“I am grateful for this life that I have been blessed to live. I am grateful for all the abundance that flows through my life, in the forms of love and prosperity. I thank the Spirit that guides me and I acknowledge, that my faith in that Spirit, has increased my abundance in everyway.” ~~ Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: c. Pamela J. Leavey 2010)

“Your spirit’s comfort zone is the infinite and eternal. Anything else is a path to anxiety and fear.” ~~ Marianne Williamson

“The spirit, like the wind, blows where it will. No spiritual technology produces grace. We can go through the motions of religion for a lifetime and still have a hard heart and a paranoid mind.” “Breath is the simplest vehicle of transcendence.” ~~ Sam Keen – Hymns To An Unknown God

(Photo: Bee on Daisy ~ © Pamela J. Leavey 2010)

“The spirit of you seeks, in the largest sense, that grand moment when you have conscious awareness of its wishes, and join in joyful oneness with them.” – Neale Donald Walsch: Conversations With God, Book 1

(Photo: Haystack at Newbury Salt Marsh, March 2011 ~ © Pamela J. Leavey)

Discrimination is a learned belief not something that is inherent:

“Spiritual discrimination, like reason itself, grows out of dialogue.”  – Sam Keen: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life

Sam Keen’s latest book, In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred, is a brilliant book that is a small thought provoking feast that I would recommend to anyone with questions about the meaning of life and evolution from the religious to the spiritual.

“In metaphysics as in physical science, the most beautiful and elegant explanation is the simplest.” – Sam Keen: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life

(Photo: Shimmering Salt Marsh, Newbury Salt Marsh, March 2011 ~ © Pamela J. Leavey)

“Only I can discover my spirit and make myself free. Only I can take the existential leap, make the decision that carries me beyond what I was yesterday (and what every expert would predict I would be tomorrow) and do a new thing.” ~ Sam Keen: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life

At a time when I was struggling to find myself and answers, Hymns to an Unknown God was there for me, providing inspiration, solace and plenty of food for thought.

“Whenever you are confused, keep heading in the direction that leads toward deepening your love and care for all living beings, including yourself, and you will never stray far from the path to fulfillment.” ~~ Sam Keen: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life

I thought I might find more color in the evening sky tonight when I took my walk at Newburyport’s Waterfront Park. No such luck. It was more like a winter sky:

I’m not sure if Hurricane Bill’s presence off the coast of Massachusetts attributed to the winter sky effect this evening or not…

Still, I am totally enjoying the ever changing vistas of the Merrimack River in downtown Newburyport and my walks have been great for my spirit and given me more energy. I should start walking in Amesbury too. It’s such a beautiful town, right next to Newburyport. But so far I am enjoying the drive along the river that takes me to my walks at the Waterfront Park.

“The spirit of you seeks, in the largest sense, that grand moment when you have conscious awareness of its wishes, and join in joyful oneness with them.” – Neale Donald Walsch – Conversations With God, Book 1