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Morning Prayer 35/100. Flashlight blessing.

My flashlight blessing this morning sticks in my mind.* Alex and I were walking well before dawn. Quite dark. I was carrying the short, almost pocket-sized flashlight. Alex had situated himself, leg-raised, alongside a mailbox post. I saw in the darkness a leaf by the curb. Loving the crisp crackle-crunch from stepping on a dried […]

Posted on September 16, 2015 at 9:13 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 34/100. Beyond words

Tao is beyond words. and beyond understanding. Wayne Dyer’s transition 2 weeks ago led me back to his books, several of which I read long ago. I was drawn to one I have not read: Living the Wisdom of the Tao. And as I read about it, scanned it on Amazon, I decided not to […]

Posted on September 10, 2015 at 9:58 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 25/100. Who I am

Who I am is the essence of self-awareness. Knowing one’s Self is knowing one’s worth, one’s joy, and one’s strength. Perhaps, the simplest (but not easiest) exploration of one’s true self-knowledge is this: Turn around “who I am” into the question “who am I?” Ask and answer. Honestly. Ask again and answer again. And again […]

Posted on August 18, 2015 at 8:45 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 19/100. I don’t know

I don’t know. Three of the hardest words for a Westerner to say. I don’t know. Three of the most meaningful words for anyone to say. I don’t know for sure. But I’m thinking that admitting I don’t know, that I don’t have all the answers, that I don’t have even one answer is probably […]

Posted on August 4, 2015 at 9:21 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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