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The Velvet Red Maple
They say life is a cruel thing, but they haven’t seen the velvet red maple tree in my front yard with the wind in its hair and all the leaves dancing. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “The Velvet Red Maple”
Autumn Beauty
On a bare brancha crow settlesin autumn dusk To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
My Favorite Season
Autumn is my favorite season. The flush of red and gold a brief reminder that everything is sweeter when we know it cannot last. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Without Trees
To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Our Origins
“Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Everything Is Our Teacher
When you forget all your dualistic ideas, everything becomes your teacher, and everything can be the object of worship. – Shunryu Suzuki To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Can We Imagine Beauty
How beautiful can life be? We hardly dare imagine it. – Charles Eisenstein To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Take Time to Say Thanks
“If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.” – Terry Lynn Taylor To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-pageDuring the month of… Continue Reading “Take Time to Say Thanks”
Essence of Beauty
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude . . .” – Frederich Nietzsche To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page During the month of November, it has been my custom to… Continue Reading “Essence of Beauty”
Release Expectations . . . Again
“When you no longer have expectations, the unexpected kindness of others and small acts of consideration become like “sweet manna from heaven.” The feeling that rises spontaneously within one’s heart at such times is true gratitude. When one is accustomed to kindness, one can… Continue Reading “Release Expectations . . . Again”
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