Used to Be – Feb. 1, 2019
It used to beThat when I would wake in the morningI could with confidence say, “What am ‘I’ going to do?”That was before the seed cracked open.Now Hafiz is certain:There are two of us housed in this bodyDoing the shopping together in the market andTickling each other while fixing the evening’s food.Now when I awake […]
Come Dance – Jan. 31, 2019
Every child has known God,Not the God of names,Not the God of don’ts,Not the God who ever doesAnything weird, But the God who knows only 4 wordsAnd keeps repeating them, saying:“Come Dance with Me.”Come Dance. -Hafiz, The Gift
Habit of Discernment – Jan. 30, 2019
“The habit of discernment is an attitude of listening to God in all of life. It is a life of prayerful attention to God; seek to live in our holy Center, our home in God. The eye of the heart grows accustomed to recognizing, almost spontaneously, those movements that are drawing us into oneness with […]
The Eye of the Heart – Jan. 29, 2019
“The eye of the heart grows accustomed to recognizing almost spontaneously those movements drawing us into oneness with ourselves and all creation in God and those that tend to isolate us even from ourselves.” -Rose Mary Dougherty, Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening