tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post1560028434054448942..comments2023-05-05T06:24:41.645-07:00Comments on <center>Under the Sycamore Tree</center>: My Keen WhispersMacrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-40712786272888210642009-09-27T12:20:17.243-07:002009-09-27T12:20:17.243-07:00Thanks for the wonderful insights into the signifi...Thanks for the wonderful insights into the significance of the "ordinary". Good comfortable shoes are a must!<br />(Foot massages too!)Lila Rostenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315529639140700858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-2344286937908857022009-09-26T02:11:11.422-07:002009-09-26T02:11:11.422-07:00It is always when I am walking that I feel so clos...It is always when I am walking that I feel so close to mindful living. I feel so in the moment, so alive, so close to the Divine. It is also the time when God speaks and my ears and heart are the most open. I consider walking to be my mystical practice--the time when the veil between heaven and earth disappears.<br /><br />I appreciate your thoughts about shoes. It is funny how small objects in our lives have this way of pointing us to the sacred. Shoes definately help us on our physical and spiritual journeys.<br /><br />Thanks for your post.Nicki Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478937722424533942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-70470699726786678622009-09-23T16:04:21.572-07:002009-09-23T16:04:21.572-07:00Keep on walking....what a beautiful path you creat...Keep on walking....what a beautiful path you create for self and others! I share this little poem from last autumn:<br />I move carefully <br />through the leaf-covered path<br />Not sure of what lies beneath<br />or even if there is a path at all.<br />Why must I walk on an already,<br />hewn and constructed way?<br />Will not the pacing of<br />my own journey<br />Create the path meant for me?Sister Monica Siciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273665098502833298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-66525133523060873102009-09-23T15:01:44.474-07:002009-09-23T15:01:44.474-07:00Hi Macrina, Just walked in the door from a gorgeou...Hi Macrina, Just walked in the door from a gorgeous walk amongst the fall leaves here. Autumn is in full swing here and before long we will be at that poignant moment where the last leaf has fallen. But for now we have gorgeous blue skies and blazing golden leaves. I agree with you about thoughts that come to us on our walks, but have to add that some of my biggest "ahas" have come while driving in the car. I have read about this idea of "soft looking" where our minds are somewhat alert and somewhat at rest all at the same time. That is what is happening when driving is not overly demanding or we are out on our daily walk. Somewhere in there a space opens up that Spirit can pop right in to. So, I trust my thoughts that come from driving as well!Rebecca Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204958661623692803noreply@blogger.com