Words that Call to Our Hearts

Greetings all!

I have been compiling a list of words which may call you to consider their meaning for your inner growth, which then may reflect your outward presence. I suggest you read the words, take some time to reflect on them, perhaps in silent meditation, or saying them quietly to your self or with a partner explore these words. Perhaps a word brings a story to mind. Tell yourself quietly the story, or tell your story in a journal or with a partner.

The list is not complete. Every word may have a story that speaks to you. How does a particular word call to your heart? How does a particular word tell a story of your spiritual growth? Of your self?

Resilience, Connection, Wholeness, Perspective, Listening, Sharing, Angels, out and in, Blessing, Harmony, Peace, Kindness, Aliveness, Joy, Beauty, Heart, Humility, Imperfection, Perfection, Awe, Holy, Reconciliation, Love, Savior, Prophet, Beginning, Dying, Death, Birth, Flower, Character, Knot ….

For instance, what is Holy to you? Holy to me is something that is beyond me and yet labors within me from the Creation and perhaps even before up to this very moment. Holy is beyond my comprehension, yet I often use words to describe or explain it to myself and others. Yet, it remains unexplainable. Holy is Being and Witnessing Amazement, Wonder and Beauty. There is not enough time in one sitting or one walk or writing or music or art or perhaps a lifetime to  fully understand Holy. But, in my heart I feel that the Holy is all around and within.   And I am surrounded by Awe and Wonder.

I took this photo one Spring morning. The sun was rising in our backyard forest and the sun light just at that moment caught the bush as though in flames.

The word Connection. Everything is connected. When I began to attend a Jewish Renewal on-line synagogue (now our Zoomagogue!) a woman in the group noticed my name. She contacted me and told me (reminded me actually) that she had donated one of her kidneys to Lynne, my first wife. Over 30 years had lapsed between that event and now, but what an awe filled connection that was.

I understand that tree roots connect with other tree roots and communicate with one another. Connection.

These are a couple of my stories, what are yours?