I hope you have noticed that one of the lists I keep on the right side of this blog is of local bead stores in the U.S. that offer classes in rosary and/or prayer bead making. I was updating the list about a week ago – sadly, two or three stores had not only stopped [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Bead Boutique Rosaries
Posted in Prayer Bead Makers, tagged prayer beads, rosary on December 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Winter Solstice Prayers
Posted in Prayer Beads of the World, Prayers For Beads, Uncategorized, tagged prayer beads, Wicca on December 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today is the winter solstice – the shortest day (and longest night) of the year. I have been thinking a lot about light and dark in the last couple of months. I think the doom and gloom of the general news – the continuing wars, the sinking economy, the bombings in Mumbai, the layoffs of [...]
Some Beautiful Prayer Beads
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was updating my blogroll and categories of links and was bopping to each of the sites I like when I came across some gorgeous examples of prayer beads at the Return to the Center blog. Check these out! Some folks are going to get some lovely prayer beads this December. Also, be sure and [...]
Take Your Prayer Beads – Any Prayer Beads – With You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged prayer beads on December 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There was a great article in Friday’s New York Times’ Escapes section on people going to Hindu ashrams and Buddhist monasteries to take a break from their bust lives. That in itself is not a new story. What is new – and fascinating – is that vacancy is way down at these places because people [...]
A Buddhist’s Prayer Bead Practice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged " mala, Buddhism, prayer beads on December 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last week, after my post about how blue I was feeling around Thanksgiving, I received the following delightful comment from a reader named Rod who lives in Alabama: Firstly, may your blues rise unto the sky and provide the landscape for the clouds to live. Secondly, thanks for sharing such a wonderful prayer. Thirdly, Thank [...]
Most Inspiring Person of the Year – 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I forgot to tell you all to go and look at Beliefnet’s “Most Inspiring Person of the Year” package! I wrote all of the profiles of the 10 nominees and I am anxiously awaiting the outcome. WHO will be Beliefnet’s most inspiring person? You guys go and read about the candidates and let me know [...]
Idea for Prayer Beads
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was flipping through the Signals catalogue that landed with a thud in my mailbox over the weekend. I don’t really care for this catalogue – who really needs a t-shirt that alerts the world thay they are a book lover, dog lover, cat lover, fill-in-the-blank lover??? But I am in the habit of looking [...]
