Anne Wicks

AUTUMN BLOOMING There you were surprising me as I wandered by, your luminous petals ... glimmering in the early evening light, beckoning my attention. Evoking awe the autumn blooming of a spring bulb! Evoking gratitude, wonder at the possibility of blooming in any season, and the question What is blooming now in the autumn of my life? What surprises me? What is the gift of this time? Anne Wicks, 2020

"When you understand, you cannot help but love. . . . To develop understanding, you have to practice ... looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people...." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, "Being Peace"

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Ladybug ... Alone, you are lovely ... in a community, you are "loveliness" emerging in cooler air,... adapting to changes. Reflecting on how I adapt and respond to changes in this time ... What sustains me?

Continuing to listen ... to voices of suffering challenge healing... love wisdom ... See more

A Sunday reflection ... https://www.facebook.com/ModeratorRichardBott/videos/727581141330210

How to witness Love and Compassion to the ends of the earth .... reflecting this day ...

Honouring today all who give life love strength compassion ... Who empower trust nurture give wings to fly See more

During this time of pandemic, I am available for spiritual accompaniment on video platforms. If you would like to make an appointment, please e-mail me at [email protected].

Thank you for all you are doing ... for staying home, for keeping your distance when out, to protect the most vulnerable among us ...... This is what it is to love one another ... We are in this together, we are one global community ...

"Be who you are meant to be and you will set the world on fire." ~ Doctor Catherine of Siena

BUBBLING The dough is on the rise, the yeast works quietly inside, only a few kernels needed to loft a large dough.... Yeast is hard to find in the store now, so there must be yeast in many homes, doing its work bubbling, rising, lofting. What is the yeast in me? What is bubbling, rising in this time of pandemic? What am I learning about myself and about the world? The yeast of a single voice can animate many thinking of Greta, Dr. Bonnie, Dr. King What is the yeast bubbling up inside you in this time? ~ Anne Wicks 2020