malibumark

something i am realizing about the monastery is that they are very muchabout the rules and the whole system for the monastics - the prayers, the chanting, the services,the getting work done, meals -...

Sunrise salutations!say yes to life!!

I got into it with one of the sisters today - I was feeling hurt and vulnerable from a hurtful last night - thatthey had no idea happened -then today the elder forwarded me some messages of herthat...

at one time in my life, i was very adventurous on my own. I loved going for long walks in the city and other places and would photograph curious things and go and find performances to go to -...

I think I have felt some impulse to create some uber sense of order about my life. Maybe call it a perspective of creating a fortress-like for myself, to be allprotected - blamelessness and self...

I like this phrase “get your house in order", is a spiritual reference to getting your mind and soul in a more beneficial and lovingly opened state of being.

I am tired and I found myself vegging out on the bed, listening to the radioand drinking tea after coming back to my room for the day. Not really sure what to do with myself - i decided to just treat...

For those of us who need itthe predictability of life here is health giving and gives me clarity to think about my life and my direction. It also gives me insight into life in general. There's...

A virtual hug to my friends here. I woke up this morning late as I requested it ( I wrote this journal earlier but did not publish it.)So grateful for the flexibility folks have here and saying it's...

things here are good. there's a nun here who I think might be schizophrenic.She has a seriously hard time dealing with other people.She is very needy - but turns on others and mocks them forbeing...

I conducted a major service this morning down at the church.It went pretty well - only little mistakes. I was able to take thosemoments of humiliation and hurt when I made those mistakesand just take...