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Posted on December 11, 2024
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Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Posted on December 8, 2024
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God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us — in the dreariest and most dreaded moments — can see a possibility of hope. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: Hope / HealingTags: beach, bolinas, cliff, coast, house, maya angelou, nature, photo, photography, quote, rainbow, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on December 4, 2024
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The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “We Are Part of One Another”
Category: SpiritualityTags: aquarium of the bay, coral, fish, nature, onenes, photo, photography, quote, san francisco, santa sabina center retreat, thomas merton
Posted on December 1, 2024
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Maybe we should start making Advent lists – they’d be like Christmas lists, but instead of listing things we want Santa to bring us we could write down things we want Christ to break in and take from us. In the hopes he could… Continue Reading “First Sunday of Advent”
Category: AdventTags: bay, beach, bench, bolinas bay, bolinas lagoon, nadia bolz-weber, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on November 27, 2024
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In each of us there is a spark that can reverse the trends of violence and depression spiraling within us and in the world around us. By setting in motion the spiral of gratefulness we begin the journey toward peace and joy. To learn… Continue Reading “The Work of Gratefulness”
Category: GratefulnessTags: ano nuevo state park, birds, david steindl-rast, gratitude, lake, nature, pelicans, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on November 24, 2024
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My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: GratefulnessTags: bark, chicago, chipmunk, morton arboretum, mulch, nature, oliver sacks, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center
Posted on November 20, 2024
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No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: GratefulnessTags: alfred north whitehead, ano nuevo state park, beach, elephant seals, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center, surf, waves
Posted on November 13, 2024
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Gratitude is twofold – love coming to visit us and love running out to greet a welcome guest. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: GratefulnessTags: beach, cliff, gratitude, henry van dyke, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center, shelter cove, surf, waves
Posted on November 10, 2024
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To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: GratefulnessTags: cloudy sky, forest, johannes a gaertner, meadow, nature, photo, photography, redwoods, redwoods abbey, santa sabina center, sky, whitethorn
Posted on November 6, 2024
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Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a… Continue Reading “Choosing Gratitude”
Category: GratefulnessTags: autumn, chicago, gratitude, henri nouwen, lake, morton arboretum, nature, photo, photography, quote, reflection, santa sabina center