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DAILY MUSINGS from SACRED GROUND Michael R. Malley
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- Religion och spiritualitet
Reflections to muse upon as we aspire toward (1) lightness, playfulness, & presence; (2) “watering beneficial seeds” in ourselves, each other, & the environment; and (3) re-sacralizing our lives, our relationships, & our Earth - for the benefit of all beings.
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Spaciousness & Humor: Who We Are & What We Do
Humor as a Defining Feature of Humanity.
On Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously.
Meditation as Spaciousness; The Tibetan Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche says Genuine Humor Creates A Space where there is None.
Family Stories & Storytelling.
Playfulness & Facing Death.
Valuing Humor; A Ministry of Lightness.
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Vastness as a Value: Ocean & Stars
Ocean Waves, the Sunrise, Starry Constellations, Light Years - Valuing the Vastness (the Magnificence) in Which We Dwell.
H. A. Rey’s book The Stars: A New Way to See Them.
Family Childhood Memories - Experiencing the Ocean as a Child & Teen at Wildwood, New Jersey.
The Natural World, Mother Earth - Jolting Our Perspectives on Our Problems.
Darkness, the Night Sky, Nature as Sacred, Spiritual Teachers; Eco-Spirituality, Eco-Theology.
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Old Friends in the Emergency Room
Lifelong Friendships, Youngstown Ohio stories, Family Storytelling.
Michael's Dad - William J. Malley - and his buddy Tom.
Male Bonding, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Steel Mill.
Divisions, Breaks, Death & Dying, Healing & Forgiveness in Men’s Friendships.
Loss & Regret, Memories & Unresolved Relationships.
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Reverberations: From the Past & Into the Present
Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Understanding Our Mind: Fifty Verses on the Nature of Consciousness (formerly titled Transformation at the Base).
The Formation of our Individual & Collective Consciousness.
Artists, Poets, Novelists, Actors, Philosophers.
Old Children’s Literature.
Choices, Agency, Power: Reverberations & Continuations - Bringing Books, Films, Art, & Stories - from the Past, into the Present, for the Future.
Our Inter-Being Natures, Our Fierce Interdependence.
(Music: Courtesy of Adrian Von Ziegler, “Your Dying Heart.” ) -
Preciousness: One Tibetan Turtle
The Value of Every Human Life.
Tibetan Buddhism.
Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
Mystery, Wonder, Awe, Respect.
Wisdom in Folktales, Sacred Storytelling.
Perspective, The View.
The Buddha & Jesus Christ.
How We See Each Other.
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Stepping onto Ireland: The Blood, Spirit, & Land Ancestors
Irish-American Identity, Ethnic Heritage.
Travels in Europe & South Korea, Visiting Ireland for the First Time.
Grandma Agnes Malley, Prayer, Connecting with Ancestors & Elders.
Thich Nhat Hanh - The Blood, Spirit, & Land Ancestors.
Who We Are - Immigrants, Emigrants, Native Peoples, Friendship Circles, Places Where We Dwell, Birth Families, Adoptive Families.
Value of Roots, Rootedness -- Like Trees & Plants - Our Sources of Nourishment.
(Music: Courtesy of Adrian Von Ziegler, “Your Dying Heart.” )