So many paths to you.

So many paths to you, Lord:

Through bramble, through trial, through solitude, through shared joy, through sunlit fields.

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Looking out over the valley, there is no way to know which way will be mine.

Let me find my way to you. What will my path be today?

– from the mountain

Consider:

How can I be more watchful for the many ways forward?

Reading:

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably does not lead anywhere.” — Frank A. Clark

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“All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart.” — Carlos Castaneda

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“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:6 KJV

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The energy of wellness.

The injury is almost healed; I can see pink skin where before was a wound.

The day is new, I am new. After trial, this fresh outlook spreads through me.

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Healing brings such energy. Walking the grounds, first time in days, let the newness settle in.

I am exhilarated. Was the time inside necessary for this morning’s new outlook?

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I accept time inside, without pining for the sun?

Reading:

“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that is not you.” — Ram Dass

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“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.” — Cormac McCarthy

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“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.” — Malachi 4:2 KJV

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You are close to me, Lord — to what end?

To catch me when I stumble? To murmur words of encouragement that I must lean in to hear? To uphold my hand?

Or could it be that you enjoy being with your creation and child?

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Let me be worthy of your nearness, Lord, unmerited and providential.

– from the mountain

Consider:

How can I enjoy your nearness without needing to alter it?

Reading:

“The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“The soul is healed by being with children.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” — James 4:8 KJV

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Accepting mistakes.

Peering through the morning fog, on an early mountain walk. Does this path go where I thought? Is it blocked ahead?

I made careful arrival plans on which much depends. I did not account for delay.

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What, then, becomes of tomorrow in the case of today’s mistakes? Is failure your will for me, Lord?

Or is your will that I learn the futility of the self-powered life, and the joy of peaceful surrender?

Let me learn rightly, Lord.

– from the mountain

Consider:

How can I have equanimity in the face of your will?

Reading:

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell

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Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. —PSALM 119:35

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