Articles on Nature
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Iona: A Pilgrimage in Image and Word
Photo blog by Susan Etherton 1) Everywhere you go there is a secret room. To discover it, you must knock on walls… and listen for the echo that portends the secret passage. Everywhere has a secret room. You must find your own, in a small chapel, a tiny café, a quiet park, the pew where…
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Love lifts me.
I once asked a bird, “How is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness?” She responded, “Love lifts me.” ~Hafiz
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Listen to the Mockingbird
Today’s post is by Rose Mary Dougherty Recently, I have been struck by the song of the mockingbird. I have one (the same one every day, I think) that sits in a tree in my backyard, picking up the song of other birds and singing all evening long. I noticed that even when my neighbor…
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The Isle of Iona: Definitely a Special Place
Today’s post is by Leah Rampy “I’ve heard it called a ‘thin place,’” he told me. “I’m not sure that I believe that, so I want to see for myself.” It sounded to my ears as if he’d laid down a challenge—to me, or the island, I wasn’t sure which. Coming from someone I respect,…
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Work is
Work is love made visible. ~Kahlil Gibran
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Inner balance
A natural, vibrant response to life depends on inner balance. ~Tarthang Tulku