Tag Archives: Beauty

Seeds That Have Grown Into Trees

A solitary tree stands strong and mighty on the top of a hill Struggling and prevailing against the severe drought in California Where brown is the new green. What an awesome thought that and how all this strength and might came … Continue reading

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I Am Mostly Heart

I was born on the Feast of the Sacred Heart and that is why Ima had me christened ‘Jesus’. This may also perhaps be the reason why I am a person of the heart. A hopeless romantic, like the poet … Continue reading

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An Embracing Presence

I rise up each morning to a beautiful sunrise. And I am thankful to whomever gave me another day to live. I look out my window and see the flowers of spring in bloom. I smile at their effortless and … Continue reading

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Love And the Layers of Our Existence

I sometimes imagine life as an onion, made up of layers upon layers of experiences, awareness and understanding.  My personality is made up of layers of  experiences and learning I have gone through in my  life. The environment I live … Continue reading

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The Earth Is the Lord’s Vineyard

The earth is God’s vineyard and we are His tenants. Service and care for  the earth is the rent we pay for our stay and usufruct. As stewards of this beautiful place we are to treat it with respect and … Continue reading

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Like The Windmill.

What goes up must come down. That is the reality of life since time began. We toss our dreams up into the air And they soon fall back broken. Not fair. We go up in flights of fancy and dream … Continue reading

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Plates, Branches and I

I have this image right now in my mind of a juggler spinning a plate at the end of a stick he holds. And then he spins another one simultaneously, and then another and another until I cannot imagine anymore … Continue reading

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Branches

In his homily on today’s gospel, Fr. Johnny Go speaks about different kinds of branches. There is the branch that is full of leaves in early spring. There is the branch that is heavy with fruits. There is the branch … Continue reading

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Seeing Eternity in the Now

I watch and enjoy this picture I once took of the sunset. I pointed my camera and clicked it and out came this awesome photo. It could very well be the picture of another glorious morning breaking. Either way, it … Continue reading

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Some Easter Experiences

Things and events in my life have a subtle way of coming full circle in my life. And when they do, it is always with fuller and richer meaning than the first time around. I have always loved children and … Continue reading

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