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May I be a guard for those who need protection

A guide for those on the path

A b...oat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood

May I be a lamp in the darkness…

these quotes are brilliant and definitely worth a listen to .. about 17mins in all..

THE MOST Powerful Quotes, Advices and Thoughts from Swami Vivekananda that will change your life - YouTube…

Today is the anniversary of the day we lost John Lennon, at the age of far too young. I have long been inspired by his unique combination of musical artistry, compassion, brilliance, straight up truth telling (just gimme some truth) and rebellion. Here's a great article with the last interview he ever conducted, as he began to re-emerge from his hiatus, time he spent focussed on raising his son, Sean, the years of "watching the wheels go round and round...no longer riding on the…

David Gould

"We are at our best when we serve others.” “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.

But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture…

A Divine Miracle By Steven Hutchinson

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Around the first weekend of November, 2021, I had to go to the ER at the VA Hospital in Memphis with severe breathing issues. I've had asthma since I was a baby, but it has been totally…

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here is a little gallery to honor the Wild Turkey - a spectacular bird, especially when you have a chance to see it it good light that highlights its iridescent feathers. All photos are from my back woods in Massachusetts.…

Photo: Jackson, Mississippi circa 1935

“The Negro Mother”  by Langston Hughes

Children, I come back today

To tell you a story of the long dark way

That I had to climb, that I had to know

In order that the race might live and grow.

Look at my face…

"Our life is like a vast net connecting us to all other lives on this planet, and each part of this net is linked to all of the rest. The essence of our life is not limited within the confines of our bodies but rather is distributed across all the people and things that we are connected to. To think about our life in a way that treats…

Song Of My Soul By Steven Hutchinson

The song I wrote below was inspired by the beautiful old song of Snatam Kaur in the video below. It's kind of been playing in my head for a while now, so I thought I'd share it with all you…

The body is like a November birch facing the full moon...reaching into the cold heavens. In these trees there is no ambition, no sodden body, no leaves,

Nothing but bare trunks climbing like cold fire...

It is a joy to walk in the bare woods...The moonlight is not broken by the heavy leaves.

The leaves are down, and…

"Resting our awareness on the breath, we focus on the present moment, not chasing after memories from the past or speculating about the future. Through practices such as this, inner contentment can grow progressively. Sometimes when we feel a little helpless, or think we lack something, or feel lost, if we remember to focus on our…

These are very hard times. When we feel we are emerging, BAM, another difficulty arises.

This is what the Buddha called suffering of suffering, one suffering upon another. How can we maintain our sanity, let alone joy?

Remember others who are suffering in the same way, one after another. Realize as with all things, these…

Art by Kinuko Craft

Forget about enlightenment.

Sit down wherever you are

And listen to the wind singing in your veins.

Feel the love, the longing, the fear in your bones.

Open your heart to who you are, right now,…

Hi everyone. I'd like to ask for your prayers and healing energy. Even though I've had asthma all my life, Ive lived a relatively healthy life. But Thursday night I wound up in the emergency room with severe shortness of breath and wheezing brought on by a regular cold virus (not Covid) and the cold weather. I know I can…

Image by Enkel Dika

We do not become healers.

We came as healers. We are.

Some of us are still catching up to what we are.

We do not become storytellers.

We came…

I'll leave some of my blogs here, for pleasure, if you're interested...

https://culturtimemyblog.wordpress.com/

https://alamentheaven.wordpress.com/

http://mypeaceme.blogspot.com/

http://thevoiceofnada.blogspot.com/

I don't feel like a witch , but I could like a little ritual for Samhain ... maybe some of you here too, let's celebrate the first day of November. Here, my suggestion...

Pomegranate Beauty Ritual for Samhain

Pomegranates are one of those eternal symbols of Samhain. As soon…

As part of a closing hand-off ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the 2024 games in Paris, choreographer Sadeck Waff worked with 128 performers in a dizzying performance focused on arms and hands. The French dancer…

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov

The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Maria Ressa and Dmitry…