Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
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My friend Pandora has tagged me with a meme, and here’s how it works: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the next three sentences.5. Tag five people. The book lying right next to my keyboard was RJ Stewart’s extraordinary [...]
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Imagination © Todd Powelson – donated to the Primary Children’s Medical Center But it was just my imagination — once again –running away with me.– The Temptations What goes into our imaginations can have a powerful impact on our dreams, our magical practice, our creativity, and our very identity. And that, ultimately, shapes the world [...]
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Garbage in, Garbage out.– George Fuechsel, IBM 305 RAMAC technician/instructor To realign ourselves with the Graces of Beauty, Mirth, and Blossoming, we are considering how the weeks between Imbolc and Ostara (and now, during the waning Moon) are an ideal time to clear space for them to thrive. I would suggest that one way to [...]
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We must also be careful to avoid ingesting toxins in the form of violent TV programs, video games, movies, magazines, and books. When we watch that kind of violence, we water our own negative seeds, or tendencies, and eventually we will think and act out of those seeds. — Thich Nhat Hanh To realign ourselves [...]
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The happiness of any society begins with the well being of the families that live in it.– Kofi Annan To realign ourselves with the Graces of Beauty, Mirth, and Blossoming, we are considering how the weeks between Imbolc and Ostara are an ideal time to create space for them to thrive. I would suggest that [...]
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TemperanceLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.– Albert Einstein This week, in the Northern Hemisphere, we are on the threshold between February and March, the midst of one of the most dramatic seasons of blending and changing – from Winter to Spring, from death to rebirth. The appearance [...]
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Cold Mountain(After Han Shan)by Colin Oliver When I came to Cold MountainI made my home among pinesat the foot of a green cliff.Yet who is here? Cold Mountain:a vacant house. Jagged peaks,white clouds and crying monkeys. 2After a shower rocks gleamand Cold Mountain from high peakdown to green border shimmers.I wander by a clear stream,watch [...]
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Ha! A rush of blissflows suddenly through all my senses!I feel a glow, a holy joy of lifewhich sets my veins and flesh afire.Was it a god that drew these signswhich soothe my inward ragingand fill my wretched heart with joy,and with mysterious strengthreveal about me Nature’s pulse?Am I a god? The light pervades me [...]
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You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale, and I won’t have it…You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations; there are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is [...]
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Page of Clouds – © Osho Zen TarotWhat the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish. — W. H. Auden We are invoking and celebrating the Graces, and their many gifts to us regarding beauty, mirth and blossoming. [...]
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As we move through this harvest season, we are making a journey of thanksgiving, using prayer beads.
By cultivating a daily practice of gratitude, we heal our fears and welcome true abundance. Blessings to all.
This week, the Seven of Swords challenges us, demanding that we deal with issues regarding honesty and integrity.
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