recuerda mi corazon

Viva La Vida!

 

we seem far away

yet we are near as weeping

or the breath of God

 

haiku from the inspired

magical mystical teacher

dear everyone,

what an outpouring of love and remembrances shared.

doors have been opened, circles expanded,

salutations of love expressed.

i am grateful to stephanie for inviting me to co-host 

this endearing blog sharing,

dia de bloglandia and my time with each of you.

 

thank you to all who shared so generously 

your traditions, art, memories and family.

i hope in this great sharing new friendships have been 

born, older ones strengthened and a deep sense of 

relishing life and living ones passion

firmly renewed.

i hope you will join us in december for 

another endearing blog tradition,

A Virgin a Day

december 1 through december 12

here is the participating button

linked to this post

A Virgin A Day

***

until then,

Viva la Vida!!!!

and for all those who haiku,

see you in the morning!

dia de los muertos lifts the veil to dia de bloglandia

 

todos santos, all souls.

dia de los muertos, "days of the dead".

when the doors open between the past and present

allowing the reunion of hearts and souls.

sacred time,

when the veil between the worlds becomes so porous

the living and the dead converge, for a sacred returning

that defies space and time.

as we sit close to our loved ones

 in a sea of flickering candles,

a  tendril of incense,

an out pouring of love so comforting that we are

 swept away in its profound understanding 

that life is sweeter shared,

honored, treasured, exalted, cherished,

heaped with flowers,

blazing with candle light, embraced with passion.

i am so honored to be welcoming everyone here at

recuerda mi corazon

co-hosting dia de bloglandia with

stephanie at the mango studio.

 

each story of  loved ones shared is profound in

uniting our hearts in the house of belonging.

be sure to link at both our blog homes,

each stop along this flower chain is one more heart

touched with the light of love.

as you enjoy your journey from one offrenda to the next,

please leave a note of acknowledgement along the way.

i am sitting in warm candle light as each of your

offerings wash over my heart. i too am filled 

with the presence and gratitude of our ancestors

and feel so grateful for the love we are all

so blessed by.

my offrenda is a simple one,

  a pure white prayer for peace.

***

the art of remembering

 

i believe in miracles

 tiny, intimate miracles of

awakening

  where the hand that sets that golden wheel in motion

may be as simple

as a vital story of a loved one shared.

i love huge

sweep your heart away miracles

where one life inspires the next

and it is impossible to know where one soul ends,

and the next begins.

where love is  far reaching.

the circle of sharing extending out over generations

to converge unbroken, crossing even the farthest shoreline

separating the living from the dead.

 

like e.b.'s butterfly born again in the waiting chrysalis

and every spark of love from all the stories of remembering 

we have been sharing this month of october

of our beloved family members.

miracles. 

messages from our departed loves ones

to be present, open hearted,

to listen, care, respond, live boldly,

bloom true.

i cannot thank you enough for each of

your glorious stories. breathing life into those gone,

with each remembrance, as they in turn

enrich our lives with

hope, humor, boldness, commonality and courage.

see you next sunday for the final art of remembering.

we hope you will join us

nov. 1 & 2

when stephanie and i share

the honor of hosting

dia de bloglandia.

there is jOy in remembering

how we all hunger for our loved ones.

there is great jOy in remembering

and in sharing our memories.

 

here are snippets of love letters and photographs from this

sundays the art of remembering.....

eb

"We lost Grandma when I was eight years old,

but she has never left my mind.

I've always considered her my guardian angel. If you look closely, you can almost see her wings."

helen campbell

 

dawn elliott

 

"Momma also has a story about making a pie.
She had all of the ingredients except for an egg. She went to the chicken coop
and sat and waited and waited for a chicken to lay an egg.
Then she finished her pie."

gemma

 

spadoman

 

"She had tiaras in every room of the house

so she could wear one when she was doing laundry or cooking."

cheryl's excellent adventure 

 

lyle baxter

 

 "I'm remembering the ones

close to my heart"

sue fox

stephanie hilvitz

 

They had five daughters and I am the "baby,

" age 74, and my mom always introduced me as "her baby,"

even when I was a married lady with kids myself. 

fran's sacred ordinary

 

magical mystery teacher

 

 

 

every sunday in october

we have been sharing the jOY of remembering.

 

nov. 1&2

visit the mango studio and recuerda mi corazon

where stephanie and i will be waiting to collect all your links

for the much anticipated

dia de bloglanida

for more joy please visit meri for

share the joy thursdays

 

the art of remembering

 the golden light of autumn

falls on the last blooming flowers of summer.

not just any flowers....cempasuchil,

flowers of the dead.

yellow orange marigolds used in mexico to lay a trail 

of bright colour and pungent aroma

so loved ones can navigate back to this world,

and most importantly to the

homes and families of their loved ones.

before we begin sharing our traditions

i want to reach out to you all.

past all distance and the demands of any given day...

before our hands begin stirring and baking, releasing 

the aromas of comfort food to nourish the souls of our travelers,

before we gather flowers,

cherish pictures of those that have filled our lives,

before we light candles...

and copal incense lifts our prayers

before someone picks up a guitar

and plays the one song that will cut straight to our hearts

i want to be with you....

in quiet solitude, 

 just to catch our breath.

  to simply be...

and recognize our place in the mystery of it all.

treasure all those

who have graced our lives with their own courage and verve.

to reaffirm the promise to live life fully,

straight from our hearts, boldly, with great unending passion,

one full day at a time.

thank you for your place in my heart and this ethereal connection we

share so vitally in the blogsphere.

 i invite you to return each sunday in october to

share your unique stories, memories, and preparations for

dia de los muertos.

i hope by sharing our preparations and enthusiasm for 

 dia de los muertos

many more will be encouraged to begin this great tradition of 

honoring.

 please join us

oct. 1 & 2 

as our preparations

culminate in a blog tradition 

 dia de bloglandia

this year hosted at

the mango studio

and

recuerda mi corazon

thank you for joining in and linking back to 

recuerda mi corazon 

so, like following the bright marigolds of the season,

others can navigate back with ease and join

our celebrations!

 

 

dia de los muertos the art of remembering

in our tradition,

people die three deaths.

the first death is when our bodies cease to function;

when our hearts no longer beat of their own accord.

when our gaze no longer has a depth or weight,

when the space we occupy slowly loses its meaning.

the second death comes when the body is lowered into the ground,

returned to mother earth, out of sight.

the third death,

the most definitive death,

is when there is no one left alive to remember us.

victor landa

beginning tomorrow and every sunday in october

postcards from paradise

will be dedicated to collecting traditions and preparations for

dia de los muertos.

the heart of this celebration 

is the very act of remembering.

because it is an art, the diversity is limitless.

please join us sundays and bring your

stories, photographs, art work,

memories, traditions, preparations, tutorials,

to encourage and inspire

as we prepare for dia de los muertos and

the blog tradition of

dia de bloglandia.

love's kitchen

stephanie hilvitz * mango studio

rebecca brooks  * recuerda mi corazon

are HOT in the kitchen cooking up 

passionate preparations for

dia de bloglandia!

please join us

for a blog celebration honoring loved ones who have passed.  

create a post with your unique honoring of dia de los muertos 

and simply leave your name and URL on both of our sites

November 1st.

we will spend 

Dia de Los Muertos together

sharing the love and memories of those dear to our hearts.   

feel free to display this button, help spread the word,

and invite your blog readers to join us. 

con amor,

rebecca and stephanie