"...in honoring this fine quality of spirit in our animal friends, we very much honor the one spirit present everywhere throughout the whole."

By Sanford Baran and Christina Pivarnik
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Sanford Baran: Leading up to our time together this morning, Christina and I had a working title in mind, All Creatures Great and Small. Just so you know, this will not be about the delightful English television series of the same name. Season 2, by the way, just started airing on PBS last weekend, and it’s been well worth the wait.

This morning the two of us are teaming up to honor and appreciate an aspect of creation that is quite magical, the kingdom of animals, which does of course include all manner of creatures great and small.

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"Everything we do counts. It's an art to live a life of focused expression while being compassionate, joyful and gracious."

White Horse on the beach

by Christina Pivarnik and Larry Krantz
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Christina Pivarnik: That was fun music, Sanford, so bright and lively. Thank you!  It’s always a joy to spend this time with all of you, to give collective expression to the tone of life and to build fine substance together in a greater capacity than we may do individually. I’m honored when Larry invites me to share the hour with him—quite humbled in fact. It’s a privilege and my deepest pleasure to be able to bring focus to this precious time together.

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"Our inner reality has always loved us and guided us; we have not always been listening. But, when we yield to our inner Selves, we are not diminished but enlarged, free and boundless."

Aurora Borealis -- courtesy Pictures 806

by Christina Pivarnik and Larry Krantz
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Christina Pivarnik: I’m so excited to be with all of you this morning in this context! Many of you are longtime, dear friends. Others of you, I haven’t had the privilege to meet in person, but the connection in spirit is there regardless. It’s a pleasure to see and hear all of you and to acknowledge the locations we span together, nearly halfway around the planet. It’s such a joy to be able to spend this time together with you.

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