This morning I was up and out the door at 4 am. For much of the past year, this has been my practice, regardless of what time I wake. I get up and immediately go outside, before turning on the lights. I want to be able to see as well as I can, as wellContinue reading “A Dark and Unfamiliar Road”
Category Archives: the Unknown
On the Threshold of the Unknown
I love this post from the Centre for Action and Contemplation. We are all in a place of transition, whether we realize it or not. We all stand on a threshold not knowing what is on the other side of this door that is opening in our lives. Every one of us stands with ourContinue reading “On the Threshold of the Unknown”
Dad’s Grounding
For thousands of years, eclipses have been harbingers of chaos. Today, on the morning of the full moon, the lunar eclipse, and the American midterm election, I woke with a flash of dream: A card, white background, with enough of a green pattern that I thought of an Irish knot, and the words, in gold,Continue reading “Dad’s Grounding”
Hidden Things
Easter Sunday when I was eight years old, must have been cold and snowy, because I remember I had to wear my boots to church. I remember that very clearly, as well as the mess of feelings Little Me was having that morning. I am the oldest of six, but that Easter we were onlyContinue reading “Hidden Things”
Tending the Flame
Early morning prayers and a candle lit for peace … but it keeps going out! Last time I used this candle, I pressed the soft wax back toward the wick, too tightly, perhaps. The candle sat on my shelf, beautiful, for almost a year, unlit, and now when I want to pray for peace, IContinue reading “Tending the Flame”
