]
“They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming.” ~ Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha I saw a picture of the above photo the other day as a social media post. I stopped and stared at it for […]
“Poverty calls us to sow hope…. Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social structures.” ~ Pope Francis So it certainly seems as though we’ve come a long way as a people; from the days of being at mercy […]
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen, dead from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself.” ~ D.H. Lawrence Much can be said about the sphere of human nature. Moreover, one can contrast and compare what we view in the wild to how human beings […]
“When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it. ” ~ Boris Pasternak Entered we are into the sphere of opportunity. She is that which floats and spirals in unison with paradox and reality. […]
Shifting, returning, completing, becoming, harmonizing, beginning… or ending? These few words come to mind when I think of a certain subject that originally caught my attention almost 15 years ago. And, especially fitting for the timeframe, I still have a few thoughts concerning the sphere of cycles. A cycle is a period of time where […]
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” ~ Saint Augustine Break for a minute and refresh your spirit. Cleanse the heart and mind. For without cleansing comes a buildup of suffocating grime and dust. This is true for all things, no matter what it is. Just […]
“We are living links in a life-force that moves and plays around and through us, binding the deepest soils with the farthest stars.” ~ Alan Chadwick Often the question is asked… What is life? What is the force that imagines, creates, and propels life? And then, where does this divine force originate? Better yet a […]
“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.” ~ Alice Hoffman Today I sit hard-pressed, with a feeling of nostalgic torment coursing through my mind. I feel as though I must prepare or help, but I am far and removed from the […]
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. ~Mahatma Gandhi I’ve always found the power of deliberate intent fascinating. This notion that the mind and heart in unison with the divine can and will manifest all that is […]