In this book of poems and prayers for the planet, you find not only beautiful prose written by modern writers and from ancient cultures but illuminating passages and reflections on the condition of the planet, and humans’ place here. In Earth Blessings, Cotner and her contributors, many of whom are award-winning writers, contemplate every aspect […]
American Indian
Earth Blessings: Prayers, Poems and Meditations
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019Teach us, and Show us the Way
Thursday, December 27th, 2018“…We call upon the mountains … the summits of intense silence, and we ask that they Teach us, and show us the Way …” ~ Chinook (Anonymous)
Chief Jake Swamp: Giving Thanks
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018“… Elder Brother Sun, we send thanks for shining your light and warming Mother Earth …” ~ Chief Jake Swamp
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book)
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018Giving Thanks is a special children’s version of the Thanksgiving Address, a message of gratitude that originated with the Native people of upstate New York and Canada and that is still spoken at ceremonial gatherings held by the Iroquois, or Six Nations.
Colors of Infinity: A Wisdom Gallery
Wednesday, July 5th, 2017“In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart …” ~ Howard Thurman
As we continue celebrating the first anniversary of launching the new Stillness Speaks ! … we offer some of our popular “wisdom nuggets” … so please … read on to discover these “hidden gems” … and, may you find, or deepen, the peace within!
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What Happens When We Simply Listen? Jean Klein
The Gift of Allowing This Moment To Be? Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie
What Is This “Bottomless Moment”?
Why Patience and Its True Gift? Lao Tzu, Rilke, Merton
The True Gift of Pause? — Thich Nhat Hanh, Rumi, Jean Klein
Can Kindness Be The True Doorway to Peace? Dalai Lama & Huxley
How Compassion Works — The Depth We Share: Makransky Condon
Already Resting Here
Monica Khosla: Shared Not-Knowing: Presence Without Answers?
Joanna Macy Wild Love: When Grief Belongs — As Connection?
What If We Never Left Belonging? Joanna Macy Wild Love
Nothing Here Needs To Be held
Before The Dawn Names Itself? Rumi
The Grace of Pausing
