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Posted on January 6, 2021
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Blessed sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden,Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehoodTeach us to care and not to careTeach us to sit stillEven among these rocksOur peace in His will – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday,” The Waste… Continue Reading “Spirit of Fountain and Garden”
Category: SpiritualityTags: fountain, garden, kayleen asbo, nature, online retreat, photo, photography, poem, quote, santa sabina center retreat, t.s. elliot
Posted on January 4, 2021
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But the fountain sprang up and the bird sang downRedeem the time, redeem the dreamThe token of the word unheard, unspoken. – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday,” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center’s will offer an online… Continue Reading “Redeem the Time”
Category: SpiritualityTags: fountain, garden, kayleen asbo, mary, online retreat, photo, photography, poem, quote, santa sabina center, santa sabina center retreat, st. dominic, statue, t.s. elliot, the wasteland and other poems
Posted on August 7, 2019
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What gives me hope is that life unfailingly responds to the advances of love. – Nipun Mehta
Category: Hope / HealingTags: botanical gardens, chihuly, chihuly glass, garden, hope, nature, nipun mehta, photo, photography, quote, st. louis
Posted on December 27, 2017
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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Make Hope Happen”
Posted on November 26, 2017
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created. – Baal Shem Tov
Category: GratefulnessTags: baal shem tov, chicago botanic gardens, garden, gratefulness, gratitude, milkweed, milkweed bugs, nature, photo, photography, quote
Posted on November 22, 2017
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Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen, Anthem
Category: Hope / HealingTags: anthem, bell, eco-justice center, garden, hope, leonard cohen, nature, photo, photography, quote, racine, song
Posted on February 19, 2017
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. – Albert Camus
Posted on August 28, 2016
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Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement. – Jack Kornfield
Posted on August 21, 2016
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming. – Eihei Dogen, Sky Flowers
Category: SpiritualityTags: chicago, chicago botanic gardens, dogen zenji, flowers, garden, nature, photo, photography, quote, sky flowers, tulip
Posted on August 14, 2016
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. – Henry David Thoreau
Category: Care of the EarthTags: bunny, chicago, chicago botanic gardens, flowers, garden, henry david thoreau, nature, pansies, photo, photography, quote, rabbit, spring
