… watching for the brushstrokes of God
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts…”~ Margaret Mead
When the canvas frays in the currach of thought and a stain of ocean blackens beneath you, may there come across the waters a path of yellow moonlight to bring you safely home. ~ John O’Donohue
Where does the moon light your path?
“The people we love most in the world serve as footholds in our lives. They are the bedrock, the infrastructure that stabilizes our meaning, our purpose, our schedules, and our activities. They bind together our past, present and future.” ~ Amanda Held Opelt “A hole in the world”
Who are the footholds in your life?
“There is something deeply consoling in knowing that the landscape around me was carved out over many millennia by terrestrial upheaval, glacial forces, and the erosion of incessant ice and water. Their history is one of resilience and resolve, forged by the chisel of God.” ~ Amanda Held Opelt, A Hole in the World
How do mountains lend you perspective and timelessness?
Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness. ~ David Steindl-Rast
How alive are you?
In the midst of chaos, uncertainty and change, what does it take to develop ones capacity to adapt, bend and bounce back without breaking while staying centered in ones core purpose.
Where do you find sustenance for resilience?
With the Eyes of the Heart 