A gentleness settles in, as the silence of winter covers us.
A tangible peace
hovering in, and around our being,
bringing calmness to our spirits.
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Category: confidence
Thankfulness
Within our hearts a power we seldom tap into
or reveal, a positive flow of choosing
to be thankful,
changing us
and our world.
What are you thankful for today?
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When Storm Clouds Roll
When storm clouds roll, and rage, and rumble,
may our spirits reach for the peace, ascending
above the noise of battle
and yet rooted
in who we truly are
and who we know
we need to be.
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Snow Clouds
As I watch from my window, snow clouds drift in over the mountains, and I think of the ridge filled with pine trees,
and the boulder where I sat and prayed last summer, and that time when she still had cancer, and we held hands looking over the valley.
And I know now, it’s always about looking forward, refusing the scars or being controlled by them.
It’s all about hope and peace falling over us, like snow gently falling from snow clouds…….over the top of the mountain.
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The Zen Teacher
I was listening to NPR (National Public Radio) one day and the guest being interviewed was a Zen Buddhist teacher.
She is also African American and gay. I do enjoy much of the wisdom and philosophy of Buddhism even though I’m not Buddhist.
And this teacher said some things that registered with me. Such as overcoming suffering by an internal change,
by sitting and quieting our spirits, and by love, understanding who we are in the space we’ve been given.
And the change needs to be collective to impact our world.
In my younger days of being a super conservative person of faith, I would have condemned this teacher
and never even listened to her simply because of who she is, but instead I learned some things that day.
My point is we need to listen to people, accept our differences and learn from one another.
Diversity brings growth.
Amen.
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Note: The teacher is Angel Kyodo Williams
The Strength of Our Wing
The strength of our wing, the power
of our words
always depends
on the heart,
the freedom
within.
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Glimpses of Light
As the Spirit of Lying continues to strangle Washington D.C.,
choking our democracy,
ripping our unity
we do occasionally have glimpses of light.
And the light of truth
will prevail,
subduing even the far right subverting,
Lying to win, winning at all costs,
will eventually
destroy itself.
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