Bridget's Blog

Thought for Today - Send out Love

Hi There -
I came across this passage as I was reading last night and it made me think of y'all. I mean , of course when doing spellwork, we send out love, that is what its all about. But sometimes, I think we get blinders on, that we focus so much and so intently on our cases, that we dont realize there are lots of people in out day to day lives that could benefit from a little love and kindness as well.....

Send Out Love

"Prayer is the act and presence of sending this light from the bountifulness of your love to other people to heal, free, and bless them. Where there is love in your life, you should share it spiritually with those who are pushed to the very edge of life. There is a very lovely idea in the Celtic tradition that if you send goodness out from yourself, it will come back to you multiplied ten thousand times. In the kingdom of love there is no competition; there is no possessiveness or control. The more love you give away, the more love you will have."
— Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

So, cast your day to day net a little wider, smile at a stranger, say a kind word to a frazzled coworker. Send out love!

Light and Love

Sister Bridget

Anam Cara - redux

I know I have posted about this book before -- Anam Cara -- A book of Celtic Wisdom -- by John O'Donohue.  A little while ago Ient my copy of this to someone at work. And while I was poking around Amazon the other day, I went and ordered myself another copy. I got a copy for 99cents plus shipping...who can beat that??? Anyway, when I got home from work today, my copy had arrived. It being St Paddies day and all, I thought maybe I should spend a few minutes with it! So, I bundled up and grabbed my book and sat on the deck, trying to get just a SMIDGE of vitamin D, and when I opened the book, this is what I saw.......

A Blessing of Solitude

May you recognise in your life the presence, power, and light of your soul.

May you realize that you are never alone, that your soul in its brightness and belonging, connects you intimately with the rythm of the universe.

May you have respect for your own individuality, and difference.

May you realize that the shape of your soul is unique, that you have a special destiny here, that behind the facade of your life there is something beautiful, good, and eternal happening.

May you learn to see yourself with the same delight , pride, and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.

Light and Love

Sister Bridget

Anam Cara

I am in the middle of the great book about Celtic Wisdom and Spirituaity called Anam Cara. The title itself means "Soul Friend".  The author, John O'Donoghue , passed away earlier this month. I was listening to an interview with him on NPR and was very sad to hear about his death. I wish I had found his books and poems sooner. They are really quite wonderful. Here is one poem I especially enjoy:

Beannacht
("Blessing")

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.

And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
.
John O'Donoghue
~ Echoes of Memory ~