Tag: traditions
member name: Joyce C.
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March 26, 2008 08:01 AM EDT --
Am I willing to take those steps –
Hesitant journeywoman on this path?
Am I frightened of the desert –
Bare and acrid with nothing to love?
Am I seeking the spring, . . .
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December 20, 2007 02:24 AM EST --
A star, a sun, a son,
wishing, dreaming, hoping -
waiting for the coming of spring,
light over dark,
a rebirth of a sun,
a remembrance of balance,
a reminder of joy,
Natalis . . .
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December 10, 2007 12:19 AM EST --
A dash of salt, a sprinkle of pepper
a mother’s love
Throw in the cumin, the curry leaves
my heritage speaks, blood and blood
Boil the soup, tasting lotus
Traditions merge, an . . .
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March 18, 2008 09:05 AM EDT --
You walked under the sheltering boughs of cedar.
You strode beneath the acacias, barefoot, silent.
You danced around the pomegranates, tasting their ruby sweetness.
You touched the olive trees laden . . .
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December 21, 2007 07:00 AM EST --
Celebrating Dong Zhi or the Winter Solstice tonight. We bought the pink and white glutinous dough to make the dumplings so that we can eat them later as a hot dessert.
Coincidentally, it started to . . .
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February 07, 2008 09:52 AM EST --
Inspired by - yes - Johnny and the Sprites.
Wake up, old slumbering Earth -
Wake up and stretch forth your shoots,
Your little germinating seeds, your little bulbs.
Let them push out from the . . .
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October 23, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
With the fast urbanization of Singapore, many traditions are rapidly fading away. A lot of traditional businesses give way to the efficiency of cookie-cutter machinery. It is tragic to watch, because . . .
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December 29, 2007 12:21 PM EST --
Live your light.
Make your own story.
May this be my motto for 2008 and beyond.
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October 26, 2007 11:24 PM EDT --
Hail Samhain moon,
Round bright mirror -
No need for scrying:
Just shine on me.
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November 25, 2007 04:22 AM EST --
flowering -
abundant now, laden with
blooms:
beautiful herald, speaker
of transitions
and seasonal paths.
bearing -
age-old wisdom, grounded with
luminous truth:
drink deep, . . .
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November 12, 2007 09:19 AM EST --
touch the earth,
feel its warmth -
the sky's tears pooling beneath
seeking fingers sinking
into the velvet water
while it flows, it flows
into streams and rivulets
softly laughing . . .
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January 12, 2008 10:19 AM EST --
The trees are wise. They teach us the cycles of time. They also teach us wisdom. In many cultures, trees are often the bearers of wisdom and knowledge. Listen, particularly, to the older trees . . .
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January 16, 2008 08:56 AM EST --
I love taking pictures, especially about moments of spirituality. I love the different aspects of worship and spirituality in people and how these are expressed. Be it under a tree or in the sanctity . . .
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November 15, 2007 12:56 AM EST --
Evergreen sprig in incense,
Sending forth fragrance skywards -
Time for renewal, for change-within
And for roots-reaching-down.
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October 28, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --
Pre-Samhain meditation.
Gaze at the water, the surface mirror-like and clear. What do I see? Go in deeper - questions arise. What have I done this time? What am I going to discard and rise anew again? . . .
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December 26, 2007 09:50 AM EST --
Boxing Day today - and I attended the staff meeting at my new school. It turns out that the principal is an ex-teacher of mine. And made me realize how small the teaching service is in Singapore. People . . .
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January 08, 2008 07:48 AM EST --
The trees tell time. They teach us about the rhythms of the Earth, the seasons and the cycles. From watching them, we learn the transitions of the seasons, the coming of the monsoons (June-August . . .
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