Michael R. Malley (Kasony-O'Malley)

Freelance Storyteller. Writer. InterFaith Minister. Mindfulness Coach. Irish-Slovak Blue-Collar Boy. Chunk of Mother Earth. Podcasts @

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#MinistryofLightness: If you start taking the monsters seriously, they become real.

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#WatchingTheBreath, it is sometimes possible to sense the exchange that is taking place between your lungs and the outer air. Taste this relationship - how the body wants this air & transforms it, and how the air “allows,” even participates in, this transformation with your body.

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#ShunryuSuzuki writes, “As #Buddhists our traditional effort should be like #Buddha’s.” I echo, “As #Christians our traditional effort should be like “#Christ’s.” And for us #BuddhistChristians? Do the same. Do both. Our traditional effort should be like the Buddha’s & Christ’s.

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Our Church/Sangha, the #BuddhistChristianMotherearthChurch (see https://t.co/J0EwgokQVV), is grounded by #ThichNhatHanh’s teachings & committed to #ChangeThroughMindfulness for both individuals and our society, recognizing that we are part of nature. We are “the environment.”

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It’s #Beltane. #Yeats inscribed #FolkAndFairyTalesofTheIrishPeasantry to “my mystical friend G.R.” #RuthSawyer also knew #GeorgeRussell, aka #AE, well. She says he would not leave #Ireland lest he should lose his power to see “living spirits of water, earth, or...greening trees.”

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From 1900-1919, #LFrankBaum wrote 14 novels about #Oz, now reprinted with original illustration by #BooksOfWonder. The 1939 #WizardofOz film came out 20 years AFTER #Baum’s death, nearly 40 years after the first Oz book. Baum’s #Ozbooks have been great #ReadAlouds for our family.

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#TheWayOfTheStoryteller written by #RuthSawyer in 1942 documents the #FolkArt of #Storytelling as grounded by #SpiritualPractice.

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Here’s an alternative epic to consider: You live on a ball in space. You are a unique mix of earth & sky, #spirit & matter. You are a piece of this vast unknown #universe. You are integral to it. Everything you say, do, & think matters - especially your thoughts. You are #sacred.

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#JamesFrazer, of #TheGoldenBough fame, follows others in linking the #HebrewBible’s #Esther & #Mordecai to #Ishtar & #Marduk. In #StorytellingImaginationAndFaith on p. 18 is a quote, “The purpose of storytelling...is to break the imperialism of the one-dimensional meaning.” Amen.

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Sixty years ago, #MirceaEliade wrote of rural, European #Christians still embracing “the #SanctityofNature” & experiencing “the mystery of nature’s participation in the #Christological drama.” While urban, industrial Christians, instead, focused on private, individual salvation.

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#Storytelling & #StoryListening flowing across borders & generations; turning strangers into acquaintances; connecting, enriching, & enfolding us within webs of meaning; challenging & inspiring us; provoking laughter, tears, & insight; reminding us to awaken and experience life.

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The #ChristianMystic #HowardThurman held to “the possibility of a vital religious fellowship...so creative...so convincing...that it inspires...unity…[as] more compelling than the concepts...ways of life...sects and...creeds that separate” us. See #TheCreativeEncounter, p. 152.

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The concept of #InterBeing (described by #ThichNhatHanh) is rather simple, easy to accept, even inarguable. To #PracticeInterBeing, however, is to refute our daily, minute-by-minute #HabitEnergy. This #NonSeparateness also shines light on #TeachingsOfJesus such as #Matthew5_44.

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Shall I say it? We need absolute joy, complete wonder, and childlike awe - as we awaken to address the reality that #GlobalClimateChange is one of the most formidable challenges in human history. A tall order? Yeah, but you’re worth it (& worthy of it). Try reading #ThichNhatHanh

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Stories told by #Jesus & #Buddha have been discussed, debated, & dissected for centuries. This will continue. Can one unpack the totality of meaning from a worthy #SacredTale? As new issues arise, fresh meanings will emerge for new generations. This is not heresy, but #sacrality.

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While #MartinLutherKingJr knew many religious & spiritual leaders, #DrKing nominated just one person for the Nobel Peace Prize: Thich Nhat Hanh. #TNH was a friend of #MLK. Our church https://t.co/J0EwgokQVV is grounded by #ThichNhatHanh’s teachings & #FiveMindfulnessTrainings.

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#WendellBerry says the #Bible is “an outdoor book ...best read...outdoors…& the farther outdoors the better.” What happens when the #sacred is disassociated from the #NaturalWorld? You are a witness to what happens...Look and see.

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You will #die. In fact, you are 168 hours closer to #death than you were last week at this time. #168hours closer! Therefore, #LiveNow, #LiveThisDay, with nothing less than richness and beauty. As #JohnODonohue says below in this quote from his book #EternalEchoes…

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Dancing with family to the tunes on the radio while washing and drying the dishes. And that is #enough. #Enoughness

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Words, views, #arguments - all occur within some space. The space is “greater than” the #argument. It holds other qualities. The sun warmth through the window. The smooth wood of the table. The air soup of oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc. They all care very little for our erudition.