I love the ocean, listening to the rhythm of the waves. Ebb and flow, coming and receding. They speak of life, of activism and contemplation, engagement and withdrawal.
How do these rhythms resonate in your life?
Contemplation
Remember with
With hope because hopelessness is the enemy of justice. With courage because peace requires bravery. With persistence because justice is a constant struggle. With faith because we shall overcome. ~ Peace and Justice Memorial, Montgomery AL
How do you remember?
As light departs
As light departs to let the earth be one with night,
silence deepens in the mind, and thoughts grow slow;
the basket of twilight brims over with colors
gathered from within the secret meadows of the day
and offers it like blessings… ~ John O’Donohue
What’s gathered in your basket?
Slowing
When we slow down we begin to see the little things and we slowly come to know the world below the surface — within ourselves, and within our community and in the world. We begin to see the dead leaves and the emerging new life.
What do you notice emerging?
Jump for joy
Do we cruise beneath the surface?Or do we make waves? How do we stay playful? Or rise to make a splash? Do we remember to come up for air?
The forgotten things
“In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten; we are able to walk on water; we speak to the angels who call us; we move, unfettered, among the stars. We write, we make music, we draw pictures, because we are listening for meaning, feeling for healing.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water
How do you listen for meaning? Feel for healing?
With the Eyes of the Heart 