Living in Spirit

03/06/2026

“Walking. I am listening to a deeper way.
Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me.
Be still, they say.
Watch and listen.
You are the result of the love of thousands.”

― Linda Hogan

Read slowly out loud three times with a minute or two in between each recitation. Note how you feel in your body. Perhaps you will feel the love of thousands and their contributions to your existence.

08/20/2025

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04/14/2025

09/10/2024

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.
Why did you spill the coffee?

“Because someone bumped into me!!!”
Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It’s easy to fake it, until you get rattled.
So we have to ask ourselves... “what’s in my cup?”

When life gets tough, what spills over?
Joy, gratitude, peace and humility?
Anger, bitterness, victim mentality and quitting tendencies?

Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.
Today let’s work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, resilience, positivity; and kindness, gentleness and love for others.

02/07/2024

“Beauty is all around you, in the shivering of the leaves reflecting the golden sunlight, in the blossoming of every plant, in the sound of the falling rain, in the clouds opening to let appear a rainbow, in the soft and powerful movement of the crashing waves, in the flight of the swallows, in the eyes of your beloved ones, and in your own heart. You are part of this everlasting beauty, and you have the power to embody it and share it.”
~ Alberto Villoldo

09/14/2023

“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water. Lay your bed where the cat sleeps. Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm. Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit. Plant the tree where the mole digs. Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself. Dig your fountain where the birds hide from the heat. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the days' golden grains. Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest. Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water. Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear. Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.”
~ Saint Seraphim of Sarov

Nature is talking to you, are you listening?