Reflections of an Open Heart
Within Moments
by Sheryl Edsall on 12/18/11
Within Moments I went from what I percieved as Love to something much deeper. From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your face, but today I have seen it. Today I have seen the charm, the beauty, the unfathomable grace of the face I was looking for. Today I have found you, and those who laughed and scorned me yesterday are sorry bthat they were not looking as I did. I am bewildered ny the magnificence of your beauty, and wish to see you with a hundred eyes. My heart has burned with passion and has searched forever for this wonderous beauty that I now behold. i am afraid to call this love human and afraid of God to call it divine. Rumi
Love as activism
by Sheryl Edsall on 08/20/10
Each action, each choice we make as an individual affects our home, our community and our world. We determine our shared future by the actions we take now. Our Karma as a community, nation and global family relies on all beings to see what we truly value and to abide in that truth with our actions and our words.
We can only hope for an end to hunger if we look at our consumption. We can only hope to end stealing if we look at what we steal. And we can only hope for an end to aggression if we look at our own aggression. May we find the courage to be politically/love active for the world we wish to create.
Enthusiasm Allows Us To Soar
by Sheryl Edsall on 08/14/10
When we journey to the center of our soul we find ourselves awakening each day with enthusiasm. It is enthusiasm that dances in our soul. Enthusiasm helps us stay steadfast on our path and in our practice of compassion and kindness. Enthusiasm allows us to soar and reach into our unlimited capacity to Love. The word enthusiasm is translated in the dictionary as “carrying God within.” When teaching Yoga classes I never used to say the word “God” when speaking of this essence, so as not to insult any particular faith. Yet we all have a deep longing inside when we feel enthusiasm. We all have an ache to awaken more when we taste the nectar of our enthusiastic heart. So the mind can call God any name it likes. Go past the mind and FEEL the essence of enthusiasm.
