Category: Gratefulness
Posted on January 10, 2021
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We thank Thee for our little light, that is dappled with shadow. – T. S. Eliot, “Two Choruses from ‘The Rock,’” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center’s will offer an online series on the poetry of T.S.… Continue Reading “Light – Dappled with Shadow”
Category: GratefulnessTags: boat, fishermen, for dappled things, gratefulness, gratitude, kayleen asbo, online retreat, photo, photo montage, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, sister adele rowland, t.s. eliot, the wasteland and other poems, two choruses from the rock
Posted on January 9, 2021
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We thank Thee for the lights that we have kindled,The light of altar and of sanctuary;Small lights of those who meditate at midnightAnd lights directed through the coloured pans of windowsAnd light reflected from the polished stone,The gilded carven wood, the coloured fresco.|Our gaze… Continue Reading “We Thank Thee for Light”
Category: GratefulnessTags: altar, candle, gratefulness, kayleen asbo, online retreat, photo, photography, santa sabina center, santa sabina center retreat, t.s. eliot, the wasteland and other poems, tryptich, two choruses from the rock
Posted on November 26, 2020
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There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.– Dante Alighieri This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Finding Our Way through the Dark Woods: A Retreat with Dante’s Divine Comedy,” with Kayleen Asbo. So this… Continue Reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Category: Gratefulness, SpiritualityTags: beach, clouds, dante alighieri, Happy Thanksgiving, morning fog, nature, ocean, online retreat, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa cruz, santa maria's beach, santa sabina center retreat, sunset, thanksgiving
Posted on May 17, 2020
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O Great Spirit, I awake to another sun, grateful for gifts bestowed, granted one by one. – Twylah Nitsch
Category: GratefulnessTags: awaken, beach, gratefulness, gratitude, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa cruz, sun, sunrise, twylah nitsch
Posted on February 3, 2020
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The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more… Continue Reading “Gifting Our World with Appreciation”
Category: GratefulnessTags: appreciation, canoes, forest, lake, michael josephson, mountains, nature, photo, photography, quote, yosemite
Posted on November 28, 2019
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving this day!
Posted on November 27, 2019
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\Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. – Shakti Gawain
Category: Gratefulness, Hope / HealingTags: autumn, autumn colors, autumn leaves, berries, gratefulness, gratitude, hope, maine, nature, photo, photography, quote, shakti gawain
Posted on November 24, 2019
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The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more… Continue Reading “The World Needs Appreciation”
Category: GratefulnessTags: acadia national park, appreciation, autumn, autumn colors, autumn leaves, autumn trees, gratefulness, gratitude, lake, maine, michael josephson, mountain, nature, photo, photography, quote
Posted on November 20, 2019
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Our approach to gratefulness has to be big enough to embrace all the difficulties of the world. – David Steindl-Rast
Category: Gratefulness, Hope / Healing, SpiritualityTags: autumn, autumn colors, autumn trees, david steindl-rast, gratefulness, gratitude, hope, maine, nature, photo, photography, quote, rachel carson national wildlife refuge
Posted on November 17, 2019
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Gratefulness is a portal through which life gazes at itself. – Tim Roberts
Category: GratefulnessTags: autumn, autumn colors, gratefulness, gratitude, maine, nature, photo, photography, quote. tim roberts, rachel carson national wildlife refuge, river