Archive for August, 2012

Posted by on August 31st, 2012  

Faith and Mystery

by Diane Easley I began this month of writing Project You on Faith Squared, planning to write about how I was able to heal my relationship with my mother. I wrote the first post and then FROZE and was not able to write any more about this important topic. By the end of the month,
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Posted by on August 29th, 2012  

Making A Vow

By Diane Easley Years ago, I was reading a book and came across this question: What is your Bodhisattva Vow? What is your Solemn Promise? Then I found this from Pema Chodron’s book The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world
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Posted by on August 28th, 2012  

Exprayeriment #12 – A Sacred Flame

Source: flickr.com via The Crown of Roses on Pinterest   I fully and freely release this ____________.I loose it and let it go. I let go and let God’s perfect good manifest in me and for methrough every phase of my life now. I welcome change, and I claim my good!  –Catherine Ponder Candles are
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Posted by on August 28th, 2012  

The Polarity Files #1 — Scenes from Your Neighborhood Safeway

She castrated him in broad daylight in the middle of the Safeway parking lot. It was bloodless, swift, evidence of a long-running downward spiral between them; this latest round commencing as they made their way from the checkout counter to the car. The words were all hers, clipped and tight as the lines of her
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Posted by on August 24th, 2012  

Rock and Roll, Baby

by Diane Easley Received a note on my Face Book timeline from a friend saying that I am an amazing friend to have, “she always manages to say just the thing you need to hear right when you need to hear it. What a gift.” Once again, I am reminded that we are all angels
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Posted by on August 23rd, 2012  

Forgive Us For Being a Tease…Please?

Dearest Qrickets… We’ve been having a ton of fun over at the EHQ as of late, especially during Exprayeriment #8, our Forgiveness Haiku Party — otherwise known as “Hai Forgive Ku…and Myself, Too.” We feel the forgiveness-themed Haiku we amassed during week #8 is so good, in fact, that it deserves a larger audience. So,
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Posted by on August 21st, 2012  

God In Numbers

by Diane Easley The number 333 has been on my radar lately. When I look at the clock midday it is 3:33pm, when I wake in the morning it is 3:33am. I also hear on the radio, or while standing in line at the grocery, or at the coffee shop: “Things always happen in 3s”
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Posted by on August 20th, 2012  

What Is

inside a circle of quieti wait out the storm, gatheringdiscipline, devotion, determination

Posted by on August 19th, 2012  

Power Outages

by Diane Easley The power goes out at my home on a regular basis. It is not because there is any problem with the infrastructure.  It is usually because a tree falls and the electrical lines are simply in the way.  Our city decided years ago that if we take a tree down, we must
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Posted by on August 18th, 2012  

Exprayeriment #11 — An EHQ Flash Mob

  Source: mypinkcloud.tumblr.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest   God, you are the music that moves and moves through me – leading and guiding, inspiring and delighting.  My dance is an expression of our own unique rhythm and connection.  My dance is a prayer of thanks. -Alizabeth Rasmussen In this video, anthropologist Angeles Arien talks
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