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A Blessing for a New Computer

11/20/2015

by Deborah Globus

Blessing a new computer?? Yes. Definitely! Bless a new computer. Bless a trusty, old computer.

Think about how much time you spend on your computer. Ignore the technological frustrations for a moment, and consider how much good your computer allows you to do, probably on a daily basis.

Show that miraculous piece of technology a little love and respect, and offer it a blessing. And today is the perfect day for it since it's Name Your PC day (according to Mental Floss Magazine.)

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The Practice of House Cleansing & Blessing

8/18/2015

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An interview with Lisa D'Alessio, Transformational Intuitive Master Healer

Tell us about your practice.

When things feel a little off in the house, when one of us is sick, or not sleeping well, when I’m seeing too many tell-tale motions in my peripheral vision, when I’ve got too many guests hanging out (unseen), when I’ve had family visit that unsettled the house energy, I do a house cleansing and blessing.

I light palo santo wood and grab a large feather and begin at the front door and move counterclockwise through my house, using the feather to waft the wood smoke into every corner and trace every door and window.

Lisa D'Alession works with women around the world to heal their relationship with their body.

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Can Doubt Be a Prayer?

6/22/2015

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by Deborah Globus

And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance

But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this

- Mumford & Son

Note: this is a repost of a piece I wrote in January of 2013. Of late, death is once again on the doorstep of too many people that I love. And the question still remains, what do you do with grief?

Last Thursday was the 24th anniversary of my friend's mother's death. Next year he'll be as old as she was when she died.

Another friend has lost so many of her beloveds this year that I've lost count. That doesn't include the funerals that I've gone to in the last two months or the ones I haven't, like the ones in Newtown, CT.

And I live on Long Island where evidence of storm damage sneaks up on you around every turn: a fallen tree here, an exposed root ball there and I'm suddenly reminded of all that my extended "neighbors" have been through since the October.

In the face of all this grief it's hard to believe that I can make a difference. Mine is just one small voice shouting out into the void, or so it feels.

Too many of us struggle with not feeling like we're enough. Especially when the griefs before us are so expansive, and felt so strongly by so very many. It can feel too big; and we feel too small. Thankfully, there are rituals that can support us, if we seek them out.

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A Farewell Ritual Among the Trees

3/23/2015

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by Deborah Globus

We’re planning a farewell ritual for one of our Brooklyn Group who is headed to Colorado soon. She’s a challenge – she doesn’t really like keepsakes and lives a very uncluttered lifestyle (so, the exact opposite of most of the group!)

As such, we wanted to give her something that wouldn’t take up room in the car on the long drive, but that she could still have as a constant reminder of our love and presence as she starts on this latest leg of her journey.

So we gave her trees!

In the same way that animals have symbolic meaning, so do plants and trees. I found this lovely little website that gives all the Celtic meanings of the trees.

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Jesus, Bummed.

12/21/2013

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by Deborah Globus

An Advent Reflection for Begin Again
and the Cloaked Monk

John 3:31-32
1 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony.

Sometimes I think about how much of a bummer it must have been to be Jesus.

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A Year and a Day - Honoring Anniversaries

11/7/2013

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by Deborah Globus

A friend of mine is celebrating an anniversary this week, except it isn’t really an event to celebrate.

Really what she’s doing is honoring a milestone in an on-going process.

In our culture we’re big on the yearly anniversary but in other cultures (like the Celtic traditions) it’s the quest of a year and a day that holds real power.

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A Prayer for All That Is Left Undone

4/2/2013

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by Deborah Globus

When we celebrate Passover in my house, we begin by clearing out all the bread/wheat/corn stuff that we don’t eat for those 8 days.

It’s a good amount of work for a questionable practice but man, oh man, do we appreciate bread when we’re done!

All these things are called chametz.

I had a friend whose family actually hunted for chametz with a feather and a wooden spoon to sweep it into, the traditional way to approach getting ready.

We don’t go quite so far, but I like what our Haggadah (the book that directs the Seder) has to say about the last of the chametz:

“Do you think we found every last crumb? Probably not. After all, we’re not perfect; we’re human. Here’s a prayer we can say together about any crumbs we missed:

If there are any crumbs I haven’t seen or taken away, I hereby disown them. I declare them to be nothing – as ownerless as the dust of the earth.

No one can be perfect. We can never get rid of every crumb or stop making mistakes. All we can do is try. Searching for chametz is a way of trying.”

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My name is Deborah Globus and I am La Padre. With me you'll find the support you need to uncover practical, do-able spiritual practices that work for you. I offer new perspectives on old practices like journaling and ritual, with a side of compassion and a healthy dose of humor, just to keep it down-to-earth and real!

A Blessing for a New Computer

The Practice of House Cleansing & Blessing

Can Doubt Be a Prayer?

A Farewell Ritual Among the Trees

Jesus, Bummed.

A Year and a Day - Honoring Anniversaries

A Prayer for All That Is Left Undone

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