Monthly Archives: January 2013

Oh blessed Force of all that is, you move swiftly and stealthily through our lives.  At our best, we go with this flow; too often, we feel dragged along, or worse yet, dragged under.  Balance and perception are our tools of negotiation. … Continue reading →

A bedtime prayer: as night draws the curtain of the universe over us, we reflect on our day’s endeavors.  Were we productive?  Did we live into the relationships we would wish for ourselves?  Were we our best possible selves?  Take … Continue reading →

Traveler of Life, our path is sometimes long, but almost never as long as we might wish.  We make our journeys cognizant there is a destination, and yet we would forestall it  with more and more detours.  Enjoy the journey, yes, but … Continue reading →

Arbiter of the cosmos, grant us, this day, balance and resilience.  Compassion is a complex state: it is beyond mere pity, in that we are accepting another’s pain; it is more than empathy, as it gives us boundaries that protect us, and … Continue reading →

Breathe.  Feel your heart beat.  The ocean wave, the setting sun, the flight of geese, the clickety clack of a train: the rattle and hum of life.  The rhythm of being.  Lose yourself in the groove.  Dance, sway, snap and hum.  These all are … Continue reading →

Praise and lift up our beloved community!  Daily we gather in many incarnations of our family of humanity.  We recognize our sisters and brothers in every encounter: the grocery store clerk; the elderly man in the hospital cafeteria; the elementary … Continue reading →

Awake!  Awake, and Rejoice at the myriad of miracles that greet you each day!  A rising sun; a singing bird; a tree rustling in the breeze; the din of humanity.  It is all a wonder, and its existence is no … Continue reading →

Great Spirit, in whose image we recognize each other, we are bound up in our everyday lives .  We work hard to do our jobs with integrity.  We are mindful in tending our relationships with intention.  We strive to grow … Continue reading →

Our bodies are the universe made present in our immediate experience, infinite and intimate at once.  And as the universe is manifest in many forms, so too are we.  Each of us have unique abilities, and we have our limitations. … Continue reading →

Universal Love, you bless each day with compassion, forgiveness, and healing.  All strife, war, misunderstanding and conflict arise when we lose connection with you.  Move in this day as a gentle breeze, that you might rustle our understanding.  Move in … Continue reading →