THIS HAPPINESS Father Reason says, “No reason to announce the future; this Now is it. Your deepest need and desire is satisfied by the moment’s energy here in your hand.” - Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks This Now is your happiness. Not yesterday, not long-agos for which you reminisce. Not... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
IN THE DESERT BETWEEN TWO OCEANS
IN THE DESERT BETWEEN TWO OCEANS It is too hot to run. No - not too hot, too well dressed. I had sought to cross the soul continent and plunge my living into that other ocean whose sweetness intoxicates me at a sip; But God met me in the desert in between, telling me that I would die of happiness... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
A QUESTION OF BELIEFS
A QUESTION OF BELIEFS He questions me about my beliefs, why I worship as I do, why I attend the church I do. When the fire of God is burning in the hearth, why worry about the arrangement of the bricks? ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
DON’T BE AFRAID OF TOMORROW
DON’T BE AFRAID OF TOMORROW Don’t be afraid of tomorrow. Don’t be afraid of what you may foresee but cannot now explain. Don’t be afraid of a destination you choose. Don’t be afraid of failing to reach it when you have only begun to find the way to it. Don’t be afraid of surrendering today; it is... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 17, 2007
CROOKED RIVER BRIDGE
CROOKED RIVER BRIDGE This is how it will be when your future opens up to you: There is a highway in the high desert country of central Oregon. That highway invites one to speed on and on in arrow-straight forever sameness across the flatness of the lavabeds, while stealing occasional glimpses of the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN So you’re afraid you might be falling in love again? Fear it? Enjoy it! You are being given the gift that legions of poets have sought! Take it up and dance with it, as you would with her, to the music of freedom from all that kept you from loving before. And if this love... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
EMBRACING CHANGE
EMBRACING CHANGE Imagine a forest of trees that never bring forth leaves for fear of the pain of autumn. Your spring is here again; let your new leaves emerge! The raking will take care of itself in its time. This pond was full of water long ago - Wood ducks, fish and frogs, and birds calling among... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
THE MAGICIAN OF GRACE
THE MAGICIAN OF GRACE It is not who you were that matters. You were what you were, and what you were is who you were at the time. Rejecting you for what you were means I am blind and deaf to all you are now, as I was when I was who I was then. No one sees a flower and praises only the seed it sprang... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
DISCERNING THE FUTURE
DISCERNING THE FUTURE The end of yourself is only a beginning. Every new day will come in its turn. Now is the day you have waited for, now the turning of the cosmos has brought it to you. Now that you have done what you thought you were supposed to do, you have found it all empty at the end. And... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 10, 2007
RED HAIR SUNSET
RED HAIR SUNSET I watch the sunsets, hoping for the magic sight - the clouds dancing for joy at being for an instant the color of her hair. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.