Category: Poetic Rambling
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In All Things Big and Small-
The small acts have the ripple effect, but grand gestures—especially in times of crisis—create waves of change that touch many lives, hopefully in a profound way. Taking a stand in the face of injustice or stepping up during a crisis…
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Flashback to My Holier Days Living in a Monastery
When I was nineteen, I went to live in a Benedictine Monastery in New Mexico. As the monastery was semi-cloistered, each community member was assigned a task when they arrived to help maintain the monastery and partake in community life.…
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Sacredness of Christmas
Life’s currents moving through stone guiding us back home. There are moments in an ordinary day that enter the heart, changing us with each beat. There are moments that we cannot explain; we only feel. There are moments when everything…
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To Procrastinate or Not?
Waiting until the last minute has been my style for getting things done. “I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” –Rabindranath Tagore. Procrastinating is not waiting until the…
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The Christmas Story of Love is Needed
Where is the love? With such conversations about not accepting refugees and the horrific events that have caused many of us to question humanity, I have been tangled, thinking about how I can help and how I can change the…
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The Gordian Knot
“cutting the Gordian knot” is to describe a creative or decisive solution to a seemingly insurmountable problem.“ Untie what holds you back. Let go of the reins and allow the loose ends to dance in the wind. Follow the thread that…