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Posted on January 30, 2021
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He would have a quiet way. He would be a peaceful man. And maybe, when he was a little older, he could make a cedar house somewhere, at a secret place, lie down on a bed of fern there, and live, for a time,… Continue Reading “At Home on a Bed of Fern”
Category: SpiritualityTags: acadia national park, fern, kim stafford, maine, nature, online retreat, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, shell ash at the midden, wind on the waves
Posted on January 21, 2021
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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 “Gifts of a Grateful Soul”
Category: GratefulnessTags: acadia national park, edward hays, gratefulness, gratitude, maine, mushroom, nature, online retreat, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, woods
Posted on November 7, 2020
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And [God’s] will is our peace; this is the seaTo which is moving onward whatsoeverIt doth create, and all that nature makes.– Dante Alighieri, Canto III, lines 85–87 (tr. Longfellow). This month, on November 12th, Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Finding Our Way… Continue Reading “God’s Will Is Our Peace”
Category: Peace, SpiritualityTags: atlan, atlantic ocean, bailey island, boat, dante alighieri, island, maine, nature, ocean, online retreat, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, sunset
Posted on August 23, 2020
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Some scientists go so far as to suggest that Earth itself is alive, that it is actively coordinating the temperature of its atmosphere or the salinity of its oceans. Brian Swimme, Journey of the Universe
Posted on January 1, 2020
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Happy New Year!! May we continue in Hope. The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hope in the New Year”
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
Posted on November 13, 2019
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When we release expectation and experience appreciation, all the moments of our lives become openings and opportunities. – Kristi Nelson
Category: Gratefulness, Hope / HealingTags: autumn, autumn colors, autumn leaves, autumn trees, gratefulness, gratitude, hope, kristi nelson, maine, nature, photo, photography, quote