Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

Category: Meditations

  • A New Look At Darkness

    Post Views = 2793  Darkness is usually a word with a negative connotation. It brings up images of evil, something lurking, sinister motives, mystery, and scary nightmares. In our minds we like things to be black and white, dark and light, bad and good. We separate. We divide. We want to keep those clear lines…

  • Listen

    Post Views = 3153 I hear a moan Crying for relief Crying to express Crying to make its voice heard Crying for acknowledgement of suffering   I hear a moan From a hospital corridor From the belly of a slave ship From a refugee camp From loneliness and boredom and pain   I hear the…