spirituality Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/spirituality/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:39:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 spirituality Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/spirituality/ 32 32 135387410 Plane Takes Off from Chicago https://elephantsnever.com/plane-takes-off-from-chicago/ https://elephantsnever.com/plane-takes-off-from-chicago/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2310 by Thomas Murray Plane takes off from Chicago; touches down in Orange County.One with a young man; the other with another, bald and gray.In between many worlds, lives, and dreams passed by.Bound to a god I can never see, but sure I feel It with me. Going from the Gobi to the 405 is a full-time job.My thoughts like winter Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/plane-takes-off-from-chicago/feed/ 0 2310 Until They Are Well Done https://elephantsnever.com/until-they-are-well-done/ https://elephantsnever.com/until-they-are-well-done/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:30:44 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2169 by Juliet Cook and j/j hastain Everyone decomposes in the end,so you might as well turn yourself into a tree with leaves that will dropin different directions. Skinny, malformedbranches that will break. One dark redleaf might transform into a wing. Then you can fly to heaven orsome other skyward plaza.You can grow an above ground gardenbrimming with skyrocketing beeswho don’t Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/until-they-are-well-done/feed/ 0 2169 Fret https://elephantsnever.com/fret/ https://elephantsnever.com/fret/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:00:13 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1872 My obligations pile up faster than I can deal with them, and I don’t know what I’m going to do. Although I don’t sweat, I can feel my hot spots revving into high gear. My pulse is racing, and I want either a mud bath or a huge bunch of bananas. You can’t fight instinct sometimes. Personal comfort has to Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/fret/feed/ 0 1872 Diwali: Defining My Spirituality https://elephantsnever.com/diwali-defining-my-spirituality/ https://elephantsnever.com/diwali-defining-my-spirituality/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:00:06 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1204 by Theresa Nalini Mohabir-Pennella While the basis of Diwali is Lord Rama returning to the lands after 14 years of exile during which he defeated the demon king, Ravana; for me it is a celebration of my culture and heritage. An acknowledgement of my forefathers. The light of the diyas is calming. The tranquility it evokes re-centers me. It is Read More

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