Listen .....

Perhaps each of us have a starved place, and each of us
knows deep down what we need to fill that place.  To
find the courage to trust and honor the search, to
follow the voice that tells us what we need to do, even
when it doesn't seem to make sense, is a worthy
pursuit.
                                          - SUE BENDER

...and the answers will come ....

listen .....

cate

Through the eyes of a child

Oh, for the wonder
that bubbles into my soul.
           - D.H. Lawrence

The wonder of children watching fireworks while the crowd joins in collective ohhh's and ahhh's ... 

May we each take a moment today to receive this world through the eyes of a child!!!

Cate

How was your day?

Think of all the years passed by in which you said

to yourself “I’ll do it tomorrow,”

and how the gods have again and again granted

you periods of grace

of which you have not availed yourself.

It is time to realize that you are a member

of the Universe.

that you are born of Nature itself,

and to know that a limit has been set to your time. Use

every moment wisely, to perceive

your inner refulgence,

or ‘twill be gone and nevermore within your reach.

-MARCUS AURELIUS, TRANSLATED BY JONATHON STAR

What a great reminder to take the time at the end of the day to do a daily review .... how was your day?  What will you take with you?  Leave behind?  Are you ready to live your tomorrow to its fullest?

The answers are all there ... just take the time to listen.

                                 Time for me to go review my day too!!!  

                                               Be Well,  Cate

Taking Loving Care

May my body

Be a prayerstick

For the world.

-JOAN HALIFAX

So often I am reminded that you have to learn to truly love yourself before you can authentically love another.  Imagine what a world this would be if each person took loving care of them-self, stayed close to their source, and were therefore  able to be of loving service through the overflow of love.


That kind of healing and sharing is possible ... it all starts with one person at a time!   May we all live this out in this day, and may we grow in number, one day at a time!


"Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."    Margaret Meade

Cate

Fisherman Faith

O the east, O the west,

O the north, O the south,

O above, O below, O the sun,

Recognize me the fisherman.

Look at the grumbling, at the fruitfulness

We are first; ours is last,

Give recognition to me O the sun, the rain, the windy

Day, the quiet day

My day of course is that of the fisherman.

O sun give me life

And to my wife, my children, my parents.

- PRAYER OF THAKSGIVING SAID BY

  HAWAIIAN FISHERMEN AFTER CATCHING

  A FISH

Interesting ... the thought of the life of the fisherman!  

It is hard to imagined the gift and the struggle of a life dependent

on the generosity and abundance of the sea.

This fisherman begins the day with a prayer to all six directions,

knowing full well that the success of this day

can not be achieved by the fisherman alone.

My day is always better too, when I remember to

begin it with a prayer for guidance 

and holy awareness in my day.

I think I will borrow from the fisherman

and pray to the six directions ...

I need all the help I can get!! 

May all your nets be filled to the brim this day ~

love, 

cate

liberation

Now I pray that each and every being’s true nature be

revealed, that we each see clearly our inherent truth

and find liberation from the shackles of suffering and

difficulty imposed by the limitations

of our mind.

- CHAGDUD TULKU

I love the words used here .... 'liberation from the shackles of suffering and difficulty imposed by the limitations of our mind.'  You know that slogan  about your head being a dangerous place to go alone?  ... that is so true!  I can convince myself of anything, and so often I am way off!  

Thank God for the many people who set me straight .. who point me towards the truth ... who help me  find my way.  

Together ... those shackles and sufferings and limitations are more easily lifted, and sometimes we laugh!!     cate

Flowers within

Don’t go outside your house to see flowers.

My friend, don’t bother with that excursion.

Inside your body there are flowers.

One flower has a thousand petals.

That will do for a place to sit.

Sitting there you may have a glimpse of beauty

Inside the body and out of it,

Before gardens and after gardens.

-KABIR, TRANSLATED BY ROBERT BLY

for a special treat ~ click the song below:  Bed by the Window

Tony Melendez Bed By The Window

The reading today reminds me of my thoughts as I entered into the "dreaded jail year" as a young nun, that was the canonical year, where we were rarely allowed to leave the convent or have contact with family or friends.  That thought was daunting to me, as prior to that time I hated the thought of even being a teacher "stuck" in a classroom all day!  How could I endure an entire year?  ....

I was then gifted with the realization that I carried the entire world within, as a part of the ONENESS, I was already a part of everywhere and everything and there was nowhere I needed to go....I was already there!

My dear friend Patt also reminded me of the same, when she spent her final years mostly in her bed in the lower level of her home ~ and through it all she continued to share love and light and hope with so many people through the telephone and the computer.  

We are all a part of all ... we are all called to recognize and water the flowers within and without ...

it is all a garden and we can delight and dance in flowers, sharing this joy and love and

 faith with others. 

When I forget to notice the flowers ... I need to slow down and pay attention ... they are always there to be found!

Love,

Cate