Articles on Nature

  • You cannot step

    You cannot step into the same river twice, for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you. ~Heraclitus

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  • Stay close

    Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive. ~Hafiz  

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  • In Community With All Living Things

    In Community With All Living Things

    Today’s post is by Wendy Adams “Oh Great Spirit, Land and Sky and Sea You are inside, and all around me.” Some of my fondest spiritual experiences have happened while I was on a retreat or pilgrimage. It is no coincidence that I need time away from my busy routine. I have to set aside…

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  • The end of the world

    What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly. ~Richard Bach

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  • All creation

    Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness. ~Meister Eckhart

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  • Perhaps

    Perhaps I am stronger than I think. ~Thomas Merton

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