Beginning one’s day in meditation helps one pay more attention to his surroundings and be more mindful of others who touch our lives. Imagine not skimming the surface of life every day, but instead tasting each breath you take and noticing the daily change in winter light. Imagine not letting anything go unnoticed or unappreciated.…
Month: January 2016
Father and Mother
“This is the time of awakening to the inner father and the inner mother. Without this we will receive no high initiation; instead we get initiated into darkness. That’s because any investigation or revolution without God leads, not to freedom, but to more slavery.” — Willaru Huayta, QUECHAU NATION, PERU Honor the Father and the Mother.…
Service
SERVICE—A beautiful word fallen upon bad days. — Claude McKay I absolutely love the phrase in the Episcopal service that goes, “in whose service is perfect freedom.” Service is really a beautiful word. It connotates respect, humility, and love. When we serve others we become part of something much bigger than ourselves. Service frees us from…
Like A Child
My yoga instructor reminded me this morning that as we get older we become more childlike. It caused me to think as she twisted and stretched my old body. Maybe we become more childlike as we get older because we begin to lose those layers of worldliness we accumulate beginning as teenagers. Things become less…
Birthdays and Change
People on your birthday ask, “How does it feel to be __ years old?” My answer has changed over the years, but an answer that is honest is simply, “I’ve changed.” Now, I’ve experienced changes, some rather dramatic over the years, and I’ve learned that each change is part of my formation, part of God’s…