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The Snail

The Snail

“Meister Eckhart … says that there is no such thing as a spiritual journey. If a little shocking, this is refreshing. If there were a spiritual journey, it would be...

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The Snail

“Meister Eckhart … says that there is no such thing as a spiritual journey. If a little shocking, this is refreshing. If there were a spiritual journey, it would be...

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Reflections on Hope

Reflections on Hope

“If I should pass the tomb of Jonah I would stop there and sit for awhile; Because I was swallowed one time deep in the dark And came out alive...

Reflections on Hope

“If I should pass the tomb of Jonah I would stop there and sit for awhile; Because I was swallowed one time deep in the dark And came out alive...

What is Prayer

What is Prayer

What is prayer? You don’t need language for a conversation or the permission of a sabbath day. Let your words rest for awhile. Hold instead the symbols of your longing...

What is Prayer

What is prayer? You don’t need language for a conversation or the permission of a sabbath day. Let your words rest for awhile. Hold instead the symbols of your longing...

The Expansive Possibility of Saying YES!

The Expansive Possibility of Saying YES!

Waiting behind every ‘NO’ is the expansive possibility of a ‘YES’. This is what I have been working on integrating into my being lately. We absolutely need to say no...

The Expansive Possibility of Saying YES!

Waiting behind every ‘NO’ is the expansive possibility of a ‘YES’. This is what I have been working on integrating into my being lately. We absolutely need to say no...

What Can I Trust?

What Can I Trust?

What can I trust? I can trust the joy I feel when I see a cardinal or a bunny or a fox or an irisor a pair of swans. I...

What Can I Trust?

What can I trust? I can trust the joy I feel when I see a cardinal or a bunny or a fox or an irisor a pair of swans. I...

Dance in the Round

Dance in the Round

Some people have edges,as if their world is flatand they are so full of fearthat they demand straight lines.With other peopleyou can't tell where they beginand where they end,as if...

Dance in the Round

Some people have edges,as if their world is flatand they are so full of fearthat they demand straight lines.With other peopleyou can't tell where they beginand where they end,as if...