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Present or Share? Expert or Companion? Consumer or Citizen? Leader or Sojourner? Who are you? Who do want to be? You choose
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What Myth paints the world into which you walk each day? What character are you on the canvas? Which parable adds contrast to the tableau?
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Feathers worn, feet calloused, paws parched. Eyes weary long for respite. Breathe deeply, sit in silence & let go …
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To whom do you owe your allegiance? Who/what claims ownership of you? Now, ask yourself if you are free? If not, what are you going to do?
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Facing northward, the last Jack Pine stands in a clearcut-scape. Roots cling shallow Shield. Alone facing the wind wall she falls in silence
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From the sidelines there’s symmetry. In the scrum, grounded chaos. From only the sidelines arises cynicism & only in the fray exhaustion
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Magpies surround coyote. Coyote nourished by their feathered kin. Lifegiver, Lifetaker. All are intimately bound to the cycle of life
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The integrated self witnesses our extraordinary everyday lives when balance is attained between reflection & action, praying & digging
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Swirling grief: From the centre, waves cascade outward. Chaos follows-anchors lost. May there be active listening in silence & a caring hand
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Clarity of heart doesn’t mean integration with mind. Certainty of thought doesn’t translate to the soul. At the centre balance is found
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Perhaps today is that day when you listen to that deep yearning? Embrace the whisper that there is more, that the mundane is light-filled
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It’s still raining with no reprieve in sight. Clouds darken & sun is lost. Breathe deeply, eyes closed. May light touch you as dawn arrives
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In this room tears were shed, in that door frame life was birthed & there chronic pain was endured. What will you paint on the walls?
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Returning: From where have you come? Have there been tears? Laughter? Sorrow? Joy? Pause, make space to reflect & embrace the Light you are
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Dandelion yellow on forest green tapestry. Robin’s red dapples pale blue sky. Life is filled with joy & challenge. May you shine this day!
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Masks: we all wear them. Sometimes they protect, other times they obscure. When you look in the mirror, do you see your true self?
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Does tech that blips & bleeps, pinches & touches enrich or abstract your relationships? The former = a tool’s gift. The latter = distraction
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On back black wing, ravens toboggan. Kittens balled roll intertwined. Play brings joys & opens learning. Embrace wonder & shine!
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Assumptions unchecked stereotype. Words unfiltered cut. May there be pause before air vibrates voice, thus honouring the Holy in the Other.
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Across straight halls, down winding corridors, up steep ramps & down meandering stairs, doorways untrodden lie. Into which shall you walk?
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Holy One break open our hearts. May we move from debate to conversation, winner/loser to Sister & Brother. May we shine, not merely twinkle!
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Bordered souls, bookend’d potential & hampered growth. You’re a spark of the Divine & energy of Creation without end. Know no limits
Your reflections are most welcome!