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Rev. Heather Davies

April 28, 2024


The Power of Habits


Have you ever wondered about the rituals we have in this church, why we do what we do? When are we to stand or sit. What to sing and when to be quiet. What to wear, where to sit? How are decisions made, who chooses the hymns, or the prayers? Do you ever wonder what someone who has never come before experiences when they walk in the door for the first time Sunday Morning? 

It is easy to forget in that not everyone knows why we do what we do and why worship works the way it does. We do things in our church that we have always done and sometimes the rituals get so embedded in our system that we no longer remember why we do things a certain way. 


There is a wonderful story of a church that I heard about from a college of mine who was once asked to be a guest preacher there. He arrived at the small country church and noticed that the entire congregation was sitting on the right-hand side of the sanctuary and that there was no one sitting on the left-hand side. Wondering if this was because the pulpit was on the right he proceeded to lead worship. When he got to the hymn before the sermon, he watched in amazement as the entire congregation just before they sat down after the hymn all filed in an orderly fashion across the aisle and sat on the left-hand side of the church. After the service was over, after he had shaken hands with all the congregation and while he was gathering up his papers to head home, the man who was waiting to lock up the church was chatting and so he had to ask, what that was all about – it took the congregant a couple of moments to figure out what the minister was so curious about, because for him, there was nothing unusual about what had happened in worship that morning – but when he realized what the minister was referring to when asking about the strange practice, he remember a minister of long ago who when had taught the congregation this pre-sermon ritual. Seems the little country church used to be heated with a wood stove, which was on the right-hand side of the church. When the congregation gathered in the winter it was cold at the beginning of worship, so people would huddle on the right, but by the time the sermon occurred that side of the church was too hot so people would move over, and because the minister of long ago did not like the constant disruption of people moving across the aisle randomly he created a moment when the congregation moved en masse. The congregation was so used to doing this that when they got a furnace in the basement that heated the whole church evenly, they continued this practice, even when it made no sense anymore.



Are there things that are done here that come from a tradition in the past that may have lost its meaning? It is an interesting question and if you have an answer I would love to hear from you.                       


~Blessings, Heather~

April 21


I am away today in Perth officiating a funeral service for my niece. She was only 38, it is a hard moment in my husband’s family. Often in funerals I use the words of Mary Oliver wonderful American poet to express thoughts that are hard to understand especially in grief. This is the poem I will use today. I hope it touches your heart as well. ~Heather


In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver

Look, the trees
are turning
their own bodies
into pillars


of light,
are giving off the rich
fragrance of cinnamon
and fulfillment,


the long tapers
of cattails
are bursting and floating away over
the blue shoulders


of the ponds,
and every pond,
no matter what its
name is, is


nameless now.
Every year
everything
I have ever learned


in my lifetime
leads back to this: the fires
and the black river of loss
whose other side


is salvation,
whose meaning
none of us will ever know.
To live in this world


you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it


against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.

 

April 14, 2024


Holy Humour – it is good to laugh (even in church)

In some churches Holy Humour Sunday is celebrated the first Sunday after Easter. It comes from traditions in the early Greek church when the week after Easter Sunday, people would get together for picnics and parties and practical jokes leading up to “Bright” Sunday (the Sunday after Easter) to celebrate their joy that Jesus lived, that death had no power over life. Early Christian writers mused that God had played a joke on Satan. Although we did not celebrate ‘bright Sunday’ in worship this year it is good to remember in this Easter season that God gets the last laugh and death was defeated. 

 

Here is a call to worship that helps us remember that:

 

Joy is loose,

In the wiggles of the children,

The whispers of the youth,

The smiles of the adults.

We praise God for this glorious day,

Let the praise break forth

in the most unlikely places and in silly ways.

Joy and praise fills our hearts and in our songs

Let the laughter be deep,

for we are God's people.

 

(~ posted on Trinity United Parish. http://www.trinityunitedparish.org/lukeswordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/April-10.pdf)

 

May there be joy in your days.

~Heather~

April 7, 2024


Then Let us Sing! 


Happy Easter Everyone – what a glorious worship we had on Easter.  Thank you so much Judy Pringle for the wonderful pageantry of Easter music we heard and sang to last Sunday.  We celebrated the resurrection in word and communion and music.  


Music is such a central part of worship and this week (April 7) we are blessed to have the music director from Southampton, Christina Edwards and the Southampton choir lead the music from the Central Westside sanctuary.  It is also an opportunity for you to learn some of the music from More Voices United.  Christina and the choir are going to lead a short hymn sing after worship to help you get familiar with these wonderful hymns.  


Our hymnody is always changing as our language and theology changes.  In the United Church we have had five hymn books that I remember.  When I was a little girl, we sang from the black or dark blue hymn book (The Hymnary).  It was the first hymn book that the United Church compiled after union, and we sang from it for years and years.  The red hymn book appeared in the early 70’s, a collaboration with the Anglicans. In the 80’s as things change Songs for a Gospel People (green book) was added to supplement more modern hymns.  In 1996 Voices United was released and in 2007 More Voices.  For the 100th anniversary the United Church is release a new hymn book/digital platform.  


This fall we will have access to “Then Let Us Sing”, an online digital platform that will include all previous hymn books as well as new resources. (a print copy will be available by 2025 ~ for the 100th). In answer to the question ‘why now?’ this is what the website says:  


God has given us a song to sing. Singing and worshipping together are foundational ways we have lived out our faith for almost 100 years. It has been 25 years since the publication of Voices United, and it is time for a new resource to help all of us sing our faith into the next century. We have been called to develop new resources to support the changing landscape, addressing and anticipating the needs of our evolving church for the years to come. Then Let Us Sing! will increase the availability and accessibility of dynamic, multimedia resources, equipping United Churches for the next 100 years of worship and musical possibilities. 


Here's to another 100 years of singing together to give praise to God.  Please join us this Sunday and learn and listen to some wonderful hymns.

~Heather

 March 31st, 2024

The Days in-Between

 

It is hard when I come to a reflection to separate all the days apart in this week, we call Holy. There are so many things that happened to Jesus in this time. As we walk through this week, we are called to consider and reflect on these events and the emotions that spring up.

 

I am writing this on Maundy Thursday, the day that Jesus spent with his disciples sharing a meal, and conversation. It was during this meal that Judas left to betray, and Peter denied he would deny and everyone all fell asleep as they were asked to wait and watch while Jesus prayed in the Garden – it was this day that Jesus was arrested.

 

Tomorrow is Good Friday – Jesus, crucifixion day. On this day we remember his walk to Golgotha, the cross and the crown of thorns. On this day we remember his death, the temple cloth ripping and the world going dark. On this day we remember that Jesus died and was buried in a tomb and the rock rolled in front.

 

There is the day in-between called Holy Saturday – the day that Jesus lay in the tomb – it is a quiet day, a day for sorrow and mourning and waiting, a day of reflection. Waiting for what’s next.

 

 And then the moment of Resurrection Easter! The tomb is empty at the rising sun…and for the first little while no one knows what to do or how to react or even what to think and slowly it dawns on them that God is getting into the world in a new way, that there is new life after death and with God death is never the last word.

 

Through all of this I wish you a holy time as all the emotions of fear and courage, good will and anger, joy, and sorrow, hope and hopelessness, all merge together in the next few days. Remember God journeys with us we are not alone.

 

And I would be remiss to not mention that today is Carolyn’s last day and after serving your congregation faithfully and well for the last 7 ½ years her bubbly and effervescent personality will be missed in the office. Although we only worked together for three months, I am so grateful for her welcome, her support and guidance as I transitioned into this new role as your minister. I wish you well Carolyn and look forward to seeing you around the church in your other roles.

Happy Easter Everyone!!!


~Heather~

March 24, 2024


It is Palm Sunday this Sunday, and Lent is quickly coming to an end. Palm Sunday marks the threshold of Holy Week.  It is a transition day, one of joyful celebration knowing that the week will hold challenges and ends in death and yet – Easter! God defeats death – but that is getting ahead of the story – for this week it’s donkey’s and palm branches and poetry.

 

"THE POET THINKS ABOUT THE DONKEY,"

BY MARY OLIVER

 

On the outskirts of Jerusalem

the donkey waited.

Not especially brave, or filled with understanding,

he stood and waited.

 

How horses, turned out into the meadow,

  leap with delight!

How doves, released from their cages,

  clatter away, splashed with sunlight.

 

But the donkey, tied to a tree as usual, waited.

Then he let himself be led away.

Then he let the stranger mount.

 

Never had he seen such crowds!

And I wonder if he at all imagined what was to happen.

Still, he was what he had always been: small, dark, obedient.

 

I hope, finally, he felt brave.

I hope, finally, he loved the man who rode so lightly upon him,

as he lifted one dusty hoof and stepped, as he had to, forward.

March 17, 2024


I was the worship leader for Lenten Lunch this week in Saugeen Shores, so that means double sermon writing – and I thought I would share a portion of my Wednesday sermon with you today as it feels very much about what we are doing together in this collaboration, we are changing our church.

 

The sermon text is John 10: 1-10 (Jesus the Gate)

 

In the John story, Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees - speaking about who he is, and what he has come to do and how his work and life are deeply interconnected to God’s – he is not making much headway with them. His words are falling on deaf ears. Jesus says – pay attention – something is happening here that is important and life changing and radical – very truly I tell you says Jesus – God is getting into the world, and you are missing it!

 

And again, Jesus said to them, "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” The Pharisees are so busy trying to prove Jesus wrong, so pre-occupied with showing that Jesus is not from God that are blinded by their own hubris – that is to say, they can’t see and hear Jesus as a voice from God because they have closed their minds to the possibility that God can get into the world through anything other than what they, the Pharisees know. They refuse to let God to work in them through Jesus. They’ve closed their minds; they’ve shut down the possibility of anything other than what they already know. And I want to give them a break here, it is hard to change your mind, it is tough coming to a new understanding. 

 

Father Richard Rohr shared this about change, he writes: The word change normally refers to new beginnings. But the mystery of transformation more often happens not when something new begins, but when something old falls apart. The pain and chaos of something old falling apart invite the soul to listen at a deeper level, and sometimes force the soul to go to a new place. Most of us would never go to new places in any other way.[1]

 

We don’t want to fall apart – we don’t want to feel the pain of doing the new thing or thinking a new thing. Our church is a good example of this. When we say things like: 

  • we have never done it that way or
  • we don’t have the energy
  • or we find all sorts of problems with the idea
  • or not saying anything at all and sitting in silence when new ideas are offered up

 these are some of the ways that we resist change and resist new beginnings. Change is when things fall apart, and God can get in to do lead us in new directions. It is hard, change. It is good to remember that when things start to fall apart, it may be God leading us into a new beginning.

 

[1] Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation: Sunday April 30, 2023 – Weekly Meditation ~Transitions: New Beginnings

~Heather~

March 10, 2024


I had a Sabbatical in the fall of 2022 and I had big plans – well maybe not big plans but plans nonetheless – I was going to read a bunch of books and wonder and discern what God is calling me and the church to now – and what is the vision that we need to hold on to going forward. I also planned to rest and restore – and I thought I could get that done in the first month so that I would be productive in the last two. Well, the best-laid plans – the first thing I did was to make a large Bristol board calendar that I intended to post up on a wall to track my intentions for this sabbatical. 3 sheets of Bristol board. I spent a good couple of hours creating this calendar – with all the days and lots of space to put in book titles and goals and events that would make up this time. And after I made this Bristol board vision chart calendar thing – I looked at it and looked at it and wondered what the first thing to write on it would be, and then I decided I would take time tomorrow to write the stuff down, and then tomorrow and then tomorrow – I put the calendar behind a chair in the office to take out when I was ready to track my Sabbatical. And I never took it out for the whole three months.

 

So what did I do? – I did the kids, drove them places, and I did the household, and I went for walks and read a lot – but not church books, lots and lots of fiction and I quilted, and I met with my spiritual director, and I went on a preaching workshop weekend. In the middle of it all when I was sharing with my Spiritual Director my lack of being able to plan and organize and structure my sabbatical and she asked me a question that I carried with me throughout the rest of my time away – she said – what if you only make quilts on your Sabbatical would that be a waste of your time? What if the vision that I had for my sabbatical was not about the doing of the things but instead about the creating of things? What if the doing of the daily things was all that needed doing?

 

What I know now, was that three months although on the surface had nothing to do with church, had everything to do with church because after only a few days of returning to active ministry, the idea of collaboration came forward, and by January of 2023 Southampton had entered into a collaboration with three churches which eventually lead us to this partnership with Central Westside. Which is good to remember as we do the day of day of church life, that underneath it all God is at work and things are happening even when it looks like they are not – we are asked to trust God and keep on keeping on until the way becomes clear. 

 

~Heather~

March 3, 2024


After the Annual Meeting – What’s next?


At Sunday’s Annual meeting, it was natural to look back and reflect. You've accomplished much, you sustained this congregation and supported your people, managed the finances and shared meaningful worship every Sunday. Well done! Now you have entered into a new collaboration with Southampton and me, and even though it is unknown about how it will play out, we can trust that God is with us. Stepping out into the unknown is risky, but I believe we are up for the challenge.


The world around us is constantly evolving, presenting new challenges and opportunities. Just like the disciples after Jesus' ascension, we're called to navigate an uncertain future, seeking new ways to be the church. Their experience offers valuable lessons. The disciples grappled with grief, confusion, and the daunting task of carrying forward Jesus' message. Yet, they didn't succumb to fear or despair. Instead, they gathered, prayed, and embraced the transformative power of the Holy Spirit.


Similarly, we too are called to gather, not just in this physical space, but in spirit and purpose. We must embrace the discomfort of the unknown and trust that together, as people of Central Westside, guided by faith and open dialogue, we can discover new ways to share the message of love, justice, and compassion in our ever-changing church, community, and the world.


This doesn't mean ignoring the challenges we face. They are real and demand our attention. But focusing solely on them can paralyze us. Instead, let us draw strength from our shared values, from our commitment to the gospel message, and from the power of hope.


We are not alone in this journey. God is with us. We have the legacy of the disciples to inspire us, the strength of our shared faith to sustain us, and the ever-present guidance of the Holy Spirit to illuminate the path forward. Let us walk this path together, embracing both the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead, with courage, compassion, and an unwavering faith towards a brighter future.


February 25, 2024


The 40 days of Lent ~2024

 

We are well into the second week of Lent, a season of 40 days, to help us prepare our hearts and minds for the joyous Easter celebration on March 31 this year. Our hearts are prepared by focusing on prayer, reflection, and sometimes giving up something we enjoy.

It's like training for a big race! Lent helps us get ready to celebrate Easter with a deeper understanding and appreciation for Jesus' love and sacrifice. One of the ways we ‘train’ is through fasting, which is giving up something that we are used to.

As we can see from the words of Pope Francis (below), fasting is not only about food, but it is also about attitudes and behaviours. Fasting, as a Lenten practice, helps shift our behaviour to become more loving and caring. Isn’t the world a better place with more loving and caring people?

So here is Pope Francis’ take on fasting.

 

  •  Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
  •  Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
  •  Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
  •  Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
  •  Fast from worries and have trust in God.
  •  Fast from a complaint and contemplate simplicity.
  •  Fast from pressures and to be prayerful.
  •  Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy.
  •  Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.
  •  Fast from grudges and be reconciled.
  •  Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

 

Blessings on your journey through Lent.

February 18


Lent has begun. It started Wednesday and will go until Thursday March 28, Maundy Thursday. It last 40 days, not counting Sunday’s. It is a chance for us to take stock of our lives and to consider our relationship with God and to take steps to reset and restore. In a Lenten devotional from the SALT organization, they define Lent like this;

 

“The word “Lent” comes from an old English word for “lengthen,” and refers to the lengthening of those long-anticipated days of spring. With both the cross and the empty tomb approaching, the church prepares itself with forty days of fasting and reflection, all for the sake of more fully celebrating Easter’s song of spring when it comes.

 

And so if Lent is about lengthening light, it’s also about broadening our hearts and preparing the way, making room for careful attention to what matters most. As the poet Mary Oliver puts it, living well involves attention, astonishment, and testimony – and poetry itself can be a great help along the way. The best poems can help us notice the world, attuning our eyes and ears to wonders we might otherwise overlook, and inspiring us to share what we find.”

 

Poetry helps us move to a deeper understanding. My favorite Mary Olive poem is Wild Geese and I think a perfect way to start off lent, because it reminds us of our place in things, and how God’s creation has much to teach us. 

 

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver


You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain

are moving across the landscapes,

over the prairies and the deep trees,

the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,

are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

the world offers itself to your imagination,

calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --

over and over announcing your place

in the family of things.

Blessings on your Lenten journey

February 11, 2024


Easter is early this year which makes all of Lent early too. Wednesday, February 14 is Ash Wednesday – yes, it is on Valentine’s day. It is the first time since 1945 that it has fallen on this day.

 

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of reflection and repentance in the Christian liturgical calendar. It occurs 46 days before Easter Sunday and symbolizes mortality and penance. On this day, believers attend church services where they receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, made from palm branches blessed on the previous year's Palm Sunday. The ashes serve as a reminder of human mortality ("Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return") and the need for repentance and spiritual renewal. The rituals of Ash Wednesday invite believers to introspect, seek forgiveness, and prepare their hearts for the Easter season, emphasizing the themes of humility, sacrifice, and redemption.

 

So, what will our Lent look like for 2024? We are doing a couple of things here in the church –

  1. Included in this newsletter is a Lenten calendar asking you to pray for the church each day of lent. It is a quick practice, it will take less than a minute. You are invited to hold the church in prayer by praying: “Holy One help my church to….(then you say the words on that date) there is a prayer for each day of lent beginning on Ash Wednesday.
  2. On Sunday we will distribute another Lenten Calendar where you are invited to offer something each day of lent to our local foodbanks. We will gather your offering each week at worship.

 

Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day is actually a great opportunity to connect the two events together. Instead of giving something up for Lent, let’s look at how we can improve our relationships with each other. We can reach out to neighbors and friends – those who may not feel loved – and let them know that we care. We can forgive past hurts and reconcile with people we have become estranged from. Lent offers an opportunity for personal growth and spiritual development. So let this be a time to focus on cultivating specific virtues, such as patience, humility, or gratitude, through intentional practice and reflection. 

February 4, 2024


Welcome to a new month. I wish to thank all of you who came to the Meet and Greet on Tuesday, it was wonderful to get to know you better. I look forward to hearing more or your story. It was really a feeling of family as we stood around and chatted on Tuesday. 

 

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day.  I love the movie – do you know it? "Groundhog Day" is a comedy that follows the story of Phil Connors, a cynical weatherman, who finds himself trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over again. As he navigates the repetitive cycle, Phil undergoes a transformation, learning valuable lessons about life, love, and the true meaning of happiness. There is something about getting a perpetual do-over that is really appealing. Wouldn’t that be amazing in the church, where we would wake up each morning and try something new and not worry about ‘what if it fails?’ because we will get to try something different tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be helpful to see where the church is a year from now in this collaboration and then reset if things are going the way we wanted them to? But just like the groundhog predictions – there is no way to know whether this is going to work. All we can do is work at it, and trust that we are headed in the direction that God wants. These are not easy things to do – and yet as people of faith this is what we are called to – to walk with God and to trust in God. 

 

I am committed to do the work and trust in God, as we continue to walk together on our journey in this collaboration, and I hope you are too.

 

Blessings in your week, Heather

 

“And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Heb 10:24,25)


January 28, 2024


“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer

 

Last week I changed the minister’s office, I the furniture and hung some pictures on the wall. It looks different, and that was the point, this ministry position is different than what you have known before. It is a different type of call (collaboration), and a different job description (1/2 time). I still have more to do in the office, but I am hoping that I am creating a space that not only will feel like a good place to work, but also a place to get to know you better. I hope that it will feel like safe space for you to come and visit. Over the next few weeks as much as I can, the plan is to be here on Tuesdays and Thursdays from around 9:30 ish - 2 pm ish, so please drop in. Send me an email or text or call if you want to be sure to catch me here. I look forward to getting to know you better.

 

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” Alan Watts

January 21, 2024


‘Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.

Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me.’

(Rogers and Hammerstein, The King and I)

 

This week I have been wondering about how I am going to get to know you as we begin our ministry journey together. I am still thinking about ideas and wondering if you have any ideas as well. I would appreciate your input so please give me a call or text (226-668-7331) or email me at heatherjoandavies@gmail.com.

 

One idea is that we can have a meet and greet with coffee, tea, and goodies. We have set the date for January 30 at 10:30 am at the church in the Friendship Room. If you are available that day, please drop in for a chat and a coffee. 

 

In the Collaborative Agreement, Pastoral Care will be taken care of by myself and a team of people. As a first step, I am recruiting people that would like to be part of a Pastoral Care Call Team. The purpose of this group is to call everyone on the congregational list and check in and see how people are doing and to let them know what is happening at the church. The list gets divided amongst the team so the more people willing to do this work the less work there is to do (many hands light work) This team would also meet a couple of times a year to check in. If you have any interest in being part of this team, please let me know. It is my that we will have a team up and running by March.

 

Looking forward to getting to know you. ~ Heather

 

JN 13:34,35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

 


January 14, 2024

Minister’s Message

 

Romans 1:7         To all in Rome Central Westside, Owen Sound, who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.


And so, it begins – a collaboration between Southampton United Church and Central Westside and a new minister, me, Rev Heather Davies (please call me Heather). 

 

Some information: I have been a minister since 1997. I was ordained in Espanola and served St. Andrew’s United Church in Blind River as my first pastoral charge.  I believe in lifelong learning and am presently working on my Doctor of Ministry from Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. I came to Bruce County in 2003, and have served, Tara/Centenary, Lion’s Head/Pike Bay, Cape Croker and presently Southampton United Churches. I am married to Rob, (2nd husband) have 6 children – 4 have left the nest and 2 are still at home. We have just moved from the Bruce Peninsula to Southampton (January 3) and are still unpacking. We have a dog, Zoe, who is a 14-year-old border collie, and I am allergic to cats.

 

What you need to know:

  • I will be in Owen Sound 1 or 2 days a week either Tuesday or Thursday or both and I am always available by phone – 226-668-7331, any day of the week.
  • While I am here working in the church, the office door will be open. Please interrupt, if you see me in the office on my computer please come in and introduce yourself and have a conversation – nothing is more important than relationships and I will always have time for quick chat.
  • It will take me a long time to learn your names – I will need to meet you a few times to remember the face that goes with the name.

 

 

Collaborations are new things in the church and each one is unique – it will take a while for us to find a rhythm and establish patterns. I ask for your patience as we work together over the next few months. I welcome your feedback about the collaboration, what is working for you, what is not working for you and suggestions for how we could do things differently. I also ask for you to remember why we do what we do, and, in whose name, we do them. This is God’s church, and we are Christ body and so we remember that: “in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Rom 8:28)

 

Blessings, Heather


Your vision will become clearer only when you look into your heart.

Who looks outside.. Dreams.

Who looks inside.. Awakens. (Carl Jung)


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