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I believe we wouldn’t be here if we weren’t exactly what the world needs. Our world needs all of us working together for good. For our...
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Virginia St. Claire
Sep 22, 20213 min read
On the Path to Forgiveness
I believe that forgiveness is grace, and, that like everything else, it comes through us. As I see it, forgiveness is not an act of will....
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Virginia St. Claire
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Down the Rabbit Hole
I’m ok with an occasional rabbit hole—as long as I know I’m on my way in and also, can see the light above me and can haul myself back...
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Virginia St. Claire
Mar 21, 20213 min read
The Power of Love
When our attention falls on something, our energy flows that direction and life follows. It is a great honor to see deeply into Nature...
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Virginia St. Claire
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Exploring the Inner Landscape
In these days of swirling challenges—social justice, health, politics, environment, economy—affecting every human life and the very...
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Virginia St. Claire
May 2, 20203 min read
Thriving during a Pandemic
The word pandemic comes from the Greek, pan meaning ‘all’ and demos meaning ‘people’. This charms me: that the original word doesn’t have...
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Virginia St. Claire
Mar 9, 20203 min read
Pebble in the Pond
The idea that everything affects everything else has fascincated me since childhood. We moved from Michigan to a small island in the...
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Virginia St. Claire
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Mistake? Time for Kindness
Where did the idea that I was supposed to be perfect come from? Somehow it made its way into my inner self when I was still quite young....
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Virginia St. Claire
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Awakening Love: Filling Our Cup
When I speak with people I am not surprised to find that many of us don’t like ourselves very much. That was certainly my experience of...
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Virginia St. Claire
Jan 30, 20202 min read
Upa Gurus: Companions on the Path
Who are we for each other? We’re born, we begin growing up. At some point we may wonder what we’re doing here and who all these other...
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Virginia St. Claire
Jan 20, 20202 min read
A Convocation of Angels
I was sitting with a friend yesterday gazing out at snow falling through the trees along the street. We were talking quietly, both...
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Virginia St. Claire
Jan 12, 20202 min read
“Slowly, slowly, Madam”
One of the little black and yellow padmini bumblebee taxis pulled over to the curb on Marine Drive in Mumbai. The driver got out and...
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Virginia St. Claire
Dec 6, 20192 min read
Rejoicing that We Live in a Body
Let’s look deeply into what it means to have a human life where we inhabit a body, a great gift, given for a brief season. We can rejoice...
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Virginia St. Claire
Nov 26, 20192 min read
The Seat of Compassion
The word compassion has been used in English since the 14th Century. It comes from the Latin, com- meaning ‘with’ and pati, ‘to suffer,...
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Virginia St. Claire
Nov 12, 20192 min read
Grace
I have a vision of a great pouring out showering down on us all from off in the heavens. Great streams of light . . . not surprising with...
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Virginia St. Claire
Sep 24, 20192 min read
I'm a Water Baby!
I’m a water baby. We lived in Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, but it turns out the ocean is my beloved. One of my finest early...
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Virginia St. Claire
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Year of the Tree
About four years ago I suddenly found myself paying attention to trees. I’ve always loved them. I have been a tree-hugger since...
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Virginia St. Claire
Jul 27, 20194 min read
Tane Mahuta
As we drove north from Auckland into Maori country, Victoria asked me if I’d like to visit Tane Mahuta, the 2000+ year old kauri tree...
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