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Some days, this is the face of the day. To pause. To breathe. To see not one face but all the faces hidden in what would seem to be a solid fortress. Not a fortress. A tapestry of Oneness……
“Whatever you run from becomes your shadow.”* Thwack. Biff. Have at you! Pretty much the impact of that simple statement.
The other night my eruption of laughter caused my bronchitis challenged lungs to explode into a major coughing episode. My little dog…..
Atlas shrugged. Conniving Sisyphus was condemned to pushing a boulder uphill only to watch it roll back. Icarus, full of pride, flew too close to the sun and was destroyed. Sometimes there is a fine line between boldness and complacency. Finding the middle path can be treacherous.
A gentle face,…..
Without warning or understanding, the events in Oregon for some reason grabbed and unnerved my heart immediately upon waking this morning. I do not understand what is happening. I do not understand the response. If any other group dared to attempt such actions their actions would…..
Sometimes the whisper is not simply the image gifted. Sometimes it is the bridge created across the chasm of two totally disparate worlds and images. The first was gifted on Christmas Eve. Walking along the lakeside the whisper called to look and see……
“Not true! Not true! That’s wrong!” I imagined a scientist looking at a formula he or she knew so well and suddenly seeing the flaw and slaps his forehead. The familiar can blind us so. The gentle phrase “there…..
Day is done. My heart tried. Whether my heart succeeded is neither the question asked nor the question sought. My heart set out with but one intent this day. That the gentleness of the sunset’s artistry, beauty, and stillness would be felt by all…..
The darkness is held in the flame of a small candle. The quiet night serenaded by my little dog’s dream barks. The gentle music with the sounds of the ocean waves fills the room. It is time for bed and my heart ponders.
I ponder a red cup. I…..
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