Rachel Ooi
@rachelooi
Rachel Ooi
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
And Kairos
I am making magic too - throwing coin and buying wearing a ring to remind
The Art of Looking: Eleven Ways of Viewing the Multiple Realities of Our Everyday Wonderland
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
Something done once is just an act. Done twice, it is a repeat. But beyond that lies the endless expanse of ritual. “This is what we do together.” “We always do that.” “We used to eat here.” “This is who we are.” In the age of the internet, ritual gatherings can be accomplished through video calls, so physical distance is no longer an impediment to ritual gatherings. And it’s not just for families. In that closing chapter I describe rituals that bring together groups of friends or even whole communities. Such rituals may be hard to get going, but after a few successful gatherings, social rituals tend to take on a life of their own. This is the gift of agency reversal.
Writing
The Sacred Work of Bridging Divides - Teachings from Roshi Joan Halifax and Tara Brach
open.spotify.comBridging divides
Conscious Living and Worth sharing
How to have courage. About keep going
…science has clarified the definition of a quality relationship. It has to have these minimum three things: It’s a stable, longstanding bond; it’s positive; and it’s cooperative—it’s helpful, reciprocal, I’m there for you, you’re there for me.
Knowing when we are going to die may be practical for some things, but i believe it's crucial for the non practical things. For life