Poem by Nayyirah Waheed
“and i said to my body. softly. ‘i want to be your friend.’ it took a long breath. and replied ‘i have been waiting my whole life for...
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Lucy Chan
Jun 28, 20221 min read
"Let it be." by Jon Kabat-Zinn
When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting...
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Ethan Pollock
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Just for Now, by Danna Faulds
Just for now, Without asking how, Let yourself sink into stillness. Just for now, lay down the weight You so patiently bear upon your...
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Lucy Chan
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Holding On and Letting Go by Erin Hanson
I was the type of person, That held onto things too tight, Unable to release my grip, When it no longer felt right, And although it gave...
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Ethan Pollock
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Plum Village Retreat
Dear Friends, The days are growing warmer and the longest day has come and gone. It's time to experience delight as cool breezes brush...
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Ethan Pollock
Jun 26, 20223 min read
Finding Freedom from our Phones
Morning Friends, Hope you are finding some joy and beauty in the sunshine and Spring flowers. How often are you able to be outside,...
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Lucy Chan
May 8, 20221 min read
Our True Heritage by Thich Nhat Hanh
The cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem,...
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Lucy Chan
May 8, 20221 min read
The Unbroken by Rashani Réa
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond...
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Lucy Chan
May 8, 20221 min read
Earth, Teach Me ~ A Ute prayer
Earth, teach me quiet — as the grasses are still with new light. Earth, teach me suffering — as old stories suffer with memory Earth ,...
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Lucy Chan
May 8, 20221 min read
The Patience of Ordinary Things by Pat Schneider
It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds the tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare, How the floor receives the...
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Lucy Chan
Apr 19, 20221 min read
'Seeing through the eyes of kindness' Poems & Quotes
[Read during Sharpham Sit with Lucy, 19th April 2022] By Raymond Carver, an American poet who wrote this as his last entry in his diary:...
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Ethan Pollock
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Only Breath by Rumi
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the...
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Lucy Chan
Mar 29, 20221 min read
The Cure for It All by Julia Fehrenbacher
Go gently today, don’t hurry or think about the next thing. Walk with the quiet trees, can you believe how brave they are—how kind? Model...
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Ethan Pollock
Mar 26, 20221 min read
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let...
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Ethan Pollock
Mar 26, 20221 min read
With That Moon Language, by Hafiz
Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.” Of course you do not do this out loud; otherwise, someone would call the...
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Ethan Pollock
Mar 26, 20221 min read
Allow by Danna Faulds
There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new channel. ...
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Ethan Pollock
Feb 26, 20221 min read
The Guest House by Rumi
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an...
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Ethan Pollock
Feb 17, 20221 min read
Ten thousand flowers in spring by Wu Men Hui-k'ai
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary...
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Ethan Pollock
Feb 17, 20221 min read
may my heart always be open by e.e cummings
may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living whatever they sing is better than to know and if men should not...
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Ethan Pollock
Feb 17, 20221 min read
The Journey by Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole...
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