Author Archives: The Seventh Season

A Christmas Story

Each year as I prepare for my holiday baking, I take an inventory of the ingredients and spices I keep in my pantry. I always plan a special trip to select and purchase the things that I need to refill … Continue reading

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The Gift of Leaves

It was early December, but we had not had a bit of cold weather. Most days the temperatures would still rise into the 70s. Christmas decorations had been brought out and brightened many homes, yet it felt as though winter … Continue reading

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The Earth Is Our Most Precious Gift

Whatever we choose to call our spiritual source of comfort, there is certainly one materialized form of that belief in our experience. The Earth is our most precious gift, and a constant reminder of Divine Love. We just forget to … Continue reading

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All Of Your Power Returns

All of your power returns to you once you combine your desire with the willingness to begin. The act of sowing a seed is a triumph over any past disappointments or regrets. In fact, it is a miracle. It is … Continue reading

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Even After All This Time

“Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.”  Hafiz

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Wealth

The gifts of nature may not be the harvest you were expecting. You may have been looking for material wealth, or a successful relationship or satisfying work in the world. The reason you want all of these things is so … Continue reading

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I Have Great Faith In A Seed

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have a great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”  Henry … Continue reading

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In My Garden

“In my garden, the rose opened, but I was too much in a hurry and passed it by. Love remembered me and said, I will make a rose bloom in your heart. Today, I will remember, my body is the … Continue reading

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Searching for the Sweetness

Searching for the Sweetness Watch the butterflies, flit from blossom to blossom, tasting the nectar of each and Everyone. they never stop and say, no, I don’t like you. they don’t worry if there will ever be another Flower. they … Continue reading

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Science Cannot Solve The Ultimate Mystery

“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and therefore part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”  Max Planck

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