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Bicycling in the rain

Posted on Mar 7th, 2008 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

Our car died, and we decided to try living without one. It's been interesting. Lots of things are harder, but not so hard we can't manage, generally. Being sick is harder, for sure. But one... More »

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Why are gurus so weird?

Posted on Feb 7th, 2008 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

Did you ever wonder why you'll run across a spiritual teacher who clearly has genuine insight, and then as you get to know them you'll find attachments and judgements that are almost shocking? I don't... More »

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Zen: why all the fuss?

Posted on Jan 31st, 2008 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

I was sitting zazen the other day, and an image came to mind. Actually, it was more like a whole story, but it only lasted a second, I swear! :-) Anyway, I was thinking of... More »

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Wanna-be Buddhist

Posted on Dec 12th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

I have heard people tell me that they don't want to study Karate (or any martial art) because, they say, it's not practical, or it's too structured, too choreographed to be worthwhile. I've even heard... More »

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Unconditional love has to be possible.

Posted on Dec 12th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

People need unconditional love. I instantly recognized the truth of that idea when I ran across the work of Carl Rogers in college.  But that creates a dilemma for me. Either it's actually possible to... More »

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It's not about Jesus, really.

Posted on Nov 27th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

I'm liking Jesus better all the time. At least, I'm liking the Jesus that's forming in my mind. Once I got a clear understanding of love... It's what holds everything together, and it's the everything... More »

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What's your mission statement?

Posted on Nov 14th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

I am trying to really get it. I know--we all know, by now--that our intention is very powerful. All we have to do is focus, pay attention, and anything we choose is ours. But there's... More »

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Art is dead. Long live art!

Posted on Nov 5th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

A few months ago, I wrote what may turn out to be my last poem . There's a part of me that that would love to put together more words, this time to tell you... More »

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My god, what have I done?

Posted on Oct 25th, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

Shit. I just filled my gas tank with a biofuel blend. And I was thinking about how there are serious problems with corn as a fuel . And I told myself, "yeah, but it's clearly... More »

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Attention

Posted on Oct 1st, 2007 by Angela : Spark of the Divine Fire Angela

I received a message, very clearly, over the course of a few weeks, saying "You are a very powerful person." Over and over, people I'd meet would say to me, "You are powerful." So it... More »

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