Category Archives: Storehouse

Storehouse: The Circle of the Beloved’s Cunning Thieves

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Bob Patrick

I am a high school and sometimes university teacher.  I have been teaching in some form or another now for 30 years.  Here is the lesson that I have been so slow to learn from all my years of teaching: … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: Ownership and Attendance

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Bob Patrick

In her poem “Winter and a Nuthatch”, Mary Oliver sings the story of her relationship with a little bird that she, over time, coaxed down from a tree into her hand for food in the bitter winter.  One day she … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: What If?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by admin

Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was driving and turned on the radio to the news that the first of the twin towers had been hit. For a brief moment, it wasn’t clear that it wasn’t an accident. … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: Navigating to Fullness

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Christiana McQuain

Today is National Marooned Without a Compass Day (no, really, it is), which got me thinking…  I can’t even imagine being in that situation.  The very thought of being stranded frightens me immensely.  Lost, without direction?  And then without the … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: What are you carrying?

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Bob Patrick

Sometimes I think that abundance may be as much about what we let go of as what we store up.  Perhaps you have seen shows about “hoarding.”  I find it extremely painful to watch those shows, and so I usually … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: Recognizing Gifts

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Bob Patrick

Our personal storehouses are the products of our hard work and efforts. The traditional farming family would laugh at any other notion of how the storehouse is filled, but they would also recognize that while the storehouse is full as … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: Of Compassion

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Christiana McQuain

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”  – Dalai Lama Happiness.  This is considered by many to be the meaning of life – reaching happiness.  So we see truth in … Continue reading →

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