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Posted on June 4, 2023
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This month I am using quotes from the wonderful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. “What do you think is the biggest waste of time?” “Comparing yourself to others,” said the mole. “I wonder if there is… Continue Reading “School of Unlearning”
Category: SpiritualityTags: asilomar, beach, carmel, charlie mackesy, dominican retreat, fog, ocean, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, surf, the boy the mole the fox and the horse, waves
Posted on May 31, 2023
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Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. – Matsuo Basho To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Category: SpiritualityTags: photography, nature, san francisco, path, photo, beach, trail, quote, pacific ocean, stairs, lands end, matsuo basho, sutra baths, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on April 30, 2023
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“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” – Theodore Roethke To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Category: SpiritualityTags: beach, california poppy, flower, matilija poppy, pacific ocean, photo, photograpny, quote, santa cruz, santa sabina center retreat, theodore roethke
Posted on April 7, 2023
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As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others — what and whom we can work with, and how — becomes wider. – Pema Chödrön Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your… Continue Reading “We Widen our Circle of Compassion”
Posted on March 15, 2023
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There is a trough in waves,A low spotWhere horizon disappearsAnd only skyAnd waterAre our company. – Judy Brown, From the poem “Trough” – book The Sea Accepts All Rivers Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive… Continue Reading “Trough”
Category: SpiritualityTags: beach, bench, bluff, cloudy sky, house, judy brown, kim stafford, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, poem, quote, santa cruz, santa sabina center retreat, surf, the sea accepts all rivers, trough, waves
Posted on March 3, 2023
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All living beings are, so to speak, sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance. These sparks mere from God like rays of the sun.” – Hildegard of Bingen Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of… Continue Reading “The Sparks of God’s Brilliance”
Category: God's PresenceTags: beach, clouds, hildegard of bingen, nature, ocean, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa cruz, santa sabina center retreat, seascape, silhouette, sunrise, waves
Posted on February 15, 2023
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart. – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online… Continue Reading “Pray to Love”
Category: SpiritualityTags: beach, nature, photo, photography, quote, santa cruz, santa sabina center retreat, seascape, sri ramakrishna paramahamsa, sunrise, waves
Posted on December 16, 2022
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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Category: SpiritualityTags: anne lamott, beach, lighthouse, long island sound, nature, new york, photo, photography, point montauk, quote, santa sabina center retreat, shore
Posted on November 9, 2022
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“Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity.” – Eckhart Tolle 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… Continue Reading “True Prosperity”
Category: GratefulnessTags: beach, boat, bolinas, bolinas lagoon, eckhart tolle, gratitude, nature, photo, photography, quote, reflection, sand bar, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on November 2, 2022
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“A lack of a daily tonic of gratitude results in an anemic soul, which, in turn, contributes to a physical sense of listlessness. A grateful soul, on the other hand, is vibrant and animated and so permeates your body with zest and with an… Continue Reading “The Tonic of Gratitude”
Category: GratefulnessTags: beach, chrissy field, cloudy sky, edward hays, fishing pier, golden gate bridge, gratitude, nature, photo, photography, pier, quote, san francisco, san francisco bay, santa sabina center retreat