{"id":11522,"date":"2022-06-16T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11522"},"modified":"2022-06-16T13:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:19:20","slug":"trust-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/trust-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I so appreciate Grace<\/a>‘s idea to set aside a few minutes of quiet time once a week with people who want to participate. Contemplating Trust, which is a big topic for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew I wanted to sit by the sea today. A sunny day, a little cool and breezy, good for a walk. On the way to my beach spot, I saw a few boats. A lobster boat was doing something in the bay, loading or unloading. Barely visible against the distant mountain, a controversial cruise ship floated near Bar Harbor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I appreciated my surroundings where I sat. A heron hunted on the shore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Behind me, Ice Pond. I assume the name came from old time settlers harvesting ice here for cold storage. The water is held back from the sea by a narrow berm of sand, gravel, and plants. A small channel makes it tidal but the pond is probably mostly fresh water. I can step over the channel at low tide, but not at high tide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In front of me, the Maine coastline and the sea. Tide\u2019s out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A peaceful spot. I thought about Trust for 5 minutes while sitting on a log. I felt other presences, Grace and others, sitting at the same time. It was a warm feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • I trust the atmosphere. I used to imagine the atmosphere of the planet suddenly disappearing. Wanting to scare myself, I guess. Today, I imagined no matter what my circumstances, I would have air to breathe as long as I’m drawing breath. <\/li>
  • I trust good people are working out there. The news is unrelentingly bad, but there are a lot of people doing a lot of good positive work out there. I put my trust in a core of human ethics. <\/li>
  • I trust the value of sitting still. Sitting still together. Mindful breathing. New discoveries and practices. Life. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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