Tag: peace
looking forward
I recently came across a wonderful set of cards that serve to both highlight and showcase the beauty in our world, as well as to inspire with thoughtful words for reflection and contemplation. Each card has a theme printed on a picture of a… Continue Reading “looking forward”
moving at the speed of life
There is so much to see. Really, there is! Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work.… Continue Reading “moving at the speed of life”
fault lines
A fault line is defined as: a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault. a divisive issue or difference of opinion that is likely to have serious consequences. Perhaps we are all familiar with the divisions in the… Continue Reading “fault lines”
tending our gardens
Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells And pretty maids all in a row. – Mother Goose The world is changing. Our communities are changing. Our individual lives are changing. How are we tending our gardens in… Continue Reading “tending our gardens”
stand for or stand against?
Standing against creates resistance. Resistance creates heat. Heat creates inflammation. Inflammation is an early step in the healing process…or, untreated, unseen, unsupported, can lead to infection. Infection, if left untreated, can lead to death. I recently put my toes back in the pool of… Continue Reading “stand for or stand against?”
Poems from the Circle — flashlight batteries – poetry
Hello everyone. The times we are all in challenge us in many ways. One of the ways I’ve been navigating my experience is to participate in a writing circle, lead and facilitated by Ali Grimshaw, from Flashlight Batteries. I am grateful that she chose… Continue Reading “Poems from the Circle — flashlight batteries – poetry”
poetry – reuniting
We move away, apart, separate from… our hearts, each other. We move on, believing we can walk alone, do it alone, needing no one else. We reach out, wishing to build upon the common ground we stand on. Wiser for the… Continue Reading “poetry – reuniting”
the fires are burning
I’ve been enjoying the deep swim into poetry, and I raised my head to look around…and oh my goodness. Our world seems to be descending further…into a darkness that I was hoping we were going to slowly transcend and into more light. I… Continue Reading “the fires are burning”
time
Stress is a perverted relationship with time. – John O’Donohue My dear readers, I feel we can all acknowledge that we are experiencing something we haven’t seen – and on the scale we are seeing it – in our lives. I have revisited a… Continue Reading “time”
one step, then another
You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope. – Thomas Merton… Continue Reading “one step, then another”
