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The spiritual life is not life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.

O swallows, swallows, poems are not
The point. Finding again the world,
That is the point, where loveliness
Adorns intelligible things
Because the mind’s eye lit the sun.

There is a very common reason that people do not visit or call others who are in pain: they simply don’t what what to say…And so often we choose not to call, not to visit. Our culture doesn’t know what what to do with silence. Silence frightens us. It unveils an intensity that we are not used to facing…If we can get over our fear of silence, if we can learn to embrace it, we will soon come to see that silence is where God lives

Practicing the art of abundance means looking at the world as it is, right in front of you, not as you think it should be. It is a way of letting go of expectations and letting what is, what already exists, speak to you in a new way

Life is surpassingly interesting, revealing, and awe provoking when we show up for it wholeheartedly and pay attention to the particulars.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing…not healing, not curing…that is a friend who cares

Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time. We are in it now

Every day, every breath, every moment. Sacred. Unique. When this realization dawns on us, we are struck with the overwhelming holiness of it all. We live in this state of grace every day of our lives. Our task is to continually move in the direction of ever-increasing awakening

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am

There was a dawn I remember when my soul heard something from your soul.
I drank water from your spring and felt the current take me