Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
From the monthly archives:
Six of Pentacles To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives. – Jean-Paul Sartre Having just turned up back in July, the Six of Pentacles returns and shows us a picture of resources given and received. We could call it a portrait of charity. The Pentacles deal with the literal, physical, material [...]
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Let our intention be that we will shine with the Light of peace and wisdom. Let our Light awaken what is best in our human family and help us to restore truth, honor, compassion, balance, beauty, and good will among all beings. Let the Light of Peace guide our hearts and hands to act courageously [...]
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The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another [...]
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To Autumn by William Blake O Autumn, Laden with fruit, and stain’d With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits [...]
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Here is my claim code, as requested, to prove that this is, indeed, my new blog. A7VVYNHHASU7 Sheesh! I guess you can’t be too careful.. We now return you to our regularly scheduled discussions! – B.
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Be really whole And all things will come to you. – Lao-tzu Today, we finish up the exercises from Chapter Nine, “Recovering a Sense of Compassion.” I hope that this chapter truly has opened up some of your deepest blocks, so that compassion and love for your inner creator are unleashed to flood through your [...]
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Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe — the open sesame to every soul. – Elizabeth Cady Stanton I want to take this moment to give thanks to each and [...]
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I don’t want to come to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. – Diane Ackerman We are coming to the end of Chapter Nine, which has been about Recovering a Sense of Compassion for [...]
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The point of power is always in the present moment. – Louise L. Hay First, I just have to say – Thank you! I so deeply appreciate the many kind responses to my call for help on Friday’s post. As you may realize, this blog is pretty much a labor of love. Rather than being [...]
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Six of Cups The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. – William Wordsworth It is always interesting to see what the cards are going to tell us about a week when so many of us will be stepping outside of our ordinary routines. [...]
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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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