Growing from our wounds

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The cut worm forgives the plow – William Blake

 

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Until you know, you don’t know

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Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life; don’t allow this truth to grow fear, but allow it to spark creativity and space, to live in this moment as it is. –

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Mindfulness

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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: On purpose, in the moment and without judgment.  This kind of attention nurtures greater awareness, clarity and acceptance of the present moment reality. – Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

Often in life we only pay attention when something screams at us, but for me, it’s the whispers of nature, the quiet moments, the silence, that I discover a voice within, that leads me to my next step in the right direction.

Ten times a day something happens to me like this – some strengthening throb of amazement – some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness. ~ Mary Oliver

 

Daily Discipline

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Dig the well before you are thirsty (Chinese Proverb)

 

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Step outside

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When the dust settles and the pages of history are written, it will not be the angry defenders of intolerance who have made the difference.  The reward will go to those who dared step outside the safety of their privacy, in order to expose and rout the prevailing prejudices.   John Shelby Spong

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