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Another encore post, this time, from one I wrote back in 2005.
Court the Wild: Find Your Secret Spot in Nature
Courting the wild–spending one to two hours each day in nature–is a suggestion from author Jim Merkel. In his book, Radical Simplicity (New Society Publishers ©2003) he offers this important recommendation for how to remain sane [...]
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This “guest post” is from one of my favorite bloggers, Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits. In his post today he recommends that folks new to his blog check out “The Beginners Guide to Zen Habits,” which is a compilation of some of most illuminating posts since he began, back in 2007.
This one seems particularly [...]
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After giving it a lot of thought, including my own Imbolc Tarot reading yesterday, I am taking the advice of the Hermit. Instead of starting our exploration of Chapter Twelve today, I am going to allow myself a much-needed retreat for the rest of the week.
I would suggest that you use this time to finish [...]
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing,
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
– Alan Watts
We are now in the last week of the Year of Justice, poised before the first decade of the new millennium is gone forever and the next begins. And we are in a very magical time out of time. The Halcyon Days, [...]
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A Moment’s Indulgencefrom Gitanjaliby Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
I ask for a moment’s indulgence to sit by thy side. The worksthat I have in hand I will finish afterwards.
Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest norrespite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless seaof toil.
Today the summer has come [...]
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© Rodney Smith
Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form. — Eckhart Tolle
As we gently release and heal our addiction to busyness, author Leo Babauta makes these additional suggestions about Doing Less:
“Do Less complaining and criticizing. I [...]
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One’s action ought to come out of an achieved stillness:not to be mere rushing on. — D.H. Lawrence
The days are definitely getting longer. A new era is dawning for our country and our new President has hit the ground running. So am I wrong to want to linger a while yet in stillness?
With Imbolc just [...]
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The Four of SwordsNowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.– Marcus Aurelius
Making its first appearance since March, 2005, we are visited this week by the Four of Swords. Fours in the Tarot are about stabilizing, grounding, and completion. In the Swords, which are so often about conflict [...]
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As I watch the stars of evening, and in the morning open my window toward the east, I shall observe the Ceremonial of quietness of heart, of simplicity, and poise of spirit, that I may keep my soul and the souls of others free from entanglements in the machinery of the day.– Ceremonials of Common [...]
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Winterby Danica Lee, Age 11Sanford, NC© Stone Soup Magazine
The flowers callTheir last farewellTo the woodsAs winter comesTo wilt their petals.
The snow fallsUpon brown leavesFallen on the roofsOf houses strungWith sparkling lights.
The crisp airAnd glittering frostThe little puffs of breathAnd mugs of steamy teaOnly come in winter.
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