Forgiveness...

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds 

on the heel that has crushed it."

~Mark Twain

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I'm On The Phone...

 

I’m on the phone in my car 

parked across from a white fence, 

experiencing what reflected light 

I can see through the gray clouds. 

I meditate on the warmth it brings. 

The warmth of the soul is there too, 

and I close my eyes. 

In a moment I feel something on my leg. 

It’s like a gentle touch as I sense warming. 

Then I open my eyes 

to see the sun peeked through the clouds 

and was shining on my 

thigh for just a moment.

~M

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Gurdjieff's formula: Hope, Faith, and Love

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Gurdjieff shares a formula with us: 

Hope, Faith, and Love.

Hope in consciousness

Faith in consciousness

Love of consciousness

Hope in consciousness means 

recognizing that it is always 

available now, not in the future. 

We always have a chance to work, 

and it is here for us.

Faith in consciousness is beginning 

to trust that everything one 

experiences comes from the Absolute.

Love of consciousness is the state 

of being we grow into as we start to 

hold all and everything.

~S

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While We Are...

 

While we are in this body 

we can go up and down the cathedral, 

even to the tower 

where we might experience for a moment this Freedom. 

So strange that we can travel through these worlds. 

It doesn't make any sense without the light inside, 

the light inside illuminating - 

searching for the great Light.

~J

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As We Welcome...

 

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As we welcome the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah 

and the beginning of a New Year, 

I am also mindful that this time of year 

carries the memory of September 11—

a day that reminds us of the preciousness of life, 

the fragility of our world, 

and how deeply we need one another.

May this New Year bring renewed hope, 

healing, peace, and compassion. 

May we remember those we have lost, 

cherish those who are with us, 

and work toward a world filled 

with greater kindness and understanding.

Wishing you and those you love a happy, 

healthy, peaceful and meaningful New Year. 🍎🍯✨

Shanah Tovah.

~P

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