LIFE AS A GIANT PUZZLE Most of us live and act as if life is complicated, a giant puzzle that is up to us to figure out. I must confess that I enjoy the puzzling, wondering, figuring, learning of it all in my peaceful moments. I do not, however, enjoy…
View More Life is Complicated. It is also Worth Living“Retreating into yourself to find purpose can be like straddling a dock and a boat that is moving away. We are pulled in opposite directions by the intense desire of the mind for human involvement and the equally intense need of the soul for its own company. In the…
View More The Willingness to Face Our PainThe above image is from: Quotes By Women Mary Oliver was born in 1935 in Ohio. As a young poet she was influenced by Edna St. Vincent Mallay and has received much critical acclaim over the years. “Known for its clear and poignant observations and evocative use of the natural…
View More “Wild Geese” by Mary OliverMeditation Prayer on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh May I be peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit. May I be free from injury. May I live in safety. May I be free from disturbance, fear, anxiety and worry. May I learn to look at myself with the eyes of…
View More Meditation Prayer on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh“So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key.” The Eagles, Already Gone (Quote taken from Aging Abundantly’s A Little Book of Hope) Sometimes it takes a major crisis in our lives to wake us up.…
View More We Have the KeyMidlife brings with it the opportunity for growth and exploration of our inner worlds. It prepares us for our wisdom years, prodding and guiding us along our path to wisdom. It is not always an easy journey, as we have much to learn, but it is a powerfully important one,…
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