These last two weeks were particularly dark. The light and warmth from the sun were more prominent, but that seemed to only clarify how indrawn and dark it had been. I was reminded of the 6th day of my recent 7 day silent retreat. We had been in deep silence for some time and it …
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We are the Light of the world
The winter can leave one feeling cold. There is something about the piercing wind and the frigid air that gives an impression the environment is unconcerned, or probably more accurately, at odds with our needs. In my city I find this leads us to spending as little time as we can outside of the forced seventy …
The Practice of Time Keeping
Our whole coming into existence is marked by time. Recently, in teaching about embryology, we were looking at the process of the individual forming from two cells (for each of us began as two cells that hold the potential to manifest everything.) It’s thrilling to walk step by step through the different stages and learn …
Reflect and See
Reflection is such a key aspect of contemplation and learning. Often when I am looking back on an event or situation I’m mostly just telling myself the story over and over- picking apart details, analyzing, looking for clarity by trying to exact the inflections and scrutinize the sequences. Which on our best of days- when …
Inspiring Work
This summer was full of inspiration- the joy of the warmth, the time to be with friends and family, the fullness of nature’s embrace. Over the long weekend I was with family, and when it was time for me to go my ten year old niece asked me why I didn’t stay just one more …
Julia Pearring 
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