2nd B Retreat in Santa Fe
Monday, February 20, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The Jewish month of Shvat
The Flow
Midwinter wraps me in a
cloak of loving kindness
While tears of
humility fall to the lowest level
Filling their very
source
And in time rise up in
the smallest trickle of hope
Through a core of
barren bark and broken dreams
To restore and renew
the spirit of Gavriel,
Warrior,
protector—made of fire
Angel Gavriel, with
wings of flame flaring and floating,
Rising from the very
trunk that feeds her
No tears wasted
All of them—every last
one of them—returning
And then churning up
the force that sustains me
During my midwinter of
loving kindness
Love is in the air...
Before the ball...
The official "Prom Picture" 2017
FridgeArt
Swirl it!
Hearts Galore
Swirl it!
Double-Granny-Love
And since my target is expanding,
it should be easy to hit!
Sawyer wrote a "fancy" Emmy on the envelope...
he was so proud.
From my "You're Safe Here" Sister, Coco
From my forever friend and TOT-Playmate,
one of her famous books, "Our Story"
Love keeps showing up...
everywhere!
SURPRISE!
Loving LIFE...finally it shows!
(photo by Shannon)
Trendy Toddler...with busy feet and IPad nearby
I love this little guy!
Responding
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Standing
on
the side
of love...
and finding common ground.
HSU
standing for love.
"Suns exist"
If you are seeking, seek us with joy
For we live in the kingdom of joy.
Do not give your heart to anything else
But to the love of those who are clear joy,
Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair.
For there are hopes: they are real, they exist -
Do not go in the direction of darkness -
I tell you: suns exist.
For we live in the kingdom of joy.
Do not give your heart to anything else
But to the love of those who are clear joy,
Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair.
For there are hopes: they are real, they exist -
Do not go in the direction of darkness -
I tell you: suns exist.
Standing with our
Muslim brothers and sisters
at the local mosque...
and love prevailed.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Preach it, Ryon
Today's Daily Lesson comes from Isaiah 59 verse 15:
"Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey."
In our time when everything is doubted or at least doubtable and "facts" and "alternative facts" compete and what the media reports is disputed by the government and vice versa, everyone on every side now wonders with Pontius Pilate, "What is the truth?"
And the one who does not automatically accept the party line, the one who keeps questioning the presented facts, asking for and weighing the evidence, and refuses to deny it simply because it is either inconvenient or discomforting or departs from the party line, this is the one who separates himself or herself from the group and therefore subjects himself or herself to the wolves.
Pray then now for those with the courage on every side who will dare to risk their own positions, and careers, and acceptance, and even livelihoods for the sake of the Truth. They will be rare; and they will be necessary.
"Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey."
In our time when everything is doubted or at least doubtable and "facts" and "alternative facts" compete and what the media reports is disputed by the government and vice versa, everyone on every side now wonders with Pontius Pilate, "What is the truth?"
And the one who does not automatically accept the party line, the one who keeps questioning the presented facts, asking for and weighing the evidence, and refuses to deny it simply because it is either inconvenient or discomforting or departs from the party line, this is the one who separates himself or herself from the group and therefore subjects himself or herself to the wolves.
Pray then now for those with the courage on every side who will dare to risk their own positions, and careers, and acceptance, and even livelihoods for the sake of the Truth. They will be rare; and they will be necessary.
~Ryon Price, 2nd Thoughts
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Welling up...
Receptive, flowing people are the ones
who change the world and transform history.
Their possibilities are limitless,
because they do not let any seeming barriers stop their path;
in fact they well up from within
until they can surmount any obstacle.
“Be like water”
is a good piece of advice.
~R. Rohr
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