Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to community and creation!
Today give thanks for promises and covenants. What contracts and agreements define your life? What vows and oaths have you taken? What promises have you made and kept? Which have you broken? With whom did you make such agreements, such as a marriage vow, or the choice to adopt someone? Did you make a […]
Pay attention to darkness. What are the gifts that darkness brings to you? Shade provides respite from glaring light or extreme heat. Night permits sleep and rejuvenation. Shadows reveal depth. Darkness is, in some ways, the absence of light and color. In other ways, it is the blending of many hues to create a deeper, […]
Give thanks for laughter. What makes you smile today? What tickles your sense of humor? Laughter alleviates stress. Laughter expresses joy. Humor helps humans cope with the most challenging of circumstances. Laughter floods the body with good chemistry; it promotes healing and resilience. Give thanks for what amuses, delights, or surprises you. Cherish […]
Notice what is still and calm, without motion or activity. Give thanks for this aspect of your world. A lake or pond, for instance, reflects like a mirror when still. It gives back the world to itself. It echoes and returns what is offered to it. A boulder or stone ledge has no […]
Appreciate questions. Sometimes it is essential to dwell in the uncertainty of asking, the discomfort of not knowing. Sometimes we get a choice, as when we are students, and opt to learn. Other times, we are thrust into such situations, and must cope. Either way, this becomes a necessary skill: to be present to what […]
