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Monthly Archives: April 2013
soil work – April 30
4.30 First dig in the Spring soil the weeds already deep and clinging. The hoe rips and claws beneath like a therapist at the mental toil. Uncovering, rooting out and up, until fresh earth awaits ready for the new … Continue reading
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Tagged diggning, Garden, gardening, gardens, new growth, Soil, soul work, spiritual growth, spirituality, spring, springtime
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passing through – April 29
4.29 he drives off without a goodbye, vague friend of only a brief while on the island of no dreams where lost souls go to rest up and catch a new breath or start or whatever will play … Continue reading
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Tagged distance, Divine grace, forgiveness, friendship, goodbyes, grace, letting go, lost dreams, paradise lost, Psychology, second chances, separation, souls, understanding, wariness
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tired, tired, tired today – April 28
4.28 tired, tired, tired today tried, tried, tried to say that all is good and all is fine, but only heart that heard is mine. ———————–
silver dappled mare, sacred grove – April 27
4.27 the silver dappled mare stands ever in the grove watching, waiting, head turned back over a pale shoulder as we pass on the road. so regular an observer we wonder if it is a statue, until the neck … Continue reading
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Tagged calm, Dream, Hawaii, Horse, horses, illusion, Mare, opposites, pale horse, real, reality, reflecting, reflection, Religion and Spirituality, sacred grove, spirituality, visions
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puppy love – April 26
4.26 puppy shows up to be fed with a friend. hungry strays telling each other where to find a meal. maybe Jesus-dog taught her from that place where canines know things they only hint to us in wags. … Continue reading
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Tagged animal knowledge, animals, Christianity, dogs, friends, God, gospel, hunger, Jesus, Jesus-dog, love, Religion and Spirituality, sharing, strays
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emptying nest – April 25
4.25 Houses in dreams are our soul selves images of emotion, hope, fear, projection, insight. On this day that our youngest makes his step-out college choice, demolition begins in the kitchen soul center of our actual house. He … Continue reading
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Tagged center, coincidence, demolition, Dream, empty nest, family, God, Hearing, home, houses, leaving home, off to college, renovation, selves, Social Sciences, sons, soul selves, souls, spirituality
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under construction – April 24
4.24 the little golf cart takes us through the construction zone to the clinic. the clinic stairs take us up to the deconstruction zone for what’s ailing. between the two the ride back out is much more satisfying. … Continue reading
he’s washing the dishes – April 23
4.21 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head. I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, … Continue reading
little girl astray – April 22
4.22 tan stripes tiger across her short haired black coat, lone survivor, abandoned puppy, stray. so many strays come to the promised land, hearts open- closed from the wounds, hoping for redemption. abandoned, injured, cast off, neglected, leaning … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, God, Hawaii, hope, jouirney, neglect, promised land, promises, puppies, redemption, soul, St. Jude, stray puppy, strays, weakness, woundedness
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Dancing at Lughnasa – April 21
4.21 Bare feet slap the earth, searching for consort with rhythms of the earth, probing, connecting at deep warm dark places Fr. Jack was a happy man who fell in love with his people and flowed to their gods. … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway theatre, Christianity, Dancing at Lughnasa, Earth, friendship, God, gratitude, journey, Lord, Lughnasa, Opposing Views, Priest, Psychology, Religion and Spirituality, Tom Stoppard
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