The women in my neighborhood had remedies for everything: tea for heartbreak, a leaf for fever, a whispered prayer for fear. Plants hung on windowsills, candles burned near photographs, and eucalyptus scented the kitchen air.
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I noticed a pair of shoes sticking out from behind the bins.
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The word “Allah” was not invented by Islam. It’s a historical product of a land where hardship, vulnerability, and the need for refuge were part of everyday human experience
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Love asks me to become more human, not less. . It asks me to forgive instead of feeding the darkness.
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Just one old human and one ancient creature from another world, holding each other’s gaze on a vast, quiet ocean.
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The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.