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The Buffet of Today
Poems From The Porch The benevolent presence of the moon is bearing witness to the earth like a thin wafer sitting on a blue-sky plate. A...
Rev. Ani
Aug 3, 20212 min read
A Web of Love
Poems From The Porch I found some little, white beauties as I was strolling through the grass this morning. Their petals were soft and...
Rev. Ani
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Breath of Rain
Poems From The Porch The smell of rain and the unapologetic wind give respite to the heat of the day. Far away, the thunder growls its...
Rev. Ani
Aug 1, 20211 min read
The Sentinel of Steamboat Springs
Poems From The Porch The aspens do a shimmy and a shake before it rains, their dance an invocation to the gray clouds to lighten up. Once...
Rev. Ani
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Mountain Medicine
Poems From The Porch 50° in July clear blue sky that looks like infinity the clarity of a mountain morning blue spruce and aspen magpie...
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Jul 30, 20211 min read
I Would Notice
Poems From The Porch Spider’s web disappearing in the absence of light Dragonfly balancing on the tip of a stem Frenetic water patterns...
Rev. Ani
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Good Morning Kisses
Poems From The Porch Summer fairies sprinkled glitter on the grass before dawn, just in time for the little flecks to mirror the shimmer...
Rev. Ani
Jul 28, 20212 min read
The Crucible
Poems From The Porch The porch is the crucible for my alchemic transformation, the place where my iron-clad persona meets the heat that...
Rev. Ani
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Open The Tap
Poems From The Porch photo by Silvan Schuppisser on Unsplash.com Late July and a noteworthy breeze is blowing, it’s coolness an unusual...
Rev. Ani
Jul 26, 20212 min read
I Happened To Notice
Poems From The Porch This morning, I happened to notice the way the caladiums glow fuchsia from within by the light without; the way the...
Rev. Ani
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Note to Myself
Poems From The Porch There is a time for discord and a time for peace. Discord invites a transformation into higher consciousness and...
Rev. Ani
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Flow
Poems From The Porch Only she who does not approve of herself seeks to acquire the approval of others. Only he who feels powerless tries...
Rev. Ani
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Stories, Photographs, & Songs
Poems From The Porch Words cannot capture the essence of an experience, but they can remind you of what is in the body. Like the smell of...
Rev. Ani
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Only The Ego Can Feel Afraid
Poems From The Porch Every thought I think has the potential to be a gift that I offer to myself and others. Non-judgmental thoughts,...
Rev. Ani
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Only The Ego Can Feel Angry
Poems From The Porch Every action I take has the potential to be a gift that I offer to myself and others. An action performed mindfully,...
Rev. Ani
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Only The Ego Can Be Ashamed
Poems From The Porch Every word I speak has the potential to be a gift that I offer to myself and others. A dishonest word, delivered...
Rev. Ani
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Enneagram-Based Practices for Personal Growth and Fulfillment
converting vice to virtue on the path of personal transformation “ The Master stays behind it; that is why she is ahead. She is detached...
Rev. Ani
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Shining The Light On Good Intentions:
The Enneagram’s Usefulness in Uncovering Hidden Agendas converting vice to virtue on the path of personal transformation photo by OSPAN...
Rev. Ani
Jun 7, 20213 min read
The Enneagram: A Sacred Psychology
converting vice to virtue on the path of personal transformation Have you ever felt like you were a prisoner to your own habitual way of...
Rev. Ani
Jun 1, 20215 min read
The Boxes That Confine Us
Poems From The Porch There are invisible boxes that rule our lives. One is labeled “good.” The other is titled “bad.” Each day when...
Rev. Ani
May 29, 20212 min read
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