I’ve learned that karma comes around more quickly the more open I am to learning life lessons.
I’ve learned that sleeping outside around my firepit can push my reset button from just about any disturbance in my peace of mind.
I’m learning that working away at a craft like watercolor teaches me things that no book ever could.
Like what, you might add?
Like, water takes the path of least resistance and seeks its own level (like most humans).
Like, allowing water to do what it will will provide far more interest than harnessing it (like evolving humans).
I’ve learned that those friends that call you out of the blue from 3, 000 miles away just because they’re thinking about you, even though they haven’t seen you in years—those friendships are few and far between.
I’ve learned that beating on drums with friends can recalibrate my heart’s rhythm. Really.
I’ve learned that sleeping dogs sometimes need to be woken up to go on long hikes so they will sleep when you do.
That’s about it. It’s a short list, but it’s been a busy and difficult couple of weeks round these parts.
What have you learned lately?
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About Beth Patterson
The Virtual Tea House website became 'word-ripe' when, over a cup of jasmine green, I realized that the web has an expanding part to play in the communal aspects of spiritual growth.
With a master's degree in religion, my career spans 20 years in end of life care and I currently work in the field of child abuse intervention and advocacy.
Here in beautiful Central Oregon, my spiritual homes of the high desert and the mountains are both in proximity. And for good measure, four hours away is Grandmother Ocean and the stunning Oregon Coast.
I'm making decent progress on the goal set by my mother early on: she taught us that the goal of humanity should be to become ever-more eccentric, i.e. more fully human.
Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody. Exploring this engagement together is the purpose of the Virtual Tea House.
Welcome! Let's have a cup of virtual tea together and share what brings us joy, what we are being taught by life, how we are leaning into the Big Questions posed to us each day in sometimes 'distressing disguises'.
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