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2012-10-18T12:34:12-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The heavens open, releasing sheets of rain.

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:34 pm By Aurora Winter

The heavens open, releasing sheets of rain. I bolt outside in my bathing suit. There, I exalt in the warm downpour, galloping barefoot on the soft, wet grass beside the beach, like a filly made frolicsome by the wind. Giddy with life, with the wonder of it all—rain, glorious rain! Completely uninhibited, swept up in the miracle of the monsoon, I dance my elation, my awe, my aliveness. Old people peer out at me, safely sheltered from this joyous gift... Read more

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2012-10-18T12:33:22-06:00

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Joy is prayer…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:33 pm By Aurora Winter

Joy is prayer— Joy is strength— Joy is love— Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. Mother Teresa Read more

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2012-10-18T12:32:09-06:00

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Look not mournfully…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:32 pm By Aurora Winter

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Read more

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2012-10-18T12:31:22-06:00

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Do not manage as if you had …

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:31 pm By Aurora Winter

Do not manage as if you had ten thousand years before you. Look you, death stands at your elbow; make the most of your minute, and be good for something while it is in your power. Charles Palmer Read more

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2012-10-18T12:15:02-06:00

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We cannot let our angels go. …

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm By Aurora Winter

We cannot let our angels go. We do not see that they only go out that archangels may come in. Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more

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2012-10-18T12:14:37-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

I stand up, raise my hands …

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:14 pm By Aurora Winter

I stand up, raise my hands to the heavens, and declare, “I love you. I forgive you. I release you.” I’m steadfast now in my intention to stop clinging to my dead husband, to let his soul go in peace. I feel a surge of incredible energy gathering all over my body. Rising from my toes, it coalesces into a kind of lump, as if I had something in my body that’s not mine. This energy surges, tingling, up through... Read more

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2012-10-18T12:13:58-06:00

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Leaning agains a tree…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:13 pm By Aurora Winter

Leaning against a tree for comfort, I’m amazed to feel its life-force flooding me, replenishing my own. What’s happening to me? Some doorway has been opened. This is not normal. Aurora Winter Read more

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2012-10-18T12:13:29-06:00

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I’m walking in the rain. I’m relieved…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:13 pm By Aurora Winter

I’m walking in the rain. I’m relieved to have land back under my feet, in spite of the cold, stinging rain. Sometimes, the clouds part, and I find myself standing in a warm beam of sunshine. Ahhh—that feels good. Aurora Winter Read more

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2012-10-18T12:12:58-06:00

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an abnormal reaction…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:12 pm By Aurora Winter

An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior. Viktor Frankl Read more

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2012-10-18T12:10:59-06:00

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Truth is only relative…

Last updated on: October 18, 2012 at 12:10 pm By Aurora Winter

Truth is only relative and not absolute. All truth is only so within a certain level of consciousness.… Perception is not reality. David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D Read more

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