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Eye of the Beholder
People often say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.
Without Trees
To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
What Is Faith?
Faith is not about how we feel, it’s about how we live. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Mountains and Oceans
“Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that are like this, but even what is right here, even a single drop of water.” To learn about and/or register for Santa… Continue Reading “Mountains and Oceans”
Our Origins
“Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
The Wonders and Realities of the Universe
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. – Rachel Carson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “The Wonders and Realities of the Universe”
The Pond
I want to go soon and live away by the pond, where I shall hear only the wind whispering among the reeds. It will be success if I shall have left myself behind. But my friends ask what I will do when I get… Continue Reading “The Pond”
Unlimited
I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour, and every moment of our lives, if we will only tune in and remain so. – George Washington Carver To learn about and/or register… Continue Reading “Unlimited”
Out for a Walk
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. – John Muir To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. Please join… Continue Reading “Out for a Walk”
Being Brave
This month I am using quotes from the wonderful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. “Sometimes,” said the horse. “Sometimes what?” asked the boy. “Sometimes just getting up and carrying on is brave and magnificent.” To learn… Continue Reading “Being Brave”
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