Author: clfuu

“I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.”
―Rainer Maria Rilke

How would you describe those who you want to be with?

Nuns have traditionally lived in cloisters—places that are set apart from the world, protected into a kind of peacefulness that is rare in the secular world.

What do you cloister—keep separate and secret from the daily world so that it is protected?

The Feast of Epiphany marks the visit of the three Magi to the baby Jesus, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. But we also use the word “epiphany” to describe a sudden understanding, a moment when we grasp something that we never understood before.

When have you received the gift of an epiphany?

OK, most of us don’t hide behind tinfoil—but most of us do have ways that we keep others from seeing too much of our vulnerable insides.

What masks do you wear to protect yourself?

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
―Roald Dahl

What secrets have you uncovered by looking in unlikely places?