These great Adirondack Mountains are gray and misty, even the lakes are dark and deep, no blue sky or water to be seen yesterday or today.
Since my arrival Wednesday night the temperature has ranged from 40 to almost 90 degrees. The weather tempermental, unpredictable. Yet everywhere I look there is beauty and grandeur. I forgive [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Chapel Island
Posted in Adirondacks, Buddha Nature, Conservation, Daily Inspiration, FAith, Inspiration, Living, Nature, Retreat on August 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Tupper Lake
Posted in Adirondacks, Buddha Nature, Conservation, Daily Inspiration, Inspiration, Living, Meditation, Nature, Retreat on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In two days I leave for Tupper Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. It is my refuge, my place of retreat, quiet, stillness, meditation, self-study…and clarity. I rise early, fix my cup of chai, gather my yoga mat, meditation cushion, pens and journal and head down to the docks where I remain most of the day. [...]
Perfection Of The Universe
Posted in Allowing, Daily Inspiration, FAith, Grief, Grieving, Inspiration, Living, Sharing, Spirituality, Surrender, Trust, Wisdom on August 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I marvel at the perfection of God in motion…moving me from moment to moment. It was a beautiful day Thursday and rather than do my normal Yoga and meditation practice I grew restless to be outdoors. I put on my bathing suit, packed my little bag and walked down to the pool on this early [...]
Thy Will Be Done
Posted in Allowing, Daily Inspiration, FAith, Inspiration, Meditation, Prayer, Spirituality, Surrender, Trust, Wisdom, Women on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With faith comes trust, with trust comes acceptance, with acceptance comes surrender, with surrender comes allowing, with allowing comes receiving…and more surrender and acceptance of what is at any given moment.
The wonderful gift of Faith is the simplicity of surrender, of acceptance, of trusting in the process of God’s work. As I set my intentions [...]
The Uncertainty Of What I Know
Posted in Allowing, Daily Inspiration, FAith, Gratitude, Grieving, Inspiration, Living, Meditation, Mid Life, Motherhood, Physical Challenge, Sharing, Spirituality, Surrender, Trust, Wisdom, Women on August 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There is a space between faith and Knowing–knowing everything will be fine, knowing this too shall pass, that all works out, that my daughter will heal, Mom will recover, legal issues will be finalized, that I’ll rent a place…retreat…write my books and be successful at anything I focus on. But right now I am in that [...]