by Rita Simon | Jan 16, 2020 | Reflections
“Silence is never merely the cessation of words. Silence is fullness, not emptiness. It is not absence, but the awareness of a presence.” John Chryssavgis ¹ “We do not hear silence; rather, it is that by which we hear. We cannot capture silence;...
by Rita Simon | Nov 15, 2019 | Reflections
In gratitude, I bow to all generations of my blood ancestors. In gratitude, I bow to all generations of my spiritual ancestors. 5 Earth Touchings of Thich Nhat Hahn Now the dead move through all of us still glowing… What has been plaited cannot be unplaited…...
by Rita Simon | Sep 13, 2019 | Reflections
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Helen Keller For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me....
by Rita Simon | Sep 21, 2018 | Reflections
In August, I attended a wonderful retreat in Maple Lake, MN. One of the presenters was a Lakota Sioux man, Joseph Medicine Robe, who frequently addressed us as “relatives,” and mentioned the Lakota phrase ‘mitakuye oyasin,’ which I wrote about several years back. A...
