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In Stillness

Image Locale I have been looking for the words that come before words: the ones older than silence, the ones not mine, that can’t be found by thought— the ones that hold the beginning of the world and are never used up, which arrive loaned, and make me weep. ~Nancy Shaffer~ Instructions in Joy

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Image Locale “Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight.” ~Mary Oliver~ What do you love?  This was a question from the powerful weekly question.  G. K. Chesterton wrote: praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul.  And I say — yes, yes, it totally could be! [...]

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Image Locale Recently I expressed to my teacher and mentor, Philip Golabuk, that as a facilitator, I could now declare that I was *that* Alice.  I was referring to the movie we have both seen and loved, Alice in Wonderland.  Alice isn’t sure she is The Alice, until far into the movie.  The Mad Hatter [...]

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Optimism is reflected in many areas of life. Many birds in their fantastic migrations demonstrate an amazing optimism, traveling thousands of miles to distant shores, almost literally flying by faith, as it were, ignoring all dangers, unbesieged by doubts. There is no hesitancy, but the sure flight. Birds do not question whether or not the [...]

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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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Heart Songs

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart … Pursue those. ~Anonymous~ What catches your heart today? What if you did something every day which catches your heart and makes your heart sing? What if you set aside time for just that every day? [...]

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May the light at the core of your being illuminate the world…

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Image Locale “…you have the capability to realize the joy of true fulfillment. You simply open to the inner Unknown. It requires that you remain alert and stop searching. I am pointing toward a sacredly peaceful joy that lies deep within every being. It exists without condition or need and its simplicity is forever incomprehensible [...]

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Image Locale You must look into the face of vulnerability to find joy. You cannot find a joy unless you accept vulnerability. Even the gods know vulnerability—and that is why they live. And because I have known vulnerability, I am still alive. I give you then all the peace and joy that you can hold. [...]

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Shout

Shout, shout, let it all out…. What a great song that was from Tears for Fears.  The next line is: these are the things I can do without, come on, I’m talking to you, come on. I’m changing it to: shout, shout, let it all out, these are the things I *can’t* do without, come [...]

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