A fly sat
on a straw
on a puddle of donkey piss
full of pride
it lifted up its head:
”I am the captain of this ship
master of this ocean!”
- Rumi
Translated and emitted by Omid Safi
Radical Love. Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Traditions
What’s your Puddle of Piss?
My Blog – Articles
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I wish I could hate them.
I wish I could hate them. In ways, it would be so much easier. Their violence, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, xenophobia, greed, exploitation of the poor, the anything-to-win-politics and indiscriminate, consumption of the planet and each other. I hate the scapegoating, half-truths, spins ... all the bullshit. I hate the value of winning at all costs - especially at the Continue Reading...Read more -
Grief is …
Grief is messy. Grief is ugly. Grief is complex. Grief is painful. Grief is life-altering. Grief is a human experience - we all experience loss in a multiplicity of ways throughout our lives. Some of these losses can be relatively minor, while others can prove to be cataclysmic, disruptive and painful. We are each unique, our relationships are unique, and the Continue Reading...Read more -
The Question
“Who do they say I am?” The question surely rang strange in the hearts of His friends. “What an odd question. What does He mean?” They were all too familiar with Jesus’ stories and twists on old familiar ones. With perhaps some bewilderment they answered “Some say you are a great teacher, some say a prophet like Jeremiah or Elijah Continue Reading...Read more
