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with heaven earth s crammed with heaven notes from the quirky life of a practicing contemplative emphasis on practicing teacher learner auntie weirdo and dog mama title quote from aurora leigh by elizabeth barrett browning wednesday may 8 2013 stopping by woods on a rainy evening i enjoyed another wonderful retreat at tallgrass spiritual retreat center in the flint hills last weekend if you haven t yet visited this place i highly recommend you do so before billie leaves this summer the countryside is gorgeous whoops hang on okay you have to like lots of sky and cows and fields and yes this is the flint hills i just can t take pictures and drive at the same time on the windy hilly parts but they honestly are beautiful technically this isn t a hill i was just holding my camera crooked those are cows on the horizon not ants anyway i learned a bit of soulcollage i ll just let you explore their website it may seem voodooey or new agey to some of my readers and it can be used that way but it doesn t have to be i appreciated reflecting on various aspects of my personality or my inner selves and learning from and about them for example this card represents my goofy side obviously i m going to have to make more cards to adequately express this part of myself this represents what i call my shaman by shaman i don t mean one who uses magic but simply one who hopes she is used by god to facilitate others communion with him i broke a rule there with the sign s words it s supposed to be pictures only but wine made me think of whine which made me laugh and of the blood of christ i realize in the top left that it looks like i think god is an ape what i mean to communicate with that photo is the connection humans have with animals and all of creation this one represents me as a member of a large family i saw the pic of the boy with the cow first and it reminded me of grandpa and dad then i saw the photo in the upper left and was reminded of my mom i grumbled to myself that i hadn t meant to bring my family with me on this retreat but when i saw the rainbow colored parrots i gave up it reminded me of a cousin who loves rainbows then all my cousins so here you have a portrayal of various and all family members dang it i just remembered there was a small picture of a turkey in the stack of pictures i could have used it for my brother oh well live and learn this one started out as a portrayal of the dark or in jungian terms the shadow side of me i started with the picture of the forest and the words oops from his poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening i added the snakes then i found the picture of the jewish boy with wording oops oops similar to frost s so i put that on there then i put on the other pics and decided this represents a combination of my shadow self and the part of myself that is interested in learning about other religions the dark schizophrenic if you will my stay was short and squeezed in between two sessions of working with kids i thought i was being an idiot i usually can t handle a schedule that loaded but of course i was instead refreshed and renewed by the time and by billie s hospitality thank you again billie for the physical and spiritual space and the teaching that you give posted by kerri at 11 36 am no comments labels retreat spirituality wednesday may 1 2013 happy may day i took a bouquet of flowers to work today and gave everybody one wishing them a happy may day it was almost as fun as when i was 4 or 5 and left the flowers knocked on the door then ran away but not quite i m going to have to add that step back next year posted by kerri at 10 20 pm no comments labels holidays tuesday april 30 2013 contemplatives in action http www ignatianspirituality com 16166 contemplatives in action i like a lot of what ignatian spirituality has to say this morning the computer tech guy at work was helping me with a problem when i logged on a blank black window popped up he s been trying to get that to go away for several days i told him not to bother because i used it as a reminder to slow down stay aware and not get bogged down in my work i actually enjoy seeing that window now posted by kerri at 5 29 pm no comments labels spirituality monday april 29 2013 little boys are crammed with energy and greatness the other day i took my group boys ages 6 8 to a play place at a fast food restaurant these places are their favorite places to go unfortunately whether due to spring or the fact that they were tired from an extra group session the day before or who knows what they were very hyper and could only follow my directions for a few seconds before they broke our group rules for the use of that space after several minutes and numerous prompts i told the boys that i would have to take them somewhere else because they were not respecting the rules the site and the other children playing let s go to a park one boy said my first thought was there s no way i m taking you to a park right now it will seem like a reward for your bad behavior fortunately i reflected on my decision the boys were not acting hyper or breaking the rules in order to be defiant they simply were too wound up for an enclosed space at a park they could run and yell and hopefully use up some energy so we went to the park the boys asked if they could visit the lake first and throw stones in it as they had done before i said yes just don t go in the lake i prepared myself for wet boys or at the very least sopping wet shoes but they followed my direction they worked with each other to lift and throw the biggest rocks they could find to make ever bigger splashes as i learned in my special education training heavy work is a great way to help excited kids calm down when i said it was time to go to the playground area the boys ran the 50 yards to the equipment joined a few other kids in their games and played their hearts out they were fine when i said it was time to go home they ran to the car i was reminded of something god taught me with these boys a few weeks earlier i d taken them to a labyrinth at a local convent i thought the boys would enjoy walking the winding path but the boys did not want to walk the path they wanted to run it and race each other to the center and out again at first i tried to stop them and make them walk without racing then i sensed god s response they re 6 year old boys not octogenarian nuns let them experience the path in their own way i feared at least one of those nuns would come out and yell at us to stop but that fear was as unfounded as my fear of having to deal with sopping wet boys we had a bit of extra time when we left the park the other day and one of the boys asked if we could go to that place that winds around and around and you have to stay on the path and not step in the hot lava outside the path once i figured out what he meant we went as we were approaching the site the boy called out excitedly i see it there it is this time i gave the boys no directions and watched to see what they would do i was amazed the boys ran but they ran silently without speaking or racing for several minutes all i heard was the thump thump thump of their shoes hitting the bricks their approach to the labyrinth had changed without me ever telling them that i use it as a time for reflection and communion with god when we let others be who they are rather than who we want to mold them to be true life bursts forth and wonderful things can happen i am so thankful god shut me up that day posted by kerri at 12 03 am no comments labels children education spirituality friday december 30 2011 the in between time i am enjoying these last few days of 2011 i ve found a liminal space inside them a place of waiting reflecting anticipating being a place between the completed fulfilled anticipation of advent and christmas and the expectancy of a new year and season my mind fills with thoughts and evaluations of events in the past year as well as plans for the one to come but i push these thoughts aside for now and go deeper into the liminal space itself does anything lie here waiting to be discovered or perhaps it is simply a time to be without doing to sit and look without planning or analyzing i walk i read i ponder god and what he teaches me the past year or so has been difficult i have lived with great fear and resentment i thank god for the grace to be able to see this and in this liminal time to be able to separate myself from the fear and resentment somewhat so that i may understand them more fully if understanding comes what do i fear why i am resentful because i have expectations that aren t being met and i am losing patience and hope perhaps it is time to let these expectations go i am beginning to discover that the emptying of a life can bring a greater capacity for grace blessings to you i wish you well in this in between time and in the year to come may the peace of god be with us posted by kerri at 3 02 pm 2 comments labels contemplation sunday november 20 2011 giving thanks a prayer by johann kepler 1571 1630 as printed in the oxford book of prayer george appleton editor o thou who through the light of nature hast aroused in us a longing for the light of grace so that we may be raised in the light of thy majesty to thee i give thanks creator and lord that thou allowest me to rejoice in thy works praise the lord ye heavenly harmonies and ye who know the revealed harmonies for from him through him and in him all is which is perceptible as well as spiritual that which we know and that which we do not know for there is still much to learn today the following phrases grabbed my attention and drew me into further contemplation hast aroused in us a longing that thou allowest me gave me the capacity and ability to rejoice in thy works the revealed harmonies from him through him and in him all is for there is still much to learn thank you for reminding me of gratitude i had forgotten posted by kerri at 6 35 pm 1 comment tuesday october 18 2011 a credo for support the videos to the left of this column have a very powerful message written by a man with cerebral palsy and his wife when you view humanity in this way the whole world changes a credo for support c 1995 by norman kunc and emma van der klift throughout history people with physical and mental disabilities have been abandoned at birth banished by society used as court jesters drowned and burned during the inquisition gassed in nazi germany and still continue to be segregated institutionalized tortured in the name of behavior management abused raped euthanized and murdered now for the first time people with disabilities are taking their rightful place as fully contributing citizens the danger is that we will respond with remediation and benevolence rather than equity and respect and so we offer you a credo for support do not see my disability as the problem recognize that my disability is an attribute do not see my disability as a deficit it is you who see me as deviant and helpless do not try to fix me because i am not broken support me i can make my contribution to the community in my way do not see me as your client i am your fellow citizen see me as your neighbor remember none of us can be self sufficient do not try to modify my behavior be still and listen what you define as inappropriate may be my attempt to communicate with you in the only way i can do not try to change me you have no right help me learn what i want to know do not hide your uncertainty behind professional distance be a person who listens and does not take my struggle away from me by trying to make it all better do not use theories and strategies on me be with me and when we struggle with each other let that give rise to self reflection do not try to control me i have a right to my power as a person what you call non compliance or manipulation may actually be the only way i can exert some control over my life do not teach me to be obedient submissive and polite i need to feel entitled to say no if i am to protect myself do not be charitable towards me the last thing the world needs is another jerry lewis be my ally against those who exploit me for their own gratification do not try to be my friend i deserve more than that get to know me we may become friends do not help me even if it does make you feel good ask me if i need your help let me show you how you can best assist me do not admire me a desire to live a full life does not warrant adoration respect me for respect presumes equity do not tell correct and lead listen support and follow do not work on me work with me posted by kerri at 7 32 am no comments labels disabilities older posts home subscribe to posts atom st francis of assisi carved by a local artist stuff i like a credo for support a very empathetic form of therapy call me ishmael fashion photographer focuses on those with genetic conditions to reframe beauty the forgiveness project playing for change project semicolon the work of the 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