sparking imagination
We list people throughout history who were change agents and remarkable for their perseverance. People such as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Dorothy Day, and Jimmy Carter drew their strength from a place which the opposition … Continued
Changing your mind for the better advances the common good globally.Download your copy of this poem at https://horizongate.org/poemgrphc
We know that everyone’s worldview helps them organize themselves to navigate their journey through life. But there is a broader influence on our movement through reality …
Nothing stops moving. The tilt of the earth keeps pointing at the sun in a different position second by second and we think, “It’s already Christmas again?”
The monumental rocks which we gaze at in awe for their fixed sameness each time we visit the mountains, are also changing so slowly it is imperceptible. But they witness the grass, trees, and campers speed by in their life cycles like we watch the life of a gnat.
In our cosmic formation I believe the majority of people still prefer the light. The recent American nationalistic campaigns witnessed the dark side out-maneuvering a campaign for light and progress. I have listened to well-meaning people who despise the con … Continued
We are encountering the demands and barriers which have reached incredible heights since the last time we searched for a rental. How do we survive in such a greedy world? Conventional wisdom bases itself on material options of wealth, position, … Continued
It is not only what you say and do that makes your contribution to the world. It is first simply that you say and that you do, whether or not anyone else listens, reads, or observes your deed. You allow … Continued
I am feeling our need to view ourselves with humility as particles of the incomprehensibly greater Whole. This causes our amazement to expand as we realize the glorious mystery of all particles moving together in the creation of … what … Continued
I must have been wishing at the beginning of last month for the vacation coming in the middle of this month. When I made the image above memories of water rushing over rocks and logs emerged in my contemplative painting.
Though the crafting practice has traveled with me many years, just last February I wrote about the contemplative craft (see “Handwork Contemplation”) and those thoughts have stuck with me as a fresh, counterintuitive way of personal growth. So, the new … Continued
