๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. While I do have a thing or two (buried in some drawer) that an actual pope waved his actual hand over, by "sacred" I mostly mean sacred to me--blessed and made holy by experience, story, intention, or association. โฃ
โฃ๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, populated with items from all different places and tradition. The common thread is my journey and their relevance and resonance for it.โฃ
โฃ๐๐'๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. The altar or collection can serve as a poignant reminder of a quality you want to embody, a transformation you want to create, a goal you want to achieve, or a spirit you want to encourage. It can be a great setting for daily meditation.
โฃ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ. When traveling, I'll select a few items to bring along that have special meaning for me or a connection to the trip's purpose. It doesn't take much to create a little oasis of centering and groundedness, even right there in the Homewood Suites.
