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All We Need

Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. . . I think a good way to conceive of sacred space is as a playground. If … Continue reading

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Leisure

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where … Continue reading

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Good Morning

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It Takes Time

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A Perfect Day To Stand and Stare

LeisurebyWilliam Henry Davies What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels … Continue reading

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We Wait

We wait to be told what we don’t want to hear, whatever the outcome prognosis is fear. We wait to be told what we need to do believing what experts say must be true. Then we wait for those experts … Continue reading

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Time

Counting time is not so important as making time count.

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Putting Up With

Why do we put up with plastic labels on the back of our neck that itch and scratch and cause a rash; horrible coffee that costs way too much; pesticides on our food that we know causes cancer; plastic that … Continue reading

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All Those Words

Time wasted for someone else’s benefit has virtue. If they heard, if they learned, if they believed. Take all those words and burn truth into the hearts of those who listen. ©1988 Sharron R. McMillan

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Writing My Own Sermon In My Head

As the minister announced his topic, I charac­teristically switched my ears to interior mode. The story of Joseph and his coat of many colours was one I had heard since I was two years old. Joseph the perfect example of … Continue reading

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Time To Stand and Stare

Sun drips gold dust on alder leaves, ferns sway with the passing breeze, sparrows fling rainbows in the air Time, there’s time to stand and stare. ©2015 Sharron R. McMillan

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Time Ticking Away

The ticking timer bugs me. I can’t stand the ticking away of time, like measured steps in a march or the gong, gong, gong of a bell. Orders insinuated on one’s life. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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No Time Like the Present

Time We can’t make it or take it, spend it or lend it, give it or keep it, measure or bend it. Waste it or taste it, spill it or kill it, hear it or fear it, Time does not … Continue reading

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Time Management

Free from time, not driven by it, we can still get it all done, all that needs doing without the stress of ticking timers. Rulers over time rather than ruled by it. Eating, sleeping, waking, doing according to our inner … Continue reading

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No Means No

So the lesson here is not to fill up your time but learn to say no to those who would want to fill it up for you. It is hard to say no and then think you should have, could … Continue reading

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