Sophia Bonnie Wodin

On the occasion of planting 3 matching amaryllis bulbs in a single pot when they each turn out to be unique Oh, what to do when reality departs from expectation? When dearly held hopes shatter in mysterious wonder that eyes clouded with left over wishes just can’t See? When the beauty before us differs from the beauty we thought we wanted? How to remember to return to the wonder of Life unfolding….. Choose the breath always present as an anchor. Invite surprise, big hearted guest, to open our eyes our ears our hearts to the possibility of Now.

There is an endless net of threads throughout the universe. The horizontal threads are in space. The vertical threads are in time. At every crossing of the threads, there is an individual, and every individual is a crystal bead. And every crystal bead reflects not only the light from every other crystal in the net, but also every other reflection throughout the entire universe. Rig Veda This endless net is sometimes known as Indra’s Web. Indra is one of the primordial gods, one of the few who transitioned between ancient Hinduism and Buddhism.   Sometimes this net or web is thought of as protection, but I prefer to understand it as a description of the very real way that we are all connected.   For as long as I can remember I have known in that deep intuitive way of knowing that all of life is connected by some invisible force.   Perhaps it’s a slender, shimmering thread.   Perhaps an energetic force.   But there is something connects all of life: the two leggeds, the

“Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.  When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desires, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself.  The practice is always to go back to oneself. ”                                                                                                 Thich Nhat Hanh A student in the current cycle of Priestessing Your Life asked, “Is the focus of our work to be completely aware, like ALL of the time?” While I admitted, there were times, younger times, when I desired total awareness, my personal goals had shifted.   Once I had thought that being always aware of feelings or thoughts, of the motivations and implications of my actions, of the world around lead me to fulfillment.   I had idealistic imaginings that I could support anyone in their journey towards fulfilling their personal potential.   But I gave up that aspiration in favor of becoming more fully alive to the moment; more avai