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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Today is a day for dealing with family stuff (mentally, I mean). I went to my homeopath* and somehow ended up on the topic of my mom. So much pain there.
Over the past couple of years, I had come to the conclusion that endlessly analyzing my family situation and all the problems it brought, and […]
The Desert
Thursday, May 29th, 2008The desert has always been holy for me, even before I knew what holy was. Or, I should say, when I knew in my bones what holy was but was ignorant of the larger truths of God. My dad took us desert camping when we were kids and that feeling of dry wind and the calm it carries […]
Authentic Creation
Monday, April 21st, 2008Critics slammed Denise Levertov when religion became an obvious element in her poetry in the ’80s. They said she was making her writing inaccessible to readers who didn’t share her religious sensibilities. What an asinine criticism! How could she not write what was inside of her? As she became more religious, naturally, her art reflected that […]
The Reason
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Hi, my name is gartenfische, and I am here today to reaffirm my Reason for blogging.
Yes, there has been one from the beginning, and there still is. I will attempt to not get lost in side issues, like the pitfalls of blogging (which, incidentally, dovetail perfectly with the pitfalls of being me), which you got a […]
Ascending To Love In Spite Of Myself
Thursday, March 27th, 2008In the book Silence by Shusaku Endo, there is an unlikeable, quivering character—a cowardly fellow—who keeps asking, Is it fair that I was born weak and not strong? Is it fair to judge me harshly when I can’t help who I am?
While he was an entirely distasteful character, I could not help empathizing with him. Could […]
In Its Proper Place
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008The mind with all its powers would like to hold first place among all the instruments employed by God, but it must, like a dangerous slave, be reduced to the lowest place. It might be of great service if made use of in a right manner, but it can do much injury if it is […]
More Polishing
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Life smooths us, rounds, perfects,
as does the river the stone,
and there is no place
our Beloved is not flowing
though the current’s force you
may not always like.
-Teresa of Avila
The God Mind
Friday, March 14th, 2008 As fog darkens the sky and obscures the sun,
or as a dirty mirror distorts an image,
so the unbridled ego blocks light.
-John of the Cross, in Ascent to Love
I was pondering how I’ve lived over-much in my head rather than in my body and heart, how I’ve been such a thinking person. Then I […]
Polishing The Stone
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Ruth Burrows writes:
We find it hard to give up the idea that there is a magic answer somewhere, that it must be possible to get this burden off our backs. We have a deep conviction that we are being wronged: our environment is wrong, our companions are responsible; if we had a different job, if […]
When Resurrection Comes
Saturday, March 8th, 2008Love is from the infinite, and will remain until eternity.
The seeker of love escapes the chains of birth and death.
Tomorrow, when resurrection comes,
The heart that is not in love will fail the test.
-Rumi
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Please see the latest post at wyrdbyrd about a modern hero, Nicholas Kristof.