It never stops—the wind rushing,constantly roaring past my ears.They never cease—the waves breaking,committing suicide on the sand. Birds tack into the wind, suspended,hovering still-lifes pinned against the sky.Why don’t they just go the easy way?There’s water in three directions. In the slower currents beneath the surface,fishes hide from hooks laid to pull theminto the rush […]
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Get Your Shine On
It takes quite a bit of time for gravity to work material together to create a star. We’re talking millions, maybe even billions of years depending on the original conditions (amount of material available and at what density). So, time really is the essence, but gravity never hurries; it’s actually the weakest of the forces […]
Poetry Corner: Go Where Love Can Find You
Who are you looking for?The artist that’s me?Lie down, be my canvas,while I mix the hues. Brown for your silken hair,red for your bright lips,green for your dancing eyes,white for your wingtips. Go where love can find you.Be the canvas of my life.Let me paint you now,until you come alive. Time to retire my palette,been […]
The Power of Small Groups
I believe in the universal power of small groups. Small-group dynamics are useful for business teams (where I’m sure there are a lot of frameworks already in place) to common-interest groups (from knitting to Star Wars fans). I’ll be using a spiritual common interest for my examples here, but the principles apply to all small […]
Poetry Corner: Burnt Leaf
Burnt leaf, black,rocks and curlsin the flames. Remnants fractureat glowing veinsswallowed into ashes. Pale dust swirls,the wind inhales,exhales over seed. Ashes returned.Struggle emerges greeninto the sun. ©2008 Joanne Sprott
Discover Your Soul’s Longing
How do we know, really, how do we know which are our authentic longings, the voice of the soul versus illusions of emptiness needing to be filled? My friend, Jacob Nordby has said, “You see, when we begin by taking the journey into learning Who We Really Are, then we can ask that Self what it […]