Miracles

Albert Einstein once said, "There are two ways to live

your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The

other is as though everything is a miracle."  Today we 

celebrate the miracle.

Can't say it any better than that!!  

Enjoy this day ...

it is a miracle!

Love, 

Cate

Struggles

Life has meaning only in the struggles.
Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods.
So  let us celebrate the struggles.
            -  SWAHILI WARRIOR SONG

Again and again I am reminded ...
Life does not do things TO us, it does things FOR us!
ALL THINGS!!!


My prayers are with you, my dear friends!
All Is Well ... Always!
Love,
Cate

Sunshine

May the
longtime
sun shine upon you,
all love surround you,
and the sweet light within you
guide your way on.
          - TRADITIONAL BLESSING

I hope you are all feeling the love and light today ...

it is with us always,

in all ways!!

cate

Eternal Sends Light

May Peace be with you in heart and in and body.
          May you experience Grace and Healing Love.  May you
                    be lifted as Life opens windows through which the
                             Eternal sends Light.
                                     - ANNABELLE WOODARD

click link for song by Steven Curtis Chapman

Long Way Home

I'm thinking about Mary's fiat again tonight ... her complete YES to her Lord.

The question so often asked is, would she have said YES if she knew what that YES entailed?  I smile at that question, because none of us know the answer to that one any time; whether we say yes, no or wait.

I am currently the witness to the remarkable courage of several persons living with  such serious illness ... I marvel at the grace and love and honor with which these people live each day.  

Yes, the experiences following the fiat continue to be a surprise, and as Stephen sings .... "the valleys are deeper and the mountains are steeper than  I ever would have dreamed" ....

And, they continue to face these moments with grace, courage and faith ... knowing full well that the eternal light comes shining through, 

no matter what!!

Know that I carry you in my heart each day,

and I ask that we all pause this moment to send love and light

to those who may be living with any struggle this day ...

let's all remember together ...

we're gonna make it!!!!

Cate

  

Watch over and Protect

O my guardians, from remote antiquity,
Watch over our home
From top to bottom;
From one corner to the other;
From east to west;
From (the side facing) the upland to
(the side facing) the sea;
From the inside to the outside;
Watch over and protect it;
Ward off all that may trouble our life here.
Amana - [the prayer] is freed.
                        - hawaiian daily house prayer

I was thinking today about life on life's terms in conjunction with the word "protect".  I know that it is not up to God to protect me from experiencing life on life's terms, but that God WILL be with me no matter what life brings my way....this is something that I know for sure.  


In recent days I have been with a couple of friends who are facing very serious life challenges.  There are no words that can really comfort at times like these ... the only gift is that of an open heart, loving listening, and BEing fully present.  


Sometimes, in order to do that, I need to do what my  wise spiritual teacher taught me ... that is, to remember the truth for that person ... that God is with them, no matter what.  With that truth in mind, the impossible becomes bearable ... thank God.
                                                                          cate

Under this Moon

Some poor villages

lack fresh fish

or flowers ...

all can share this moon.

- SAIKAKU

CLICK BELOW FOR SONG

Somewhere Out There

I have been thinking of how small this world really is when you realize the connection of the heart and the Spirit. In the Eternal Now Moment, we are all together in ONE ... never separated by time and space ... not now, not ever!

Sometimes I really know that, and other times I really miss those who no longer walk beside me on this earth, or who are now journeying so many miles away. I remember when I first heard this song so many years ago, it visibly brought to my mind the real closeness that is here for us all the time ... how far away can anyone be who actually shares our same moon and sky?  

How much closer could we ever be than the closeness of being all together in the ONE?

Sometimes I know that so clearly, other times I rely on the moon as a reminder.

Love,

Cate

tO sEE

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
                      - WILLIAM BLAKE

tODAY, i WISH YOU ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU REALLY  KNOW aLL iS oNE!!!

tHE GRAIN OF SAND AND THE  fLAKE OF sNOW ...

tHE    aPOSTLE  OF THE bIBLE AND THE LITTLE GIRL DOWN THE LANE ...

tHE wONDER OF hEAVEN AND THE  mIRACLE OF eARTH ...

tHE HAND OF gOD  AND   THE  hEART BEATING WITHIN yOU.

tHESE MOMENTS OF  SUCH DEEP aWARENESS  ARE A RARE SUPRISE ...

LIKE THE MOST bEAUTIFUL aUTUMN LEAF FLOATING BEFORE YOU IN MID fEBRUARY ...

IT cATCHES YOUR aTTENTION ...

AND nURTURES THE cORE OF YOUR bEING ...

IF YOU bUT sEE .

 bE SURE TO  lOOK!!!

cATE