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Finding Delight By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Jewish Wisdom Blessings keep our awareness of life's holy potential ever present. They awaken us to our own lives. . . . With each blessing uttered, we extend the boundaries of the sacred and rit…
Good Happens By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Literary Wisdom It is good to renew one’s wonder, said the philosopher. Space travel has made children of us all. ─ Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter
Everything Flows By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Buddhist Wisdom Nothing lasts, nothing can be counted on, everything changes. That is another way of saying that we can’t control anything in our world. Everything is continually slipping awa…
Reconnecting with Nature through Ritual By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post Many people feel that they are slipping further and further away from their once powerful and meaningful connection with the natural world. Stephen Cave and Sarah Darwin in their essay "It's Not Eas…
Nobody Wears Tefillin on the Weekend By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Adina Gerwin On one of the first crisp fall mornings of seventh grade, as I walked into prayer at my Jewish Day School, I noticed strange leather boxes hanging off my friend's arm.
My Spine and Its Many Gifts By Frederic Brussat Blog Post I have not given much attention or thought to my spine, despite it being such an awe-inducing body part. It provides me with strength and support, uprightness and dignity. We get a sense of how impo…
Let Us Drink a Cup of Tea By Patricia Adams Farmer Blog Post Yes, the world may aspire to vacuousness, lost souls mourn beauty, insignificance surrounds us. Then let us drink a cup of tea. Silence descends, one hears the wind outside, autumn leaves rustle …
Listening to Teachers By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Catholic Wisdom The real dance is when the soul takes God into its arms and you both fall onto your knees in gratitude. — St John of the Cross in Mala of the Heart edited by Ravi Nathwani and…
Making the Most of Every Day By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Catholic Wisdom Praying is our daily appointment with wisdom. — Thomas Merton quoted in Hanging Onto Hope by Melanie Svoboda
"D" Is for Devotion By Patricia Adams Farmer Blog Post "There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again." — Rumi A Quiet Word Devotion is a quiet word, and quiet words often get lost in o…

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