Posted April 14, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Hiking in Japan

The conversation about traveling to Japan started decades ago when his best friend for over fifty years asked him to accompany him to Japan. He had always said no, but as the years went by it became evident that the challenges of getting older would limit their ability to travel the world, and the chance […]

Posted March 22, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Currently Open on my Laptop

Texting with a close friend early one morning as she started her busy day, her friend sent the day’s “Daily Reflection” from Deep Spring Center for Meditation:

Consciously envision peace. Spend at least a few minutes every day envisioning what this world could look like in a very detailed way if beings were able to […]

Posted February 28, 2023 in Sacred Stories

JP

During a Facetime call they were talking about words and language and the wold entourage came up. “It does not just mean the supportive people around you, it means also the surroundings that support you,” her friend read from the definition.

Then her friend said, “JP is coming through again.” This reference was to her […]

Posted February 26, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Caroline and Clifford

She was navigating what is sometimes called ‘adult orphan syndrome’ or ‘double parental bereavement’ or ‘double parental loss’ PLUS she and her husband moved from the Midwest to the Northwest soon after her mom had passed so she was terribly missing her siblings as well.

Spending a few days in Florida with her snowbird sister […]

Posted February 24, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Florida Scrub Jay

She and her husband were avid birders. They loved traveling with a group, often going distant places in search of specific birds. One such sought-after species was the Florida Scrub Jay.

According to Wikipedia, the Florida Scrub Jay is the only species of bird endemic to Florida and one of only 15 species endemic […]

Posted February 16, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Jingles' Promise: Asking for a Sign

Source: Jingles’ Promise: A Father’s Quest for Truth on the Appalachian Trail shared as a Sacred Story with permission from Norm “Jingles” Morris and Rochelle “SherpaShell” Morris. (p. 86-87) (ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO HELP PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA AND LOSS.)

Adam was a poet. The last poem […]

Posted February 3, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Monet Double-Sided Puzzle

They were visiting with friends and family who all live in Michigan, while wintering in Florida. They had gotten together because their sister-in-law had come for a short visit — the first time of her being in the RV park where she and her husband had wintered together for many years.

The conversation got […]

Posted February 1, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Birds in Their Homes

Each winter when this snow bird flies south she takes a huge box of jigsaw puzzles. Her husband always puts the last piece in and she takes a photo.

Imagine her surprise and delight when she saw a post on Facebook showing that her god-daughter and family had just finished the same puzzle over […]

Posted January 30, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Philippine Pre-school

They had both been born in the Philippines, but they met through a dating app in Los Angles, where they currently lived.

Soon they discovered a powerful coincidence: They had attended the same preschool!

The incidence might not seem like a big deal unless you know the Philippines consist of over 7,600 islands and […]

Posted January 25, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Connections-Bob’s Email

Barbara’s Spur of the Moment:

Steve, my new neighbor, and I discovered a mutual acquaintance named Bob.

Sadly, neither of us had seen Bob for many years and had no contact info.

Months later Christmas came and I received an email greeting from Irene, a friend in Australia. Lo and behold Bob’s email […]