 Aribeth says: Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize winning author, was born and raised in Jackson, MS. His wife’s job as a city planner took them to many cities but when they moved to New Orleans, Ford said he had “an instantaneous recognition.”Even now, living in Maine, he considers New Orleans home. Often we are inspired to build monuments on these sacred grounds: pyramids, cities, stone circles, churches, mosques. Whatever caused our ancestors to pilgrimage to these spots, it is still drawing us as well. Perhaps the earthy taste of freshly squeezed olive oil, never before experienced, causes you to feel as one with the rocky landscape of a Greek island. No matter the reason, we are inexplicably attracted to locations and feel a connection that we cannot readily explain. In their special issue on Sacred Places, U.S. News and World Report states that that these spots are “as varied as the human sense of the sacred and as various as the world’s spiritual traditions.” While, indeed, some places are very special and evoke uncommon feelings, it is of more import that we find our soul place in our hearts. nice presentation of this idea. you may also enjoy this quote clip here. nice quote syncopath and I also "feel connection" with richclips comment. Then too, there is the perspective from which aribeth's clip focuses and it reminded me of the work of a fellow called Marko Pogacnik who works with ley lines (energy grid of the planet), nature spirits and the elemental life forms of the planet. There are of course others who work in this way but he is the one that comes closest to mind. He calls his healing lithopuncture and it feels like it is drawing upon the wisdom of the ancient peoples who created the stone monoliths around the world eg Stone Henge. He visits a place connects with the nature spirits/elementals of the area, designs specific carvings which are... this is funny I'm about to move to galway (in ireland) and this describes the feeling of the place thanks for sharing I`ve often had the feeling that there is something missing in or from my life, but I don`t know what it is I`m looking for. Sometimes it just makes me feel so sad because I have this big empty place that needs filling. Yes,I know this feeling... I found once I started paying attention in life it took on a wholeness and richness and energy also the law of attraction matireil can be very helpful in creating and living a fulfilling life heres something I found great using recently http://powerfulintent.ning.com music and words of inspiration are what I find enlightening and helps me through life thx for the link,tidbit Home is where the heart is? Sometimes harder to find than a place.  |
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