Tree of Hope

Right after posting this blog, I was gifted a box of blank cards titled “Tree of Hope.” I am posting again, with the new title and with the front of the card now included.

Deep Spring Center Thought for Today

“If you wish to live in (a certain city) what might block you from […]

Infinite Possibilities

Deep Spring Center Thought for Today

“If you wish to live in (a certain city) what might block you from manifesting that move? Is there any question about your worthiness to live in a place that is most delightful to you? Any question about fear of getting what you want? The question here is not […]

Does the tree still live in your heart?

An alternate title for this post could be: Fleas Have Not Yet Flown.

Checking in with our small group on the Dharma Path (a two-year course with Barbara Brodsky, Aaron, and John Orr) on Tuesday evening, I shared feeling very sad about the removal of a beautiful, big, old (about 60 years), tree that […]

Fleas!

Those who know me well know I am a real cat lover. I don’t have a cat right now, but I wrote a poem about trying to woo a barn cat into the house. It was inspired by “What a Figure Can Do!” (Craft Tip 14, page 118-125) from The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, […]

Sovereignty

“The whole problem with people is that they know what matters, but they don’t choose it.” — Sue Monk Kidd

I was sharing with a precious friend about how her current role as a caregiver for her husband is similar to a mom’s taking care of an infant. The aura of the person being cared […]

Commitment to Joy in Trying Times

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

“The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver from New and Selected Poems, 1992 Beacon Press, Boston, MA Copyright 1992

It has been quite some time since I made a two-year commitment to a formal program of study. Deep Spring Meditation […]

Guidance

I have come to truly savor watching the TV reality dancing shows. My first (and perhaps still favorite) is So You Think You Can Dance, but I have also come to enjoy Dancing with the Stars and now World of Dance. It is wonderful to see the dance arts gaining recognition as having value. Football […]

Spiders!

I am starting a two-year study with Barbara Brodsky and Aaron and John Orr. As a preparation, Barbara shared a detailed meditation/dream she had where she was asked what her highest intention was. As part of this process, a high being conducted a sort of interview. This being asked if there were those who would […]

Filter Bubbles

The one you seek, is the one who seeks. Therefore, It’s not “I” who reads spiritual books; it is not “I” who sits ZAZEN, paying attention to body, BREATH, and mind. IT is not “I” who let’s go of everything, but THIS, only THIS! ~ Jerry Ashmore, posted in Empty Circle Zen Group

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Calamity and Collapse

Grapevine Daily Quote May 30 “Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse.” AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1957, “The Physicians”, The Language of the Heart

August of 2017 was a month of ginormous change. We were settling into our new tiny home. My brother-in-law, Jim, passed peacefully early in […]