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Man not only lives on a physical plane,

but also in a world impregnated with

profound and mysterious forces.

These forces flare-up evoking

deep feelings in the heart of man.

and ingnite his soul with questions

to which his intuition strives to prove

the answers.

These inquiries flame-up into the

light and bring with them the darkness

before creation.

Man’s senses are aroused by these

‘Unkowns”.

They challenge his imagination

as though holding the key which

unlocks his secret hopes;

his desires;

his aspirations;

always leading man on in the quest

of knowledge.

-Irene Rice Pereira, American (1902-1971)

Love the nothing, flee the self.

Stand alone, seek help from no one.

Let your being be quiet,

be free from the bondage of all things.

Free those who are bound,

give exhortation to the free.

Care for the sick, but dwell alone.

When you drink the waters of sorrow

you shall kindle the fire of love

with the match of perseverance-

This is the way to dwell in the desert.

–Mechtild of Magdeburg

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The Journey

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you kept shouting
their bad advice–
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late enough,
and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world, determined to do
the only thing you could do–
determined to save
the only life you could save.

~Mary Oliver

BACK INTO THE REED BED!

Time to ignore sensible advice,
to untie the knots our culture

ties us with. Cut to the quick!
Put cotton in both sentimental

ears. Go back into the reedbed.
Let cane sugar rise again in you.

No rules or daily duties. Those
do not bring the peace of silence.
–Rumi

Hovering in the clouds over Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

On the Pacific Coast in Montericco, Guatemala, we took part in the liberation of hundreds and baby sea turtles at sunset.

Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go

–Louise Driscoll

Volcan de Fuego en Ciudad Guatemala (photo by Mary)

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau

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Photo by Mary Tucker

Hear me, four quarters of the world–a relative I am!

Give me the strength to walk the soft earth,

a relative to all that is!

Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand

that I may be like you…

Great Spirit, Great Spirit, my Grandfather,

all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike.

With tenderness have these come up out of the ground.

Look upon these faces of children without number

and with children in their arms

that they may face the winds and walk the good road

to the day of quiet.

–Black Elk

Vespers

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is: nor how valuable it is: nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate YOU.

Keep the channel open…

No artist is pleased…

There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine, dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive that the others.

Martha Graham, American (1884-1991)

The coast of County Antrim, Ireland (photo by Mary Tucker)