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The Miracle of Gratitude
The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.
How Grass Grows
Imperfect, limited, and vulnerable as I am, the sun still shines upon me, things do work out, food appears, rain falls, wonderful conversations take place, and the grass grows without any help from me.
Impermanent as Ripples
We’re impermanent as ripples in a lake and bubbles in a river. But our true nature is the water that pours down.
Bird Song
A birdsong can even, for a moment, make the whole world into a sky within us, because we feel that the bird does not distinguish between its heart and the world’s.
God’s Pardon
God is more willing to pardon than we are to sin. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Wonder of Earth
I am so absorbed in the wonder of Earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. – Pearl S. Buck To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Feast of All Saints
To be a saint is to be fueled by gratitude, nothing more and nothing less. – Ronald Rolheiser During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only black and white images as… Continue Reading “Feast of All Saints”
Earth Changes Us – If We Let Her
Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond. – Robin Wall Kimmerer… Continue Reading “Earth Changes Us – If We Let Her”
Attentiveness
This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness. – Mary Oliver Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of the Unspoken,”… Continue Reading “Attentiveness”
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