THE DAILY SPARK

BLURS ON BY..

Mushroom found along the trail in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

It seems like we run our lives like trains, speeding along a track laid down by others, going so fast that what we pass blurs on by… blurring is not the same as experiencing it.

FROM:  THE BOOK OF AWAKENING Having The Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark Nepo

 

REFLECTION:

  • Do you feel your life is speeding along.. speeding so fast … it is a blur?
  • Is it of your choosing or perhaps a track laid down by someone else?
  • Can you slow down to experience more real moments?
  • Stop.. look around. Be amazed. See something today you have not noticed because of the speed you have been traveling. 

PATHWAYS TO PEACE

Pathways to Peace:

Forgive

Forget

Understand

Accept

Source:  About Peace by Scott Shaw

REFLECTION:

  • Has your pathway to peace been derailed?
  • Scott Shaw offers a formula for peace.  Is there someone/something you need to forgive? Perhaps even forgive yourself?
  • What steps can you take today on the pathway to greater peace?

…SHIPS

Irish pub in Auckland, New Zealand… quote found around crown molding

There are good ships and there are wood ships.  The ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be.

An Irish Proverb – 

REFLECTION:

  • What kind of ‘ships’ are in your life?
  • Do you have good friendships?
  • Reach out to a friend.. perhaps have a brew together!