August 8, 2015
I often think about opportunities I had in my life to wake-up. As I think about how I failed, I remind myself from a Buddhist perspective to stay in the present moment and not have regrets about those missed opportunities. Instead I think of them as one more step in shaping me so that I could arrive at this moment.
Holden village was one such place where I was enriched but also did many mindless and even cruel things due to my immature spirituality. Many people come to Holden when they are at a crossroads. For many it is a place of spiritual and physical retreat. A teaching staff comes to share their interest.
I was recently reminded of the prayer for good courage that is ubiquitous at Holden. Oh God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, bypass as yet untrodden, through perils Unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
My future was definitely unknown when I spent 3 weeks working there after college. I found the next thing to do that was going to occupy me for the next 3 months. But I had no plans and did not know how to listen to that inner voice.
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