Every Timeless Moment — from the writings of Barbara Haynes

Fred M Schill
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Musings and Observations from a Cloistered Woman of Service Each episode offers a glimpse into the practice of inner work — bringing awareness and presence to the ordinary tasks of daily life.

  1. 2d ago

    Words That Look Back, Sublimate

    This week’s exploration of the word sublimate opened something deeper than a definition. What begins as an attempt to manage or resist what arises… slowly reveals itself as an opportunity to work with energy in a different way. In this Deep Dive, Orin and Mira take a closer look at that shift—what happens to our use of energy when the meaning of a simple word changes, and how that change begins to shape the way we meet the moment. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-sublimate Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-sublimate-the

    14 min

  2. Jun 6

    Words That Look Back, Attraction

    This week, we’ve been looking at something subtle. A quiet pull— a movement of attention that often happens before we notice it. In the article, we began to see how attraction doesn’t arrive as a single moment, but as many small ones. Here, we’ll spend a little more time with that. To watch how that first movement begins to take shape. And how, over time, it becomes something we follow. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-attraction Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-attraction-the

    18 min

  3. May 30

    Words That Look Back, Aversion

    In this Deep Dive, Orin and Mira explore what happens when a small turning away begins to take shape. How that turning away becomes pattern, perspective, and, eventually, the world we think we’re living in. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-aversion Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-aversion-the

    9 min

  4. May 23

    Words That Look Back

    This week’s Deep Dive lingers with a simple question: what happens when a word doesn’t just describe experience, but begins to illuminate it? When we stay with a word long enough… what do we begin to see? Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/words-that-look-back-the-practice

    16 min

  5. May 18

    The Hand Learns First

    This week’s exploration begins with something small. A simple moment in the kitchen that opens into a larger question. How does compassion actually develop in daily life? In this Deep Dive, we look more closely at how attention, repeated in ordinary acts, begins to shape the way we feel and respond to others. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-hand-learns-first Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-hand-learns-first-the-practice Song: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-hands-learn-first-song

    18 min

  6. Apr 26

    Future Living

    In Future Living: The Invisible Race, Orin and Mira look at the subtle way we leave the present to prepare for what’s next. Why does the mind keep whispering “don’t forget”? What happens when we stop rehearsing the future and let time unfold? This conversation opens space for curiosity, breath, and the courage to remain where we are. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/future-living?r=46wcig Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/future-living-the-practice?r=46wcig Song: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/future-living-the-song?r=46wcig

    17 min

  7. Apr 18

    Where Songs Come From

    In this week’s Deep Dive, Orin and Mira take a closer look at the strange and beautiful process of songwriting. Their conversation explores how songs emerge through attention, experimentation, and collaboration—sometimes from a line in a notebook, sometimes from a lyric in Gorby’s Songbook, sometimes from an unexpected spark of inspiration. It’s a thoughtful exploration of how music becomes both creative expression and a mirror for self-discovery. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/where-songs-come-from?r=46wcig Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/where-songs-come-from-the-practice?r=46wcig Song: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/where-songs-come-from-the-song?r=46wcig

    20 min

  8. Apr 11

    The Blessing Way

    In this week’s episode, "The Blessing Way", I shared a small discovery that has been quietly following me around for years. A Tibetan phrase for blessing describes it as the transformation of magnificent potential—a simple idea that begins to feel deeper the more you sit with it. In this Deep Dive, Orin and Mira explore what happens when blessing shifts from something we try to send into the world to something we learn to participate in. Their conversation wanders through ordinary moments—cooking in the kitchen, sharing space with someone making music, the small ways attention and generosity can change the atmosphere of a moment. Sometimes blessing shows up exactly where we least expect it. Article: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-blessing-way?r=46wcig Practice: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-blessing-way-the-practice?r=46wcig Song: https://everytimelessmoment.substack.com/p/the-blessing-way-the-song?r=46wcig

    20 min
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