Author Archives: Francie

Pause.   How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being, otherwise we all remain too frightened.   Hafiz. “How Did The Rose.”  From … Continued

Pause.   Quiet yourself. Reach out with your mind’s skillful hand. Let it go inside of me and touch God.   Don’t be shy, dear.   Every aspect of Light we are meant to know.   The calm hand holds … Continued

Pause.   I was sad one day and went for a walk; I sat in a field. A rabbit noticed my condition and  came near.   It often does not take more than that to help at times – to … Continued

Pause.   In my soul there is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church where I kneel. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist. Is there not a region of love where the … Continued

Pause.   Your body is a divine stream, as is your spirit.   When your two great rivers merge, one voice is found  and the earth applauds in excitement.   Shrines are erected to those songs the hand and heart … Continued

Pause.   I stood before a silk worm one day. And that night my heart said to me, “I can do things like that, I can spin skies, I can be woven into love that can bring warmth to people; … Continued

Pause. On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day. My eyes are like the sun that makes promises: the promise of life … Continued

Pause. A man standing on two logs in a river might do all right floating with the current while humming in the now.   Though if one log is tied to a camel, who is also heading south along the … Continued

Pause. The sky gave me its heart because it knew mine was not large enough to care for the earth the way it did.Why is it we think of God so much? Why is there so much talk about love? … Continued