Bill's Blog - Monthly Summary

Hello! Here's a summary of my posts from the past month. I'm glad you're with me on the journey. My goal for this journey through life is to "wake up, remember and come alive," and help others do the same. So to that end, take what's helpful here and leave the rest! (Looking forward to reading some of your post comments as well.)

Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke

Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke

Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were motioning "no." And tonight the heavy earth is falling away from all other stars in the loneliness. We're all falling. This hand here is falling. And look at the other …

The Life in Your Years

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
Abraham Lincoln

Uncle Seamus

God is very fond of me

In The Wisdom of Tenderness, Brennan Manning tells the story of Edward Farrell, a man who traveled from his hometown of Detroit to visit Ireland, where he would celebrate his uncle's 80th birthday. Early on the morning of his uncle's birthday, they went for a walk along the shores of Lake Killarney. As the sun rose, his uncle turned and …

God is Fond of You

Simple Sunday Sermons - God is Fond of You.

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The Parable of the Flood

The Parable of the Flood

The Parable of the Flood A terrible storm came into a town and local officials sent out an emergency warning that the riverbanks would soon overflow and flood the nearby homes. They ordered everyone in the town to evacuate immediately. A very religious man heard the warning and decided to stay, saying to himself, “I will trust God and if …

Who Are You?

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

The Guest House by Rumi

The Guest House by Rumi

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 unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be …

Nothing Can Separate

Simple Sunday Sermons - Nothing Can Separate!

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Catching Monkeys

Catching Monkeys

Way down on the South Sea island of Borneo, the natives go about catching monkeys in a very unusual way. Most of the monkeys are sold to zoos, so the hunters avoid using ordinary traps which can cause disfiguring injuries. Instead, they hollow out a football-sized coconut, leaving a hole in one end just big enough for a monkey to …

Life is not a Problem

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
Søren Kierkegaard

Despair by Billy Collins

Despair by Billy Collins

Despair by Billy Collins So much gloom and doubt in our poetry - flowers wilting on the table, the self regarding itself in a watery mirror. Dead leaves cover the ground, the wind moans in the chimney, and the tendrils of the yew tree inch toward the coffin. I wonder what the ancient Chinese poets would make of all this, …

God is Love

Simple Sunday Sermons - God is Love!

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Transformation not Evacuation

"The good news that Jesus proclaimed is not an evacuation plan for heaven but a transformation plan for humanity on earth."
Brian McLaren

The Hospital Window

The Hospital Window

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to receive his daily medical treatment. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. …

Live Deeply

“It’s not the length of life, but depth of life.”
Ralph Waldo Emmerson

I Know the Way You Can Get by Hafiz

I Know the Way You Can Get by Hafiz

I Know The Way You Can Get by Hafiz I know the way you can get When you have not had a drink of Love: Your face hardens, Your sweet muscles cramp. Children become concerned About a strange look that appears in your eyes Which even begins to worry your own mirror And nose. Squirrels and birds …

Everything is Holy Now

Everything is Holy Now

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