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Rev. Ani
Feb 118 min read
Seeing Through the Lens of Essence
~ converting vice to virtue on the path of personal transformation The foundational concept of the Enneagram personality typology system...
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Rev. Ani
Sep 2, 20242 min read
A Simple Day
Poems From The Porch Two plump squirrels chasing each other up the water oak A pair of hummingbirds vying for breakfast Mockingbirds...
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Rev. Ani
Jun 17, 20243 min read
I Sit Still
Poems From The Porch I sit still and the whole world comes to me. I am serenaded by a symphony of sound: the soothing, steady flow of the...
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Rev. Ani
Mar 5, 20242 min read
The Artist
Poems From The Porch Photo by Cosmic Timetraveler on Unsplash The artist sees the beauty and caresses it with her pen, lovingly offering...
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Rev. Ani
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Alonester on a Louisiana Morning
Poems From The Porch Iris and ginger lily fronds swaying in response to the caress of the breeze Morning air alive with the sound of blue...
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Rev. Ani
Feb 20, 20242 min read
The Evidence of my Senses
Poems From The Porch The air is full of sound today– – bluejay, meadowlark, and mockingbird. Upright and supple, the young magnolia tree...
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Rev. Ani
Feb 10, 20242 min read
Learning to Live Alone
Poems From The Porch I've been here before many, many times – – a gray Louisiana morning, the whoosh of the wind, birds singing merrily,...
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Rev. Ani
Feb 9, 20242 min read
The Way of Things
Poems From The Porch There is something about bathing in bird song that awakens Spring in the heart, and sunshine strong enough to cast...
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Rev. Ani
Jan 24, 20241 min read
The Aria of Ample
Poems From The Porch Open and quiet A posture of curiosity Aligning with the potential of the present Letting go of the need to know from...
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Rev. Ani
Jan 22, 20242 min read
A Wisdom of Participation
Poems From The Porch Rocking gently caressed by the soft strums of a guitar candle flame swaying with the tune fragrance of cedar and fir...
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Rev. Ani
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Suffering as Birth Canal
Poems From The Porch To be handed over divides a life Constructing a purpose then being done unto Learning what surrender really means...
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Rev. Ani
Jan 4, 20242 min read
An Invitation To Notice
Poems From The Porch The Tulip Inn, Houston, Texas Crisp, blue void expanding above Magnolia tree companion sporting velvet under-leaves...
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Rev. Ani
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Finding My Agency
Poems From The Porch Yesterday, I received the gift of sadness. It came unbidden, like the cracking of an oyster shell reveals a tender...
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Rev. Ani
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Embodying My Role
Poems From The Porch Three turtles are swimming in the clear water of Johnson Creek-- Mama Turtle, Papa Turtle, and Baby Turtle. Their...
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Rev. Ani
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Goodheartedness
Poems From The Porch Sun warming green on the mountains and fecund valley below Happy campers walking by offering cheerful morning...
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Rev. Ani
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Because We Are
Poems From The Porch Blue Pond Springs, St. Charles Canyon, Cache National Forest, Idaho White Aspen bark with green leaves poised to...
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Rev. Ani
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Expanding Outward
Poems From The Porch A very important person — do they know it? — cut up fresh pineapple and honeydew melon and placed the lusciousness...
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