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Naila Francis and Tekeytha are now friends Thursday

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Ah, the magnificence...my journey to trust. Remember that, booboo????? MWAH!!!

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Sep 19, 2011

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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! Remember this booboo?!

Common Ground Visioning: from Acorn to Tree - An Open House Session at TBD

January 22, 2011 from 9am to 1pm

THIS EVENT IS FULL. WE ARE CONSIDERING HOLDING AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP DEPENDING ON INTEREST. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED - NOEL ALBERTSON, ncalbertson@gmail.com, 973-454-3804.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Common Ground is a vibrant spiritual community dedicated to opening space for the natural human impulse to create, evolve and inspire." -- from CG Vision and Mission Statement Who is this Workshop For?All who want to…See More

Naila Francis is attending Noel Albertson's event Dec 8, 2010

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Naila Francis left a comment for Erva Baden

Erva! So wonderful to see you hear too... It has been a really long time, too long. I was in Peru in 2008 -- feels like ages ago! Hope to see you soon, maybe at the next celebration in December. BIG hug, Naila

Nov 22, 2010

Naila Francis and Erva Baden are now friends Nov 22, 2010

"Freedom Song" poem from 7-11 Sacred Space Celebration

FREEDOM SONGIt was in this that she found it,the moment when the words,arrows hurled from a past, misguided, misshapen,glanced off once-quavering bones that would dissolve spine and spiritin that cautious inversion of self.Yet now, even with the scourge of blazing eyesand the shrapnel of wounding ways still lodged deep,she found a slither of something softer to hold onto —a landing beyond the flames,and a psalm that swept across the chasm,crying out in compassion for the mirrorof a blistering…See More

A blog post by Naila Francis was featured Jul 14, 2010

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"Freedom Song" poem from 7-11 Sacred Space Celebration

Blog post by Naila Francis Jul 14, 2010

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Thanks so much, Sandy, for your honoring and for your feedback. And wow - an afternoon of my poetry?! That really touches me. Rhetta and I actually planned the program (modeling it after something similar that was done last year where multiple…

Feb 16, 2010

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I want to commend you on your leading of the sacred space on Sunday. You are a lovely, refreshing, and light filled presence. I'd like to give my honest feedback on the content of the program. Please take it for what it's worth and let go…

Feb 11, 2010

Naila Francis is now friends with Linda Hutchings and Sandy Freid Jan 26, 2010

Naila Francis left a comment for Linda Hutchings

Hi, Linda - We are exploring the topic of love during February's Sacred Space celebration and are considering having a few community members share a five-minute insight on the theme. I'd love to chat with you more about that but wanted…

Jan 15, 2010

Naila Francis is now friends with Annette L. Scott and Pankaj Oct 5, 2009

Naila Francis left a comment for Martin Weinberg

Thanks so much, Martin! And thanks for the info on the Salon. I really look forward to attending at some point. Have a glorious week. Blessings, Naila

Sep 8, 2009

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You did a wonderful job planning yesterday's Sacred Space Gathering. It flowed very nicely.

Sep 7, 2009

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"Freedom Song" poem from 7-11 Sacred Space Celebration

FREEDOM SONG

It was in this that she found…

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Posted on July 13, 2010 at 9:55pm

"Earth Prayer" by Mark Nepo

(FROM 8/18 PRAYER CALL)

O Endless Creator, Force of Life, Seat of the Unconscious,

Dharma, Atman, Ra, Qalb, Dear Center of our Love,

Christlight, Yaweh, Allah, Mawu,

Mother of the Universe...

Let us, when swimming with the stream,

become the stream...

Let us, when moving with the music,

become the music...

Let us, when rocking the wounded,

become the suffering...

Let us live deep enough

till there is only one… Continue

Posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:20am

Liberation

Let it come --

whether it rises from the well of grief

or pitches forward in predatory longing,

though it tumbles from a nameless source

or strikes out from fleeting solitude.

Cut a path.

Trim the reluctance,

that in its pruned protests

fear will know your naked gaze,

hiding impossible

for you

or the phantom thoughts

scurrying ahead of so much

stainless posturing and well-tended order.

The agenda can wait.

So, too, the… Continue

Posted on July 10, 2009 at 1:52pm — 1 Comment

Rumi and Hafiz on love

"TIRED OF SPEAKING SWEETLY," by Hafiz

Love wants to reach out and manhandle us,

Break all our teacup talk of God.

If you had the courage and

Could give the Beloved His choice, some nights,

He would just drag you around the room

By your hair,

Ripping from your grip all those toys in the world

That bring you no joy.

Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly

And wants to rip to shreds

All your erroneous notions of… Continue

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:15am

Two poems by Jane Kenyon

"LET EVENING COME"

Let the light of late afternoon

shine through chinks in the barn, moving

up the bales as the sun moves down.

Let the cricket take up chafing

as a woman takes up her needles

and her yarn. Let evening come.

Let dew collect on the hoe abandoned

in long grass. Let the stars appear

and the moon disclose her silver horn.

Let the fox go back to its sandy den.

Let the wind die down. Let the… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 2:06pm

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At 11:45am on February 16, 2010, Naila Francis said…: Thanks so much, Sandy, for your honoring and for your feedback. And wow - an afternoon of my poetry?! That really touches me.

Rhetta and I actually planned the program (modeling it after something similar that was done last year where multiple expressions were shared around the theme in a more circular setting). We wanted a blend of creativity and inspirational wisdom, but I certainly appreciate your feedback.

We really did want everything to connect to the theme, to make it more of a coherent flow so that one poem would lead into what one insight speaker shared and so on... but despite providing guidelines to everyone, as far as the theme and their time allotment, in the end, there were some who strayed.

But yes, I do realize that there are likely many who prefer the one speaker and music. And different people plan each month to bring different experiences to the community.

I hope you are well and that tucked in your heart in all this snowy weather is still a warm and lingering glow from your travels in Hawaii.

Love to you,
Naila

At 4:38pm on February 11, 2010, Sandy Freid said…: I want to commend you on your leading of the sacred space on Sunday. You are a lovely, refreshing, and light filled presence.

I'd like to give my honest feedback on the content of the program. Please take it for what it's worth and let go of anything that doesn't serve.

I personally like the format of having one main speaker and music. I found myself confused and overwhelmed by so many words and different expressions. Poetry is not a medium that I'm "easy" with. Yours touches me more than most and there were some very wonderful expressions (including Sean's). However the plethora of expressions, although each worthy and sincere, left me uneasy and unfocused.

Please pass this along to anyone who does program planning. Although I am one person only, I always appreciate honest feedback and like to give it as well.

Love to you dear Naila. I wish you well and again thanks for your effort and being who you are. I think I would have liked to have had an afternoon of your poetry and that would have fed me more.

Sandy

At 4:53pm on September 7, 2009, Martin Weinberg said…: You did a wonderful job planning yesterday's Sacred Space Gathering. It flowed very nicely.

At 2:52am on July 8, 2009, Ed Lantz said…: Nice Photo!

At 7:46pm on March 26, 2009, Brian Van Korn said…: Happy Birthday Naila, and for making another journey around the sun again.
I can hear in your excitement that the SELP has impacted you in a positive way. Your project sounds like a wonderful project,that I believe, will enroll many for years to come. Great work .

Brian Van Korn

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