heartsteps – Page 3 – a pilgrim's journey to the Great Better

Remembrance prayer

O God, whose heart is broken by the violence in the human race, forgive us that we have lacked the imagination and collective will to create a warless world. Forgive…Read more

Artist’s prayer

Spirit, grant me: The vision and wisdom of the elder she-eagle The fierce focus of the lioness The fluid leadership of wild geese Small creatures' ways of stillness Beaver's strong…Read more

Hold on

Hold on to what is good Even if it is a handful of earth Hold on to what you believe Even if it is a tree that stands by itself…Read more

All powerlessness stems from failure to understand this point: the key to empowerment, personal and collective, is the understanding that, although darkness stalks light, the light will always reassert itself.…Read more

Gandhi’s top 10

1. Change “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world…Read more

12 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. Frequent attacks of smiling. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. A tendency…Read more

The cure

You carry the cure within you. Everything that comes your way is blessed. The Creator gives you one more day. Stand on the neck of Fearful Mind. Do not wait…Read more

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of…Read more

Last act

You waited until you were alone. Death is a private thing. You knew your last act was to a different audience. As it entered you– oh how you must've danced!…Read more

Truth and beauty

I do not have to go To Sacred places In far-off lands. The ground I stand on Is holy. Here, in this little garden I tend My pilgrimage ends. The…Read more