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Heading toward the Sea
My course is set for an uncharted sea.– Dante Alighieri This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Finding Our Way through the Dark Woods: A Retreat with Dante’s Divine Comedy,” with Kayleen Asbo. So this month’s quotes are from the writings of Dante. To… Continue Reading “Heading toward the Sea”
Put Back All Sorrow
Put back all sorrow from your mind; and never forget that I am always by you should it occur again, as we walk on, that we find ourselves where others of this crew fall to such petty wrangling and upbraiding. The wish to hear… Continue Reading “Put Back All Sorrow”
Seeing
The whole life lies in the verb seeing. – Teilhard de Chardin This month, on October 17th, Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Teilhard the Mystic: Exploring the Five Circles of the Divine Milieu,” with Ruth Droege, OP. So this month’s quotes are from the… Continue Reading “Seeing”
Embracing Uncertainty
Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later. – Bob Goff This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Grounding Ourselves When There is No Ground: A Buddhist-Christian Perspective on Living in Interesting Times.”… Continue Reading “Embracing Uncertainty”
Wednesday of Hope – Hope in Letting Go
In those moments when we realize when we realize how much we cannot control; we can learn to let go. – Sharon Salzberg This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Grounding Ourselves When There is No Ground: A Buddhist-Christian Perspective on Living in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hope in Letting Go”
Let Uncertainty be Acceptable to You
If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into aliveness, alertness and creativity. – Eckhart Tolle This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Grounding Ourselves When There is No Ground: A Buddhist-Christian Perspective on… Continue Reading “Let Uncertainty be Acceptable to You”
Wakening to Oneness – The Drop Is the Ocean
We feel like separate water droplets but we are also ocean. – Jane Hirshfield
Awakening to the Sun
O Great Spirit, I awake to another sun, grateful for gifts bestowed, granted one by one. – Twylah Nitsch
Wednesday of Hope – Opportunities
There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments. – Wangari Maathai
Making a Difference
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall
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