LESS WORDS
Today,During a practice of centering prayer,My heart narrowed in on the sounds of the cicadas.They were pulsing like ocean waves,In.And…
Wage peace with your breath.Breathe in firemen and rubble,Breathe out whole buildings and flocks of red wing blackbirds.Breathe in…
It’s raining.Drip drip dripping off the roof.The day is ending. It feels the air itself is grey.It’s damp. Cold enough to wonder if…
by John O’Donohue
Awaken to the mystery of being hereand enter the quiet immensity of your own…
What makes a fire burnis space between the logs,a breathing space.Too much of a good thing,too many logspacked in too tightcan douse the flames…
(written and shared with permission in response to this beautiful sculpture created by Dani, an image of grief in the loss of her precious son, Luca … her Itallian Stallion.)
The first thing we have to dois to noticethat we’ve loaded down this camelwith so much baggagewe’ll never get through…
Earth
Earth teach me quiet — as the grasses are still with new light.Earth teach me suffering — as…