“Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.”― Jelaluddin Rumi , The Essential Rumi It’s not a new thing for me — Every…
Tag: New Year’s Resolutions
Emily’s Garden – My New Year’s Resolution for My First Grandchild
It’s December 31, and I was busy working on my Resolutions for the New Year, which begins tomorrow. But my heart is aching for my oldest grandchild whose first home was destroyed by a tornado. That happened a couple of days ago, “What can I give her, poor as I am?” “What can I give…
January 1 – Time to Set New Goals – Reach for the Stars – Twelve Days of Christmas Day 8
I have said this before, but the first day of Advent falls on several calendar days. The first day of Advent is the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and the last day of Advent is Christmas Eve, December 25th is the First Day of Christmas — Always, and January 1 is always the 8th Day of…
November 1 Is My New Year: Time to Set New Resolutions – New Goals
For the past several days, I have been talking about how some of the ancient civilizations celebrated the New Year on November 1: I have decided to start my new year today, too. As of today, November 1, I have officially left the skeletons of my old self behind me, and I have resolved to…