☀️ Events & News (08/03/24)
What do you know about practicing?
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My Mantras return me to my practice, daily……
In the now, centered in light, radiating love, finding the blessings
Present moment
Deep breaths
The Now
Flexibility
Adaptability
Trust
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I practiced for the girls high school tennis team like no other! Up in the dark in Chicago’s mitten wearing March weather to head outside with my wooden racquet to bounce the ball against the brick wall across the street, that was practice.
This coming home into the arms, the gentle wisdom and grace of Hagia Sophia, this is what I long for every morning, throughout the day. It is a well worn path, this coming home to the Beloved.
The practice for me these days is to see Her, this abounding and eternal love and beauty, to see Her in the despair, in the wreckage. ‘Cause she’s there. My practice is to scout her out.