Читать книгу The Woman's Book of Spirit - Sue Patton Thoele - Страница 8

Nourishment for the Soul's Journey

Introduction: Gathering at the Well

1. Re-Greening Arid Places

Paying Attention to Your Soul's Garden

Loving Self to Life

Keeping Anger Moist and Movable

De-Idealizing Expectations

Fostering Self-Forgiveness

Extending Forgiveness

Exploring the Family Tree

Trailing Clouds of Glory

Accepting Love from the Beloved

Balancing God's Qualities

Finding the Motherhood of God

Walking the Earth with Sensitive Feet

Learning from the Stones

Filling the Well

2. Embodying Heart Energy

Realizing God's Love

Cleansing Our Hearts

Opening Our Hearts

Cradling a Wounded Heart

Growing a Grinch Heart

Roaming in the Heart

Soothing Our Hearts

Surrendering Head to Heart

Softening in the Face of Hardness

Weaving Essence and Experience

Lightening Up

Bearing Beams of Love

Being Truly Nice

Inviting Intuition In

Freeing the Spirit of Peace and Love

Siphoning Off Stress

3. Nourishing Our Souls

Daring to Breathe

Going Where Gaia Soothes Your Soul

Being Our Own Lamp

Resting in the Cradle of Friendship

Culling Complications, Welcoming Simplicity

Quieting the Mind

Unplugging the Phone

Honoring Our Own Rhythm

Tending the Temple

Steering Clear of Black Holes

Surrendering to Tiredness

Sending Guilt Down the Drain

Designing Sacred Space

4. Intertwining Soul-Strands

Weaving Our Souls Together

Making Conscious Connections

Cleansing Your Personal Vase

Awakening the Sleeping Spirit

Listening Deeply

Letting Love Flow

Neutralizing Knee-Jerks

Wising Up in the Silence

Communicating Love Through Action

Speaking with Spirit-Tongue

Enlivening with Enthusiasm

Aligning Our Breath

5. Honoring Sacred Rights and Responsibilities

Living Gently with Yourself and Others

Transforming Fear

Evolving into Simplicity

Balancing on the Cusp

Practicing Beginner's Mind

Taking the Helm

Caring for Grandmother Earth

Slowing the Merry-Go-Round

Actualizing Our Vision

Making Peace with Risk

Gathering in Circles

Flowing Through, Not Damming Up

6. Creating Spiritual Touchstones

Blessing with Ritual

Acknowledging Our Abilities

Touching to Remember

Swimming in Miracles

Greeting Each Newborn Day

Enjoying Several Seconds of Bliss

Lifting into the Light

Receiving Solace from the Moon

Sending Love Darts

Being Sensitive to God's Bouquets

Cleansing Keepsakes

Savoring Our Souls

7. Awakening to Wisdom

Becoming a Wisdom Gatherer

Tending the Creative Fires

Mining the Gold of Dreams

Living Our Dreams

Finding Work with Heart

Clearing Away the Cobwebs

Freeing Inner Elders

Integrating the Black Madonna

Gleaning from Mistakes and Failures

Emulating the Willow

Being in the Flow

Planting Where We Are Blooming

8. Enrolling in Saint's School

Kissing the Darkness

Being Responsible to Our Crises, Not for Them

Anointing Ourselves with Tears

Touching the Hem

Lifting the Rocks

Moving Toward Acceptance

Sanctifying Pain

Soothing the Soul with Ritual

Nurturing the Three F's

Polishing Golden Souls

Changing Form, Not Essence

Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow

Dancing with the Dead

9. Ascending to Gratitude

Drinking the Sweet Nectar of Gratitude

Nibbling Back to God's Pastures

Cultivating Optimism

Distilling Wine from Sour Grapes

Kissing the Joy

Tethering Our Hearts to God

Sending Appreciation

Being Thankful for Aging

Subsidizing Our Spirit by Paying Bills with Thanks

Dining with Detractors

10. Embracing Angels and Other Emissaries

Waiting in the Wings

Opening the Windows

Finding Peace in Silence and Solitude

Expecting Holiness from God Alone

Reflecting the Face of God

Asking for Guidance

Invoking Archangels

Blessings from Cherubs

Catching God's Drift

Creating and Accepting Sanctuary

Entering the Harbor of Hope

Becoming the Arms of God

Unfurling Our Wings

Bearing the Light

Acknowledgments

Personal Note