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Here’s to reuniting: with loved ones; with forgotten dreams; and with lost ambitions.  Coming and going is the natural cycle in life.  Returning to our ancestral homes after long absences can be both comforting and disorienting, and even sometimes disappointing. … Continue reading →

May this day find us as gardeners and farmers, tending our crops of compassion, love, and understanding.  For the attributes of fulfilled living must be cultivated and cared for, just as the crop and the flower will not flourish if … Continue reading →

Let us rejoice for no other reason that the pure ecstatic pleasure of it.  Let us find positive attributes where before we saw only negatives.  Let us adjust our own attitudes, attenuating them to the power and spirit of love … Continue reading →

‘Luck’ is a confluence of an infinite number of random events resulting in a favorable conclusion for an individual.  ‘Wishing’ is an unfounded hope for an outcome with no basis on merit or enterprise.  And yet, we wish each other … Continue reading →

Often we are admonished to ‘count’ our blessings.  The intent is pure, and the practice sound, but it is a solitary endeavor, without considering the world around us.  May we, this day, begin a practice of creating blessings.  Bless our … Continue reading →

How do we keep the ‘routine’ out of our routines?  How do we make each day, and indeed each moment fresh and unique?  Let us today look for texture and contour in our activities.  Let us seek something new in … Continue reading →

Synchronicity: apparently it is all around us.  We live in an age when we are expected to be in-sync, on-line, and connected.  How do we do this?  What is the magic alchemy that instantly synchronizes our lives?  And once we’re … Continue reading →

Today is a day of returning: Returning to center; Returning to wholeness; Returning to awareness; Returning to goals; Returning to love; Returning to humility; In other words,  returning to home.   For home is more than a roof and for walls;  … Continue reading →

Tranquil, peaceful morning!   The splendor of the miracle of creation is manifest.   Birdsong,  rainfall, Sun-breaking through popcorn clouds.   Duke Ellington serenades as pancakes rise in campstove.  All is well.   For simple, quiet mornings we are thankful.   Blessed Be,  and Amen.

Glorious morning of rebirth and renewal!  May this day remind us of all that we value and hold sacred.   May we be grateful for our infinite blessings.   May we find hope anew,  and foster peace and justice in the world.   … Continue reading →