And so, I Blog!!

Soooo, everybody is blogging except for Moi? Is this the newest form of writing? Are we headed towards the reality of the movie "Fahrenheit 451 "? What a tragedy that would be!! I have tried Twitter~for about 48 hours ,not for me at all! I do Facebook, but also find it to be truly surfacy and a bit of a waste of my time. I like to write, not twit or mindlessly comment. So, I guess I will. :) Here I will share on the most precious thing in my life, my recovery and my spiritual journey. If my only audience is that of the ether, that will be good enough ... for I write not to be read, but because I am called to write!!! And so, I blog!!
I will begin with the daily readings from the book:
A Grateful Heart ~ 365 ways to give thanks at mealtime edited by MJ Ryan
The Winter Prayers began on the first day of winter ~ so I am begining there. The winter prayers begin with this thought:
A thankful soul is thankful under all circumstances, a complaining soul complains even if he lives in paradise. -BAHA'U'LLAH
Please join me in thought-provoking conversaton! Namaste' Cate

Monday, September 10, 2012

a blade of grass ...

Be tough in the way a blade of grass is; rooted, willing
to learn, and at peace with what is around it.
- NATALIE GOLDBERG


I remember once learning about the incredible longevity  of willow trees ...
 they survive the high winds because they are deeply rooted
AND
because they are so flexible and are able to move with the winds!!

Whether a blade of grass or a tree of willow,
going with the flow of life 
and enjoying each moment as it comes
leads toward a life well enjoyed!!

Let's Do IT ~ ODAT!!
Cate
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Enough is Enough

The Chinese sage Lao Tzu once said, "He or she who
knows that enough is enough will always have
enough.  "May we learn to be grateful for whatever we
have so that it may be enough."


and ... sooooooooo ... how do you retrain your brain?

This morning prayer I found today gave some great directions
to point the way ...


...with this vision,
I live in gratitude and awareness of the generosity of life.
The view from my window 
becomes one of awareness,
awe and wonder!
In gratitude ~ Cate       
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Holy One

Holy One of Blessing
Your presence fills creation.
          - RABBI LAWRENCE S. KUSHNER


be here now ...
respecting all of creation ...
beginning with yourself.
cate
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

LIFE OF THE SPIRIT

There is no shortage of good days.  It is good lives that
are hard to come by.  A life of good days lived in the
senses is not enough.  The life of sensation is the life of
greed;  it requires more and more.  The life of the spirit
requires less and less; time is ample and its passage
sweet.      - ANNIE DILLARD    


  
...And the life of the Spirit is not separate and apart ...
it is within all of life!!!
It is a focus ...
it is an awareness ...
it is a choice ...
it is a gift!

May we all receive this gift today!!
cate
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Monday, September 3, 2012

The Great Gift of Friendship

Tonight we give thanks for the great gift of friendship
and in particular for my dear friend, Patt.  Thank you
for the circumstances that brought us together and
have bound us into the sacred bundle of life.  Thank
you also for the gifts of our friendship; for knowledge
that comforts, for words that encourage, for insight that
blesses, for all the experiences shared, for the sweet
bliss of deeply knowing each other in so many ways;
for history and a hope of the future, for conversation
and laughter, for silence, for bearing each other's
witness truly, for holding each other safe in our hearts
with great love and tenderness.
                                                    -DAPHNE ROSE KINGMA

SO MISSING MY DEAREST FRIEND TODAY  ....

click below to listen ...


peace to all .... cate
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