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March 20-Awe & Wonder: Namaste
Throughout this month I have been paying close attention to the world around me. Noticing small changes, and large changes… in the trees, bushes, grass, flowers, wildlife. I am in awe of Spring as this area of our Earth awakens … Continue reading
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Awe and Wonder: On a good day
On a good day, I can sit back and truly be awed by the human beings around me. Sometimes it is because one of my fellows has done something extraordinary that makes my jaw drop and my heart swell with … Continue reading
Awe and Wonder: All Around
All I need to do is open my eyes and see my cat snuggled against my body in the morning. How did he survive his first six months in the wild during a New York winter? Awe and wonder! How … Continue reading
Awe and Wonder: Called Hope
I have experienced awe and wonder this week while in respite at the Cleveland (GA) Peer Support and Wellness Center. I loved smelling the fresh air (except when we got behind the manure truck coming back from bowling!). It was … Continue reading
Awe and Wonder: The Beginning of Wisdom
Many of us, perhaps most have had experiences of awe and wonder, moments where incredible beauty or majesty have seemed to stop time and we felt the world as a mysterious and miraculous place. I remember being awed seeing the … Continue reading
Awe and Wonder: Look Around You
In his 2014 sermon on “Parables of Miracles” Rev. Douglas Taylor from the Unitarian Universalist congregation of Binghamton starts with this story. “A mother asked her son what he learned in Sunday School. He said he learned about the time … Continue reading
Awe and Wonder: Edges of Experience
I love to spend pre-dawn minutes sitting outside, watching the daylight grow–especially in springtime when the birds are beginning their mating activities with the wildest of songs and calls. Flowers are blooming. Deciduous trees are swelling with green buds that … Continue reading