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Pause. Earth teach me stillness As the grasses are stilled with light. Earth teach me suffering As old stones suffer with memory. Earth teach me humility As blossoms are humble with beginning. Earth teach me caring As the mother who … Continued

Pause. God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. … Continued

Pause. I would love to live Like a river flows, Carried by the surprise Of its own unfolding. – John O’Donohue. “Fluent.” Conamara Blues: Poems.   Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning…Soon you will be home in a new … Continued

Pause. Praise the rain; the seagull dive The curl of plant, the raven talk— Praise the hurt, the house slack The stand of trees, the dignity— Praise the dark, the moon cradle The sky fall, the bear sleep— Praise the … Continued

Pause. Remember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundown and the giving … Continued

Pause. This week, we are featuring Black voices Alice Walker, Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu in honor of Black History Month. My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my … Continued

Pause. “The night was more than a companion. It was a presence, an articulate climate … I could hear the night think, and I could feel the night feel… I felt embraced, enveloped, held secure… All the little secrets of … Continued

This week, we are featuring African American poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar in honor of Black History Month. By the stream I dream in calm delight, and watch as in a glass, How the clouds like crowds of snowy-hued and white-robed … Continued

Pause. When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say they save me, and daily. I am … Continued

Pause. Sun says, “Be your own illumination.” Wren says, “Sing your heart out, all day long.” Stream says, “Do not stop for any obstacle.” Oak says, “When the wind blows, bend easily, and trust your roots to hold.” Stars say, … Continued