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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: To No Longer Feel the Solid Ground
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Thursday, January 28, 2010. To No Longer Feel the Solid Ground. This laboring through what is still undone,. As though, legs bound, we hobbled along the way,. Is like the awkward walking of the swan. And dying—to let go, no longer feel. The solid ground we stand on every day—. Is like his anxious letting himself fall. Into the water, which receives him gently. And which, as though with reverence and joy,. While, infinitely silent and aware,.
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: She lives her life both wide and deep....
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Saturday, February 20, 2010. She lives her life both wide and deep. Should I have said, “I’m taking a blogger break”? I don’t know why it should surprise me that people notice when I am gone, I certainly notice when many of you haven’t posted in a while. I hope to be seeing you all soon. Posted by Rebecca Johnson. February 20, 2010 at 5:13 PM. February 21, 2010 at 3:44 AM. Sunrise Sister beat me to it! I completely understand what youre saying h...
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: What do you see?
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Saturday, February 27, 2010. What do you see? When I was 10 years old, I was sitting beside an elderly friend of the family in a country church service. She looked toward the front of the church where a wooden sign displayed information about the morning’s attendance and offering amounts and then commented on what she saw there. I remember turning to her in amazement. “You can read that from here? Isn’t it part of what it means to be human?
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: August 2009
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Friday, August 28, 2009. About two years ago I discovered the joys of Chinese teas at a tea garden in Portland. Since then, I h. Ave been exploring teas and enjoying the various subtleties and flavors in much the same way that people taste wine. . A large part of the experience for me is what the tea is served in. . But each morning as I made my tea I truly marveled at the perfection of the pot. . Where is beauty to be found? My little tea...
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: November 2009
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Monday, November 30, 2009. One of my favorite things about living in Alaska is… Snow! But, what is soft, white and gorgeous piled up in my yard, layered on the trees and covering the mountains turns into something dangerous and life threatening on our roads and highways. We received about 10 inches of snow on Friday and then a little more last night, but as I set out to drive my kids to school, I didn’t give the road conditions much thought.
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: December 2009
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Tuesday, December 22, 2009. A Little More Light. At my church last night we celebrated a service of the Longest Night, held every year on the winter solstice. The Solstice's are important times for us here in the far north. It matters greatly to us that there will be more light today (11 seconds more! You know, to keep trying and to keep believing in the face of the great darkness that we sometimes face is no small thing. It is nothing short...
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: March 2010
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Have you ever been in a situation that you TRULY believed that there was a good chance that you were going to die? An accident or a diagnosis that caused you to really have to consider the fact that you might not only die, but die soon. I recently had such an experience and I have been paying attention to the what it has left in my mind, body and spirit. When we have wept many tears and they flow like rivers. 8220;Well,...
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: Sacred Art
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. While chatting with a friend recently the topic of having too many books to read and to choose from came up, a subject that is something that I have given a lot of thought to recently. I told her that I had blogged. About it and could send her the link so that she could read some of my thoughts. 8220;Well, if someone really wants to share something in their life why can’t they just call me or email me? I think that I am ...
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Whatever else my life is....it is also this dazzling darkness: Pausing for Pain
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Whatever else my life is.it is also this dazzling darkness. Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Recently, I helped facilitate a women’s retreat based on Macrina Wierderkehr’s book, Seven Sacred Pauses. Since then, the women who attended have been keeping in touch to encourage each other to find ways to gift ourselves with pauses in our busy lives. Even just reminding ourselves to breathe. Is there any pain in your body today? In your mind or spirit? How might you be called to pause with your pain. Ive always bel...
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smithyblogs: April Sun-Showers
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Let's get this show back on the road, shall we? Life is good here in Bucheon. I can confidently, and comfortably, admit that I am happier and more positive than I can remember being in my adult life. I was relatively happy and positive as a toddler, but a fucking cynical teenager. And my early-20's are probably best - and actually - forgotten. What happens while you're making other plans, but that's fine as long as you fulfill those plans eventually. And we're well on the way to doing that. But yeah, bes...
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