One is all it takes

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.” ~ Jeremiah 5:1

Existence vs. Nonexistence

To be or not to be. Existence or Nonexistence. Point or space. Viewing space from a point or viewing the point from space. Point: striving for permanent existence Space: alert awareness Point: striving to draw more attention energy to itself Space: noticing what takes place Point: striving to gather and concentrate more energy into itself … Continue reading Existence vs. Nonexistence →

Words for practicing marinating in God’s Presence

Good morning, Universal Being!

I don’t know if you have ever tried to awake a teenager. It is not easy and it is not pretty. He wants to keep dreaming, he does not want to be awake and responsible for his thoughts. He wants to keep frolicking in fantasy land. He does not easily let himself be conviced that … Continue reading Good morning, Universal Being! →

Of Life and Love ~ Separation and Longing, by FenandI Creations with Rumi’s poetry

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Spared

The Light does the breaking. I am only the hammer. Some hearts are as hard as stone. The Intelligent Light spares its tool integrity and moves on. ©️A. Garden, Nov. 2018

Deliberation by Rumi

"A friend remarks to the Prophet, “Why is it I get screwed in business deals? It’s like a spell. I become distracted by business talk and make wrong decisions.” Muhammad replies, “Stipulate with every transaction that you need three days to make sure.” Deliberation is one of the qualities of God. Throw a dog a … Continue reading Deliberation by Rumi →

Meditate only on THAT

"... as though your chest were filling with light, as when God said, Did We not expand you? Don’t look for it outside yourself. You are the source of milk. Don’t milk others! There is a milk fountain inside you. Don’t walk around with an empty bucket. You have a channel into the ocean, and … Continue reading Meditate only on THAT →

“Laughter came from every brick” poem by St. Teresa of Avila

Just these two words He spoke changed my life, “Enjoy Me.” What a burden I thought I was to carry - a crucifix, as did He. Love once said to me, “I know a song, would you like to hear it?” And laughter came from every brick in the street and from every pore in … Continue reading “Laughter came from every brick” poem by St. Teresa of Avila →