So beautifully and truly said. I have the perspective of living at that time of so much social tragedies and upheavals. Has it taken this pandemic to begin to realize how much we are interconnected and need each other. I pray we are crossing that bridge to connection.

It is mid-february in new england and there are tiny green leaves peaking out from the ground and witch hazel seems to be getting yellow. this is very early and snow and cold may come but my sense of wonder is aroused.

Accepting and managing getting older can be challenging and the reflection and responses encourage me on this sunny day. So many gray days this winter make the welcome of the sun a joy. Reminds me of RAIN, Recognizing, Allowing, Investigate- feeling the feelings not thinking about them and Nurturing. Tara Brach’s insightful way to Be with whatever is.

This reflection would be insightful at any time but feels like an Abundance to have Right Now. Gratitude and a treasure to print and keep at hand.

Br. David’s words Trust Life have been in my thoughts as I navigate my own life as I age and see the moving picture of our country going through a time of the intense choice about doing the right thing or not. Your beautiful reflection on each moment and the opportunity for Trusting Life is so timely as it is too easy to question, HOW?
Thank you!

Br. David seems to offer a ritual as suggested in Discovering the Sacred in Everyday Life. Another way to think of Stop, look and go.
Thank you as always for the Guiding Light.

Being an extroverted introvert, I am aware, especially after a relatively quiet cold inside winter, that going into a group, sometimes the sounds are like a cacophony and it takes some time to shift and not feel somewhat overwhelmed. I like the idea of a ritual, perhaps taking three conscious breaths to help me shift.

So full of wisdom and how to, dear Kristi.

The challenge is that what is defined as Simple in words is often the most utterly challenging. What helps is that the simplicity can be a go-to reference. No long worded treatise is needed because that might only enter the mind. It is the awareness that it is the heart and the body that makes it our own. Full Presence.

How can words and thoughts, familiar Rumi lines sound so refreshingly new and insightful, full of new opportunities to ponder and contemplate only a few at a time! Magical and messy, grace and grief, often at the same time. Grounding in these confusing and sometimes disturbing times. A real gift, Kristi.

Kristi,
The day before election day, which is like no other that I can remember, you have given a whole new context to this time. Voting is Love. A most helpful prism to BE right now.
Missy

When I think I may be going from transition into transformation, those may be glimpses but quickly reminded that the transition continues.If I can see one step in front of me, it is followed by what I cannot see. Patience calls out. Perhaps if I stop thinking about achieving transformation and accept that life is one transition after another. Practicing accepting that, may be the best I can do.

Thank you for your words. So well described and helping to crystalizing the invitation to be in this way.

Friends have traveled Camino. I am so grateful for this way to pilgrimage. Contemplation, retreat has been my daily practice. The ideas of pilgrimage is a gift on my journey. So many thoughts, questions which can give me perspective in a way that brings energy
and hope.

Loss really does happen in layers. The healing isn’t a scab that covers over wounds that are very deep. It can be very painful to be patient. There isn’t a thermometer or other measuring tool to assess. Becoming aware with gratefulness helps me not to fight the problem or difficult times.

Thank you for the utube explanation of the Kingfisher poem. It came alive and I will look at it over and over.