To me, the sacred is everywhere and in everything so there isn't anywhere that I don't find it.

Today has been a day of rest and refreshing my soul. I had the day off and it has been quiet at home with my daughter back at college. My son has been a much tamer teenager today for whatever reason and I am thrilled.

Grad school starts again in 2 weeks so I'm doing my best to be prepared and even get ahead. My text came in today so I started reading and I began working on a project for my other class. I know what I need to do because unfortunately I took it last semester and didn't get a good enough grade to move on so I'm repeating it. The semester had been extremely stressful so I'm doing my best not to beat myself up.

I haven't done a lot of creating except for school lately and maybe that would help me get into the swing of things. The work I design at my job isn't necessarily very creative. I am usually just updating someone else's work. I would love it if she gave me the opportunity to really design something new. That would make me happy. Maybe I'll talk to her about it.

I feel lighter in my heart though and wanted to share that feeling with other Gaiaians (?). This is a wonderful site to inspire and uplift and I am so glad I am a member.

Only if I was continuing to learn new things and have new experiences. 

Ignorance. I wanted to say stupidity but I don't believe that's really what it is. It's a short sightedness on people's parts (being ignorant of what is around them). They see the world only as how it affects them. If they were to spend a few more seconds to see how their behavior affected others, they might make different choices.

I notice the silence first and then my breath. It's early Sunday morning in snowy New England. There are very few cars on the road so the world is really quiet.

I was raised by an excommunicated Catholic and an athethist so I have actually found a faith that fits me; a blend of Buddhism with Neo-Paganism. The concept I resonant with is the honoring of all living things and seeing the Divine in the smallest particle like a leaf or an insect as well as in the most beautiful sunset or drenching rain. I just wish I had found this spirituality while my children were young but now they can find their own path.