Category Archives: Spirituality

Asking the question

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘Who, how, what, why, where, when?’… There was a time when I worked as a national sales manager for a major company. I had been employed as their transport manager, running the fleet of lorries and coordinating the  complex delivery … Continue reading →

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Lily #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Where inner light shines The gilding of the lily Seems superfluous The picture was taken in a chapel of the Cathedral Church in Sheffield, an ornate nineteenth century building based upon a fourteenth century design.  After the Reformation, when the … Continue reading →

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A laughing heart

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sent to me by Obi, a friend and Companion of the Silent Eye: “Let me Sue, tell you a traditional story on happiness from my people the Igbo of South east Nigeria as an example of how happiness can make … Continue reading →

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Fragments of perception

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Fragments of night rise from the road, scattering flecks of dawn on ebony wings. I watch the sun gild a horizon veiled in mist and see the earth blush at its touch. The morning song of birds drowns the sound … Continue reading →

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Paths #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Multiple choices From the centre many paths Bewilder the mind * The spokes of a wheel In solar radiation From a single point * * Steep hills and deep dales Demanding and fatiguing Rob us of beauty * A river … Continue reading →

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Guest Post by Sue Vincent: These Are a Few of Her Favorite Things

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on SaylingAway:
Sue Vincent of The Daily Echo blog (https://scvincent.com/) agreed to my request for a guest post on the subject of: These Are a Few of My favorite Things. I know you will enjoy this. ******* Noelle recently…

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Alchemy

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Summer’s fruits ripen What autumn mists must wither Crimson wears mourning Veils itself in frozen tears Caught in the grip of winter Rosebuds brave the snow Winter death holds summer’s birth Silent gestation Working unseen alchemy Transmutation of the sun … Continue reading →

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A silent voice

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It seems a very long time ago now, before the launch of the Silent Eye, that I wrote “Coming Through”, about the way we are sometimes guided by unseen hands. It was an attempt to describe what drives the work … Continue reading →

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Creation Myth by Andrew Joyce

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Andrew Joyce: Every culture has a creation myth. Ours is that the world was created in six days and the first humans were Adam and Eve. The Apache Indians have Changing Woman who was impregnated by the sun … Continue reading →

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Seeing the unexpected

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“How did that happen?” “Dunno. Time does stuff like that.” “Behind your back?” “Yep.” “That’s a bugger.” “… and you don’t even notice…” A friend paid me the compliment the other day of asking if I had reached fifty yet. … Continue reading →

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