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

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Welcome 2013


Of all the things that exist,
we breathe and wake and turn it into song.

We are sharing a new book this year ~
The Book of Awakening
by Mark Nepo

Here is my beautiful Fiona
posing with the gift of this new book :)


Before we begin with this book,
I want to share an approach to the new year that
I received many years ago from a New Years Day homily at church.
We were asked to quickly, without censoring, remember our  favorite moment from the past year.  Then, tuck that into your heart and carry it into the new year ... leave everything else behind!  My moment was a moment of connection with my infant niece Sheena  ... she is now 26!!  :)

I have been practicing that New Year Greeting every year since that time!

I was thinking last night about collecting the miracles of this year; filling my prayer jar with the gift of life's miracles and reviewing them at the end of the year  ... what a way to celebrate a  New Years Eve!!! 

The first miracle came a few days early ...
our dear Mary Ellen is currently in remission!!!
What a miracle of faith!!

Today ... this (below) was posted on Facebook ~
such synchronicity!!


Won't you join me in celebrating the year in this way ~
we can brighten the world with our  awareness
and celebration of the generosity
of life!!

Love, Cate
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2 comments:

  1. terri st. cloudJanuary 3, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    i so smiled when i saw the picture with the book! good deal, cate! happy new year!

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  2. DianeJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Wow I saw this on my FB too the other day and immediately decorated a mason jar and it sit on the kitchen counter with pieces of scrap scrapping booking paper just because I hate to waste paper!! Love love this idea. At the end of the year I will turn them into something not sure what just yet but it is brewing.

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