Mastodawn

Our spiritual journey experience
often not in words articulated
but choices made
that lead to the action we do
that model Enlightenment's path
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Inspired by wisdom gleaned by what we do, not what we say …
#MicroReflection
We recognise that who we are is shown more by what we do than by what we say. Our everyday choices shape our character and affect the people around us. In simple acts, we build trust and show care. Over time, these small actions form our values and give meaning to our lives. We are invited to live with honesty, kindness, and responsibility. As we try to match our intentions with our actions, we help create stronger, more hopeful communities for everyone. We learn together that steady effort and simple steps can guide us towards deeper understanding and shared purpose.
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Richard Manley-Tannis 6d ago

Don't be persuaded
that wisdom age's old
is mere trite platitude
Each choice we make
an ending draws into being
so that new possibility may birth
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Inspired by the beginnings that extend from what was …

#MicroReflection
How do we honour the turning points that shape our lives?
We recognise experience can feel dismissed, yet it carries depth earned through living. Each decision closes one path while opening others, inviting courage and trust. Like a river that bends, meets rocks, and finds another channel, change keeps moving us forward. We learn loss and transition are not failures but movements within a larger pattern. By attending to these shifts, we cultivate patience and humility. We become attentive to what is emerging when it feels uncertain. Together, we hold letting go and renewal, allowing growth to take root steadily.
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Richard Manley-Tannis 6d ago

Acceptance
the moment we begin
to let go of the detritus
which possesses us
When we begin to integrate
both foibles & blessings Inner Peace dawns
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Inspired by harmony that begins with forgiveness …
#MicroReflection
We learn that calm often grows when we stop resisting what is already present in our lives. We recognise that naming our limits, weaknesses, and gifts invites honesty rather than denial. In this shared work, we discover that wholeness is not achieved by removing parts of ourselves but by holding them with care. Such practice asks patience, humility, and courage. It also calls us to release harsh judgement toward ourselves and others. As we do this together, space opens for deeper understanding, steadiness, and a gentler way of living in community and within our own being over time with intention.
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Richard Manley-Tannis Jun 21

Soul
Our true form
both bears & light transmits
& never mask obscured
Our authentic beauty ever shines
through Fear's distractions
& so Joy reveal
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Inspired by being authentic in the pallor of superficiality …
#MicroReflection
How do we remain genuine when the world rewards surface display?
We notice the pull to present a version of ourselves that gains approval, yet something deeper calls for honesty. We learn that courage is quiet and steady, showing up as we are, even when it feels risky. In choosing openness, we create space for trust, kindness, and meaning to grow among us. We begin to value what is real over what is performed. Together, we encourage one another to live with consistency, to act with integrity, and to nurture a shared life marked by respect, connexion, and enduring hope.
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Richard Manley-Tannis Jun 19

Words
They inundate
from digital to papyri
we're awash as truths
our attention compete
Yet
there is One
When Love freely offered
our healing begins
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Inspired by Truth that is beyond words …
#MicroReflection
We walk through a storm of voices, like leaves caught in restless wind, each gust pulling at our attention. Yet healing begins when we step out of the gale and find a sheltered hollow. There, the air is still, and we can hear the quiet rhythm of our own breath. Like soil settling after rain, we begin to steady. We do not need to follow every swirling current. Instead, we root ourselves beside a calm stream, letting its gentle flow restore us. In turning from the storm, we rediscover balance, and our lives slowly begin to mend and grow strong again.
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Richard Manley-Tannis Jun 12

Clench not tightly to petty shining things
nor hoard babbling baubles
It's in the letting go
detaching from the material
that our freedom begins
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Inspired by shedding the trivial …

#MicroReflection
How do we learn to live with open hands in a world that urges constant grasping?
We recognise that worth is not found in accumulation but in right relationship with what we hold. When we loosen our grip on excess, space appears for gratitude, generosity, and deeper attention. We discover a lighter way of being that frees our time, our focus, and our care for others. In choosing sufficiency over excess, we practise discipline and compassion. We become people who share readily, attend to what matters, and walk more quietly, trusting that abundance grows where our hold is gentle again.
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Richard Manley-Tannis Jun 4

Look not back to what was
nor forward to what might be
In this moment we call Now
look with Awareness
to reveal threads that bind
Then with When
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Inspired by awareness dawning …

#MicroReflection
Sometimes, it is easy to romanticise the Past or elevate the Future in such a way that the moment in which we find ourselves, the Present, is diminished, perhaps even dismissed. Whether we look to what was or forward to what might be, what we do now explicitly influences what we have or will see. Such awareness can liberate and free us in ways that enable us to embrace the agency we have right now and that is choice

As you look into today, what do you choose to do as an act of awakening?

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Richard Manley-Tannis Jun 1

Sacrifice's choice
awareness reveals
other's dignity
Empathy deepened
we respond
to others' pain
as our own
Solidarity cultivated
Love's act heals
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Inspired by suffering’s choice compassion reveals …
#MicroReflection
When we begin to choose to put people before self, this choice shapes how we live together. We learn to notice worth in every person and treat each life with care. We step in, listen, share, and act, refusing to ignore need. We carry one another through hard times and stand close when life feels heavy. Our actions build bonds that hold us together and create spaces where no one stands alone. As we give, we grow, and our shared life becomes stronger, gentler, and hope begin more apparent with each practiced act.
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Richard Manley-Tannis May 29

Though chaos of a hurting world
leads to illusions of instability
& intolerance too divisive
So within Nature's symmetry
Divine Order revealed
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Inspired by the sacred proportions of Creation …

#MicroReflection
How can we stay steady when life feels uncertain and tense?

We see how fear and conflict can pull people apart and make things feel unclear. Yet we also believe there is a deeper sense of balance that we can learn to notice. When we slow down, we begin to see small signs of calm and connexion in everyday life. We choose not to give in to fear or harsh division. Instead, we look for peace and understanding. Together, we grow in patience and hope, learning that steadiness comes gently, as we pay attention to the quiet patterns that guide and hold us.
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Richard Manley-Tannis May 28

In our face they shout
among those dear
they attempt to divide
It's in the waiting
that patience's practice
reveals thought's clarity:
Love binds
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Inspired by persistence as a spiritual discipline …

#MicroReflection
We live in a world where pressure can drive separation, yet we choose a steadier path. In moments of strain and delay, we learn to wait with care, trusting that calm attention brings understanding. Together, we recognise that endurance shapes our character and deepens our awareness. We are reminded that unity is not accidental but nurtured through daily practice, like threads woven into a strong fabric that holds firm. Even when voices around us grow harsh, we commit to gentleness and connexion, sustaining one another through quiet strength and shared purpose. Guiding our steps forward together each day with resolve.
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