Tag Archives: need

Love is…

Posted on June 29, 2017 by anyushka

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. (Dalai Lama XIV, via The Best Relationship — Eddie Two Hawks)

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Rise Up, O Lord, To Help Us

Posted on November 27, 2016 by anyushka

There was a need for Jesus to be born. God didn’t bring Christ into the world just as a pretty icing on the cake, no, there was need for him. Isaiah often describes this as water flowing in the desert, … Continue reading →

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Yes Too Much. (The Trouble With) How We Live

Posted on July 14, 2016 by anyushka

I’m saying Yes too much. People around me in crisis-mode, as so often, too often.  Me trying to teach others kindness to themselves by being kind, by listening, by offering support. I’m saying Yes too much. In-between hearing what everybody … Continue reading →

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For the New Year

Posted on December 20, 2015 by anyushka

If there is anything I’d like us all to take into the new year as intentions to strive towards, it’s for all of us to be ever more who we truly are and to always do more of what truly … Continue reading →

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Simplicity

Posted on April 29, 2015 by anyushka

“Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” Maya Angelou “‘What do I need?’ is simplicity’s fundamental question, […] a question few of us feel ready to address. […] Many of us have … Continue reading →

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Wanted. Alive.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by anyushka

A little while ago, I was at a Eucharist where the priest read the story of Jesus at the wedding feast in Cana (the water-into-wine one, yes), as a description of God’s kingdom – it’s a party, a celebration. And … Continue reading →

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