Thought for the Day – 25 January – Mediocrity — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 25 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Mediocrity “There is no such thing as half-way virtue. Virtue is a struggle and a sacrifice.It presupposes a generous heart which gives itself to Jesus without reserve.Did He not give Himself completely for our sakes?Did He not die upon the Cross […]

Thought for the Day – 25 January – Mediocrity — AnaStpaul

Haiku (Irregular): Medicine

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Truth nectar
Poison lies —
medicine

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The Walk (for Earthweal challenge)

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I must have strolled this ancient shore,
leaving no footprints in the sand,
seen the infant sun spill his light
over jagged horizons,
the glowing Moon ascend into sparse sky
to ride the assembly of stars,
a firmament at once remote
and intimate.
If you talk in eons — I see in seconds;
new life’s struggle to be born,
a fossil falling to the sand
from a cliff’s crumbling edifice.
For as I exist at the beginning
so do I persist until the end,
though I am not made of stars,
I merely follow the word
and the breath.

Copyright Francis 2021

***earthweal weekly challenge

Haiku (Irregular): Birth Pangs

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Birth pangs
It cannot be stopped —
spring comes

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Meditation to open the heart chakra — Karen Wilson – Awaken (Reblog)

Photo by Lucas Pezeta on Pexels.com I take a big breath in and center myself in my heart.I open my root chakra and connect with Mother Earth.I open my crown chakra and open myself to receive the universal energy life force.I breathe in deeply.I breathe out deeply.I breathe in deeply.I breathe out deeply.I focus on […]

Meditation to open the heart chakra — Karen Wilson – Awaken