Posted on August 24, 2025
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Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?
Category: SpiritualityTags: ancient bristlecone forest, bristlecone pine, eastern sierras, national park, photo, photograpjy, quote, steps, sylvia boorstein, trail, white mountains
Posted on March 22, 2021
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“Being silent for me doesn’t require being in a quiet place, and it doesn’t mean not saying words. It means, “receiving in a balanced, noncombative way what is happening.” – Sylvia Boorstein To learn more and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “True Silence”
Category: SpiritualityTags: birds, canada goose, eco-justice center, equanimity, farm, geese, nature, photo, photography, quote, racine, santa sabina center retreat, sylvia boorstein, white geese
Posted on September 5, 2020
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I know what Gam su l’tova (This is also for the good) means, I said. It doesn’t mean, “this painful situation is going to end up gratifying.” Sometimes things get better. Sometimes they get worse. Gam zu l’tova means that creation is good and… Continue Reading “Gam su l’tova”
Category: SpiritualityTags: bryce canyon, gam su l'tova, hoodoo, nature, online retreat, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center, santa sabina center retreat, sylvia boorstein
Posted on October 28, 2013
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I know what Gam su l’tova (This is also for the good) means, I said. It doesn’t mean, “this painful situation is going to end up gratifying.” Sometimes things get better. Sometimes they get worse. Gam zu l’tova means that creation is good and… Continue Reading “Wisdom from Sylvia Boorstein”
Category: WisdomTags: creation is good, great egret, lagoon park, marin civic center, nature, photo, photography, pond, quote, sylvia boorstein, wisdom