that everything you do is sacred – Hafiz
"We live in a world of theophanies. Holiness comes wrapped in the ordinary. There are burning bushes all around you. Every tree is full of angels. Hidden beauty is waiting in every crumb. Life wants to lead you from crumbs to angels, but this can happen only if you are willing to unwrap the ordinary by staying with it long enough to harvest its treasure."
-Macrina Wiederkehr found in Rob Brezney’s newsletter
Or as Dana said at one of my retreats, "If I just wait seven more seconds…"
…wait seven more seconds and hear the voice of something other than your self.
…wait seven more seconds to harvest the treasure of the ordinary.
…wait seven more seconds and feel the miracle of gravity holding you to the planet, with no effort on your part.
…wait seven more seconds and remember you are beloved.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Cre8Tiva May 30, 2007
How I sooooo love this post. everything we do is sacred. i believe that all art is prayer and everything we do is prayer made visible. Blessings, Rebecca
2 Anonymous Jun 1, 2007
Wonderful! A perfect reminder of every moment being Sacred is just what I needed to hear! Somehow it’s the most important thing, yet it gets shoved aside in the crush of day to day busy-ness! I think I’ll be counting to seven alot today : )
As always, thanks for the wonderful wisdom!
Diedra