When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And When his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And When he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth… All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.
Be Open to Life and the Gift Every Moment Brings
No matter how it may feel, no moment is the same as any other. Things are always changing around us. Some changes we like, some we don’t notice, and some we don’t like at all. Of course we’re open to the changes we like. Who isn’t open to a pleasant surprise! But when we don’t notice what’s happening around us, […]
The Secret to Stretching Time and Making It Last
Here we are once again in the middle of the holiday season, getting ready to welcome the New Year. Many of us, especially as we get older, wonder at how quickly the year has passed. It seems just yesterday we were putting up last year’s holiday decorations, and now we’re about to take down the ones from this year. Every […]
A Better Way to Meet Unwanted Moments
Everything in the universe goes through cycles, including human life on earth. And right now we human beings seem to be going through a cycle of pain, confusion, and lashing out at one another. On the large scale wars have broken out across the globe. On the smaller scale, everywhere we see people complaining, criticizing, and showing a lack of […]