“How
did the rose
ever open its heart
and give to the world all of its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being.
otherwise we all remain too
frightened.”–Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky in “Love Poems from God”
“Behind all great and unforgettable events is the heart. Love and a selfless attitude underlie all truly great deeds….”
—Amma
“And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles,
no matter how long,
but only by a spiritual journey,
a journey of one inch,
very arduous and humbling and joyful,
by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet,
And learn to be at home.”—Wendell Berry
This is a collaborative Group Collage on the theme of transitions at my friend Christine’s birthday party.
Continue reading On Transitions
“A fish cannot drown in water,
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of its making,
Gold doesn’t varnish:
The fire brightens.
Each creature God made
Must live in its own true nature;
How could I resist my nature,
That lives for oneness with God?”—Mechtild of Magdeburg
from “Women in Praise of the Sacred”, edited by Jane Hirshfield, p. 87
Continue reading A Fish Cannot Drown In Water
light of grace
creating beauty
through the brokenness
through the pain
through the woundedness
opening to new possibility
new freedom
new space
“I feel strange power, bearing fruit and gaining strength to give myself to me. I sense the seed maturing and expectation, light-filled, weaving within me on my selfhood’s power.”
—Rudolf Steiner from “Calendar of the Soul”
I made a greeting card based on this image called “Light of Grace, opening to new possibilities.”
dancing on a string of spider web by my front door. . .
” We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.”
-Chuang Tzu
This is available as a greeting card on Etsy.
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
-Albert Schweitzer
Continue reading Reflecting Your Essence
“To know when you have enough is to be rich beyond measure.”
– Lao Tzu
Continue reading We Already Have Enough
This is a digital photo collage inspired by Mother Nature and the wonder of the glass-art-making at Chihuly Exhibit at De Young Museum.
“Let yourself go, and let God be in you.”
-Meister Eckhart
Continue reading Grace of Letting Go
