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HCR’s Letters From An American…

please take the 14 mins to listen to HCR re: immigration policy especially. i’ve seen much of this in separate news stories – there’s too much all the time to share – so HCR’s updates where she gathers various news pieces around a topic w/ historical commentary is invaluable during this immensely challenging time of … Continue reading HCR’s Letters From An American…

it takes an open heart…

🌀 sitting looking out my window, breeze dancing through weeds with swirls of dust lifted & circling, wind billowed clouds sweeping across a vivid blue sky. i know there is so much heaviness in the world, so much harm & destruction, & suffering for so many from voices & hands that would pull us into … Continue reading it takes an open heart…

our practice is needed…

🌀 our open hearts, our awareness & steady minds, & our practice of wisdom & compassion are needed in this time. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #path #practice #meditation #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

all is interdependent…

🌀 the myth of going it alone, of rising to the top on one’s own merit without the generosity of others, the generosity of life itself & the presence of love, is just that: a myth. may we – especially in this time of the first trillionaire, of billionaires, of governments & whole families … Continue reading all is interdependent…

cruelty is lazy, love is work…

🌀 when a person or a group of people chooses cruelty & violence as their first & even only option to resolve an “evil” they have named & defined, it tells us a few things about that person or group. first, it tells us that they are living in fear, & perhaps, are deeply wounded. … Continue reading cruelty is lazy, love is work…

i won’t stop loving…

🌀 from song “Hardliners” on album “Into the Dark Unknown” whatever the situation, wherever we find ourselves to be, no matter the challenge of the moment, we have the ability, responsibility, & privilege, to keep loving, to keep choosing love over & over again. we can take refuge in this choosing of love. we can … Continue reading i won’t stop loving…

loving the light…

🌀 I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars. ~ Og Mandino sun, moon, stars. wherever we find light, may it strengthen & buoy our resolve to be love in this world. ~j ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #love #light #OgMandino … Continue reading loving the light…

path…

🌀 path. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #love #courage #path #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

the long arc…

🌀 love is being in it for the long arc. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #bodhisattvas #TheLongArc #NormanFischer #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

reflect your light…

🌀 “Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things.” ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shine on, dear friends. the world needs your light, your kindness, your compassion, & loving heart. ~j ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #light #compassion #ChogyamTrungpa #JinpaLhaga #JMWart