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Beauty

Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, tagged , , , , , , , on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

the beauty of the trees

the softness of the air

the fragrance of the grass

speaks to me

and my heart soars

~Chief Dan George~
Opening Ceremonies Vancouver Olympics 2010

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The Book of Monastic Life I,59 ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted in Inspiration, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spirituality, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

God speaks to each of us as he makes us,
then walks with us silently out of the night.
These are the words we dimly hear:
You, sent out beyond your recall,
go to the limits of your longing.
Embody me.
Flare up like flame
and make big shadows I can move in.
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going.  [...]

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Mary Oliver: A Found Poem

Posted in Inspiration, Life, Mary Oliver, Poetry, tagged , , , on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yes, I’ve gone and done it again.  Another found poem.  This time instead of contrasting two poets together, I have taken one poet: Mary Oliver and pulled pieces from 8 different poems to bring together a brand new poem.  I’ve taken no more than two to four lines from each poem.  Each verse is from [...]

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Mary Oliver & Wendell Berry – A Found Poem

Posted in Inspiration, Life, Mary Oliver, Poetry, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »

If there is such a thing as poetic license, I am certainly taking it now.  I have created what is known as a ‘found’ poem.  Up until now, this poem has not existed.  I have selected a couple of lines each from eight different poems and two different authors.  I chose Mary Oliver and Wendell [...]

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Wisdom of Nature

Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, tagged , , , , on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.   ~William Shakespeare

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Magical Mt. Rainier

Posted in Life, tagged , , on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Wow!  I had to post this image of lenticular clouds seen over Mt. Rainier this weekend.
Just one of the many joys of living in the state of Washington!

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Magic in the Air

Posted in Abraham Hicks, Field Center, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Spirituality, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I got in the car with Kayla, my youngest daughter today.  Our cats were living the indignity of eating dog food, it was time for a trip to the store!  To our right was sun and to our left was rain.  I said to Kayla, today is a great day for rainbows and at that [...]

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