Sacred Cycling

What “Sacred” Means to Me

I have a magnet (pictured below) on my refrigerator that reads: Everyone, everywhere, every day is sacred.  I believe this with all of my heart.  And, I wonder about this word, this string of letters that elicits expectation, exultation and grace; this word that intimates that whatever, or whomever, it is attached to or associated with is something …

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Pocket Poem #2

A Cedary Fragrance Even now,decades after,I wash my face with cold water – Not for discipline,nor memory,nor the icy, awakening slap, but to practicechoosingto make the unwanted wanted. by Jane Hirshfield

Pocket Poems

For years I’ve carried poems in my pocket.  Whether walking, riding, driving or simply lounging on my couch, I have proceeded through my days with a poem that was particularly inspiring, or thought-provoking. Sometimes I’ve changed out the poem daily, pocketing the one that surfaced during my morning meditations, then filing it away at the end of …

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Wisdom of the Wheel: Some Thoughts

The video and essay that follows is a revision of an inspirational presentation by the author, August 19, 2021, during The Gathering, a weekly online One Spirit community event. Wisdom traditions all over the world refer to the wheel: Ezekial’s Wheel within a Wheel in Christianity is said to represent the cycle of life, and the …

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