These past few weeks have been hard. There was the Thanksgiving holiday with a lot of traveling and some issues came up for me which had to be faced - yuck. Although they appeared to come from someone else, I had to find where I was harboring anger and deal with it and get … Continue reading Shower of Blessings
Accustomed long to contemplating love and compassion I have forgotten all differences between myself and others. Milarepa
I go to one of the few laundromats in my area, at least once a week. This one can be really entertaining; there are some characters who come in there with loads and loads of clothes and many times the place is packed. At those times, it can even be a bit dicey as some … Continue reading Betsy Nicole
I am sitting here in this quiet sanctuary with a chant softly playing in the background. I sigh with deep gratitude for this space, for this moment in which to lay my grief. There are no words, although many have been shouted out across the divide we have made. There is nothing to be said, … Continue reading Many forms; still ONE
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes Here in Annapolis, it is a rainy day and out my back door, I look unto these woods and gratefully retreat into this … Continue reading The Quality of Mercy
Refuge. A shelter. A safe space. Someone seeking shelter; a refugee. I have been thinking of this a lot lately. In Annapolis, I have had the privilege of facilitating a group of women who come together each month to sit and contemplate these mysteries. We gather to feel compassion again and to reset our hearts … Continue reading Safe refuge
I live very simply, in one room like a Himalayan cave. In the West, I might be thought of as poor and there is little that separates me from the homeless I see around me. Yet, I am so rich. Years ago, in a typical meditation, I was running, screaming, to a Christ-like figure complaining … Continue reading The Light of Good
I have loved this message from the first time I heard it and I feel strongly that it is a message so much needed to be heard again - may you have peace now and always. Message from Hopi Elders You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must … Continue reading The Hopi Message
In the middle of so much chaos, anger, terror and violence, there are still so many moments of joy and of healing. Today, it was in a session with someone who was trying to make peace with changes that have affected her mentally and physically. In terms of aging or specific physical changes and … Continue reading In this moment, WE ARE ONE
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will … Continue reading I will send you the Comforter
Nellie Lauth 