Tag Archives: spirituality

Sweet Ache: Present Moment Poetry

Posted on October 21, 2012 by admin

When the sweet ache of being alive, lodged between who you are and who you will be, is awakened, befriend this moment. It will guide you. Its sweetness is what holds you. Its ache is what moves you on. ~Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Communication, Health & Well Being, Meditation, Mindfulness, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged Art, Artful Living, Being Alive, Communication, Listening, Mark Nepo, Poetic Moment, Prospering Woman, Radical Self-Care, Self-Love, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, spirituality, Sweet Ache of Being Alive | Leave a comment

Refuge Prayer

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

As I sort through papers this morning, I run across the beautiful Refuge Prayer that was given to me long ago. This is a joyous reminder of one of my first Buddhist teachers –Thich Nhat Hanh ( pronunciation: Tik · … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged Buddhism, Inner Peace, interdependence, loving kindness, mindfulness, Refuge Prayer, Self-Love, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hahn, Women's Spirituality | Leave a comment

Toward Liberation

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

The beautiful poem Sweet Darkness by David Whyte (from his House of Belonging) speaks eloquently of Buddhist meditation practice and the inner path toward liberation and true love. Photo Courtesy of Mark Baskett Sweet Darkness When your eyes are … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, Poetry | Tagged Buddhism, David Whyte, House of Belonging, Inner Peace, liberation, love, meditation, personal growth, Retreat, spirituality, Sweet Darkness | Leave a comment

Learn to Love Yourself from the Inside Out

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Does the question “what’s wrong with me?” secretly shadow your life? Much of the focus of Femme Fire Productions is on helping women (and men) to become fully empowered and effective change-agents to make the world a better place. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance & Prosperity, Health & Well Being, Poetry | Tagged awakening, Imagine A Woman, life purpose, Patricia Lynn Reilly, personal growth, poetry, spirituality, Women | Leave a comment

Live the Questions, Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

In the great silence of these distances, I am touched by your beautiful anxiety about life, even more than I was in Paris, where everything echoes and fades away differently because of the excessive noise that makes Things tremble. Here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health & Well Being, Poetry | Tagged consciousness, Letters to a Young Poet, personal growth, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, spirituality, trust | Leave a comment