“It is not what happens to us in any given day that gives content to our lives, but whether or not we let it’s experience sink into us.” ~ Elizabeth O’Connor
What floats up when you let yourself sink?
Present to the moment
On the road
I bless the gift
of refuge
that was not only a refuge
but a place from which
to watch the horizon,
to face the far distance
and dream anew
of the life that might
draw near. ~ Jan Richardson
Where is your place of refuge?
Traffic jam
The other day, a one hour commute turned into a much longer journey when I ended up sitting on the interstate for two and a half hours due to an accident up ahead. I had been longing for breathing space but not like this.
What makes space spacious?
Silence x3
First, silence makes us pilgrims.
Secondly, silence guards the fire within.
Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak. ~ Henri Nouwen
What type of silence do you need most?
Going in search of spirit
“…the urgency of seeing, fully aware, experiencing what is here: not what is given by men, by society, but what is given by God and hidden by (even monastic) society,” writes Merton. “… That it is absurd to inquire after my function in the world, or whether I have one, as long as I am not first of all alive and awake.” ~ Sophfronia Scott, The Seeker and the Monk
How do you see and experience what is here?
Attentiveness
“If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life.” ~ Eugene H. Peterson
How do you frame attentiveness?
With the Eyes of the Heart 