3. Day 28: Verzeiung (Forgiveness) & Communion
The amazing book “The Book Thief” (by Markus Zusak) came to me during this month of extending love to guilt. Surely this is no accident and indeed a novel of the tenacity of loving in all conditions, especially with the incarcerating power of guilt. The story is narrated by Death and told through the eyes of a young girl in Nazi Germany. It is powerful in every way. I must share these definitions that leapt out at me: “Verzeiung–Forgiveness: to stop feeling anger, animosity or resentment. Related words: absolution, acquittal, mercy” —p. 368...
Read More3. Day 20: The Day’s Grace
Poetry was one of the first ways I became aware of Holy Spirit’s Voice of Love within me so it is where I return when my day or life becomes overwhelming, momentous or just uber busy. These past two weeks have been one of those times. The haiku below were my quiet time today. The shifting out of mind and into heart makes my brain feel like when you put your hands in flour, soft and vast yet right here. It is hard to explain. I know that the act of writing poetry does something peaceful and meditative and leaves me feeling refreshed, recharged and at-One-ment with Holy Spirit....
Read More3. Day 14: The Story of Princess Precious
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved adventure. She was not content to sit and play with dolls. She’d rather climb out of her window and see what there was to see in the world. She needed to experience everything; speed, stillness, emptiness, chock-a-block fullness, delight, misery, lost and found. She didn’t want someone to tell her a story she wanted to LIVE the story. And so she did. She grew up as little girls do in the shadow of her beloved family where she played and worked and gathered and found all the while knowing she was beloved and...
Read More1. Day 27: Extending Love All the way Home
What are the conditions I have been placing around myself with this Twelvemonth.me extending love to fears project? I’ve decided these conditions like “I can’t explain myself to the designer!” or “It’s too hard!!!” are like Lego bricks I’ve strewn across the floor. As I step on one barefoot and wince in pain and say “OUCH!! That really hurt!!” I am reminded to open my eyes and see truly where I am. Can I walk around the Lego? Can I pick up the bricks? If I proceed slowly will the Lego bricks act as a bridge of sorts over something else to quicken the creative process? I am noticing it...
Read More1. Day 26: The Unfolding of Joy
I am feeling slow-ish and tired (headache too) from last days of frenetic activity. I have so much to do before tomorrow……… “I Am Here Now” Quiet Blanket Tea Candle Clock-tick Heartbeat Breath Comfort Uninterrupted Peace I noticed in the whirl of yesterday that fear of commitment without the fear is just commitment. Me: Why have I feared commitment in work (especially) for so long? HS: Because your fear kept you from remembering your heart, your Self. As soon as this happens all is fraught with struggle and backwards thinking. You have always thought you should be able to see the...
Read More1. Day 10: Commitment Speaks for Itself
Last night, I heard (ironically enough while I was cleaning my ear with a Q-tip) this: Let Commitment speak to you. I have quieted myself and relaxed into the place of the spacious Presence that loves me. I breathe and wait. HS: Dearest One, You are ready to hear the heart of commitment. The heart of commitment speaks for itself. I am closeness, stillness, and sureness wrapped into one powerful intention. I am wholly present in witness, breath and unfolding. I hold an every widening space for glory and wonder. Commitment is a joy of unspeakable power. Indeed, the universe experiences...
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