Back in early spring, the sapling peach tree in the backyard flung its blossom-ruffled branches skyward. Now summer’s coming on, and the branches bend with the burden of fruit. Hard green balls as yet, but beginning to flush gold, as if drawing a last deep breath to exhale into ripeness. My friend is pregnant with […]
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Children today (and perhaps adults in the general populace as well) are often not drawn to what they need, but to what is right in front of them. Truth, goodness, and beauty are available and can be found in nature, great literature, works of art, music, and such, but amusement and frivolity are available as
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A good friend of mine sent me this amazing poem, and it touched me very deeply. Take a moment to listen to the poet recite it and hear his explanation of why he wrote it and what we can learn from suffering. Truly good stuff here. Enjoy! The Journey, a poem by David Whyte Above
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A translation with loose paraphrase: The demon of acedia— also called the noonday demon— is the one that causes the most serious trouble of all. He presses his attack upon the monk about 10:00 am and besieges his soul until 2:00 pm. First of all he makes it seem that the sun barely moves, if
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