And then there are the cravings.. Oh, la! A woman may crave to be near water, or be belly down, her face in the earth, smelling the wild smell. She might have to drive into the wind. She may have to plant something, pull things out of the ground or put them into the ground. … Continue reading Quote for Today: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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Quote for Today: Phil Cousineau
The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know. The hero journey is a symbol that binds, in the original sense of the word, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Phil Cousineau
Quote for Today: J.R.R. Tolkien
Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold...The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; … Continue reading Quote for Today: J.R.R. Tolkien
Journey with Clouds: Sunrise over Lake Scott, Set 4
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Separated from our Roots: Offshore by Kelly Ledsinger
There are emotions that are universal, or nearly so. The paradox is that they feel personal and difficult to share. Kelly Ledsinger shared this poem, entitled Offshore, at our last Open Mic, The Journey. What is most striking about it for me is the honesty and extreme openness of the expression. Some poets rant and rave and amplify their … Continue reading Separated from our Roots: Offshore by Kelly Ledsinger
The Roots We Carry With Us: Synkroniciti’s Open Mic: The Journey
Sometimes journeys and experiences bring our roots into focus. How do we use that vision to improve our lives? We had our third Open Mic here at synkroniciti on February 22. It was a wonderful afternoon of sharing and learning from one another. New faces mingled with familiar ones and bonds were forged and strengthened. Things took a metaphysical … Continue reading The Roots We Carry With Us: Synkroniciti’s Open Mic: The Journey
The Journey Within: Expectation by Katherine McDaniel
Journeys are often described as physical experiences, but they involve our internal world too. Does our mind determine our journey? Anyone who has undertaken a long journey can attest that many of the challenges encountered along the way were internal. When faced with extended travel and exploration, we reach a point at which we want to quit, to … Continue reading The Journey Within: Expectation by Katherine McDaniel
Quote for Today: Juliet Marillier
The man journeyed far, and he heard and saw many strange things on his travels. He learned that - that the friend and the enemy are but two faces of the same self. That the path one believes chosen long since, constant and unchangeable, straight and wide, can alter in an instant. Can branch, and … Continue reading Quote for Today: Juliet Marillier
Sharing a Difficult Journey: The Art Installations of Serge Alain Nitegeka
How do we break cycles of violence? Art helps us share painful personal stories and build empathy across cultural lines. Serge Alain Nitegeka was born in 1983 in the African nation of Burundi. When he was eleven years old his homeland erupted into open conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes, violence that devastated Burundi and neighboring Rwanda. … Continue reading Sharing a Difficult Journey: The Art Installations of Serge Alain Nitegeka
Quote for Today: Marty Rubin
We are the mountains we must cross. ―Marty Rubin