Dear Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we continue exploring The Third Wise Effort–cultivating wholesome states–I would like to share an excerpt from John O\u2019Donohue\u2019s poem For Courage<\/a><\/em>. These lines remind us that even a small spark of energy can nourish qualities like mindfulness, kindness, and joy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Close your eyes. In practice, cultivating wholesome states does not require monumental effort. Sometimes, it is as simple as a kind thought, a moment of gratitude, or the intention to stay present. These small sparks of effort can grow into a flame that transforms our experience, cleansing the weight of fear or resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The poem continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new confidence will come alive As we nurture wholesome states, we often discover a new confidence and resilience. The very difficulties we face can become thresholds for growth and transformation when met with mindfulness and care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some prompts for reflection today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feel free to let me know your thoughts or experiences as you reflect on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With good wishes, Dear Friends, As we continue exploring The Third Wise Effort–cultivating wholesome states–I would like to share an excerpt from John O\u2019Donohue\u2019s poem For Courage. These lines remind us that even a small spark of energy can nourish qualities like mindfulness, kindness, and joy: Close your eyes.Gather all the kindlingAbout your heartTo create one sparkThat is all you needTo\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[372],"tags":[378,334,376],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jan-2025","tag-courage","tag-effort","tag-john-odonohue"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2204,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions\/2204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Gather all the kindling
About your heart
To create one spark
That is all you need
To nourish the flame
That will cleanse the dark
Of its weight of festered fear.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
To urge you towards higher ground
Where your imagination
will learn to engage difficulty
As its most rewarding threshold!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
Andrea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"