Topic - "Meditation"
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3 Sep, 2010This Present Moment
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
Two o’clock in the morning. Up doing yoga in an attempt to open up my screaming lower back and hips. What is it about being at Daddy’s that makes sleep so elusive? Can the new bed really be this uncomfortable? Is it how hot he keeps the ...
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30 Jul, 2010
Order versus Disorder
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
I sit with Pedro in my lap. He is sweet and vulnerable right now, happy for the tender attention. I’m happy, too. I reach out to pet Buttercup who is resting beside me. She is receptive and pleased to be included. I’ve just finished my ...
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27 Jul, 2010
Circling the Journal
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
While floating in the lake watching the feather drift, I saw Pedro suddenly jump up from where he had been sleeping. Something startled him and he began barking. I peered in more closely to see what could have given him the heebeegeebees, and I saw ...
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20 Jul, 2010
Be Present in This Moment
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
This morning I hooked up the manure spreader to the Gator to take it to the pasture. Chance, the gentlest Pit Bull alive, and Pedro, my Jackahuahua, jumped aboard, as they always do. Even Max, the old one-eyed Rottweiler, will join us if he is up for ...
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14 Jul, 2010
The Other Silence
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us. Not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of ...
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9 Jul, 2010
Be Still Car Wash
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
When I pulled up to the coffee shop, I noticed a sign next door: Be Still Car Wash. I thought it odd, then saw a bible verse written below the name: Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.” I chuckled. Such an interesting name for a ...
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29 Jun, 2010
Quit Complaining
Sacred Witness | Photography as Presence
“An ordinary man behaves like a dog which, upon entering a hall of mirrors, barks at all the other dogs. The sage, entering the hall of mirrors, sees only himself.” Gurunathan Pedro is a growly-bear. He is adorable, but he complains when he ...
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