Being Sensitive – Mar. 28, 2022
“The art of living… is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.” ―Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity, p. 95
Practicing Gratitude – Jan. 14, 2022
“As praise became more a part of my days, I moved into a fuller understanding of how very vulnerable every one of us is. At the same time an unseen world swung into sharper focus. I began to feel safer than I had felt before, more able to give shelter to frightening feelings of inadequacy […]
Resistance and Surrender to Call – Jan. 12, 2022
“When we are able to keep company with our own fears and sorrows, we are shown the way to go; our own parched lives are watered and the earth becomes a greener place.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Cry Pain, Cry Hope, p. 84
The Hulled Heart
Today in an early morning dream I was addressed by a voice. It asked, “What are you doing?” and I answered, “I am hulling my heart.” The voice asked “Why?” and I answered, “I have need of a hulled heart.” I awoke, as I have so often this year, knowing that in my sleep I […]
