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All Souls Day

Every moment and every event of every [person’s] life on earth plants something in [the] soul. – Thomas Merton

Happy All Hallows Eve

What truths can we take from Halloween? First of all all faiths and all cultures honor their ancestors – those who have gone before them. So while the ghosts and the goblins (along with whatever is in fashion this year) take a moment to… Continue Reading “Happy All Hallows Eve”

Listen!

When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. – Rachel Naomi Remen

Wisdom from the Zen Tradition

From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road. -Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen

Wisdom from Nelson Mandela

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. – Nelson Mandela

Let Us Walk Together

From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road. -Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen

Nature’s Equilibrium

Nature is evenly balanced. We cannot disturb her equilibrium, for we know that the law of Cause and Effect is the unerring and inexorable law of nature; but we do fail to find our own equilibrium as nations and as individuals, because we have… Continue Reading “Nature’s Equilibrium”

A Prayer for All Lost Sheep

You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don’t get tired of looking for me! I know You won’t. For You have found me. All I have to do is stay found. – Thomas Merton, A Book… Continue Reading “A Prayer for All Lost Sheep”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture

In thinking of culture, it is difficult to not think of food and how it brings us together. Food is our common ground, a universal experience. – James Beard

Happy Easter! The Death of Death

Happy Easter to You!! I have received so many grateful comments for the poems shared here during the Season of Lent. Easter is such a glorious season. So it would be a shame to stop the poetry now! The site, Education for Justice, has… Continue Reading “Happy Easter! The Death of Death”