Deepest Nature – Aug. 19, 2021
“We may come to see that the deepest nature of the universe is that it is one, a seamless whole… every thing and every being is whole and part of a larger wholeness, and that interconnectedness and interdependence are the root relationships out of which meaning and the particulars of our fleeting and constantly changing […]
Being Bread
After a late dinner, we were walking back to our hotel when the breeze brought a whiff of freshly baked bread. I turned and stared through the darkness at an arched opening backlit by flames. A glistening shirtless man was lifting loaves out of the brick oven with a long paddle, balancing, turning, then sliding […]
Toward Wholeness – Aug. 6, 2021
“To be grateful that we are involves gratitude for what has made us as we are. Thus, gratitude and forgiveness are both essential to wholeness.” –Sam Keen, in Our Many Selves by Elizabeth O’Connor, p. 139
Name as Gift – July 28, 2021
“We, the creatures, are named, and our names are part of our wholeness. It used to be a moment of great importance when someone said, “Oh, don’t call me Mrs. X. Call me Anne—or Katherine. Alex or John. My name is a gift which I offer you.”… I love the rare moments when I am […]
