In this seventh offering from The Roses of Magdalen, Mary notices how the past quietly shapes perception, often without awareness. As she pauses and meets the present moment without memory’s filter, something new becomes possible. This story is an invitation to release the past’s authority and allow life to be seen as it is — here, now, and unrepeatable.

In this sixth offering from The Roses of Magdalene, Mary notices how easily the mind fills silence and space with imagined meaning. As an inner image softens, upset gives way to clarity and relief. This story is an invitation to recognize when perception has been colored by fear, and to rediscover the peace that returns when we release what was never truly there

In this fifth offering from The Roses of Magdalene, Mary meets a moment of upset with honesty and compassion. As she listens beneath irritation and blame, a deeper truth reveals itself — one rooted not in the present moment, but in an older tenderness asking to be seen. This story is an invitation to pause with our emotions, release the need to be right, and discover how understanding gently arises when we listen beyond the story we think we know.

In this fourth offering from The Roses of Magdalene, Mary turns her attention inward and notices how thoughts move through the mind much like light moves through a room. As she releases the habit of believing every thought, a deeper stillness reveals itself. This story is an invitation to witness thoughts without attachment and discover the quiet presence that remains when meaning is no longer assigned.

In this third offering from The Roses of Magdalene, Mary steps into a familiar street and encounters the quiet relief of not knowing. As the urge to interpret and explain dissolves, the world is allowed to remain a mystery — and peace arises where certainty once lived. This story is an invitation to release the need for understanding and rest in the spaciousness that opens when we no longer ask the mind to lead.

In this second offering from The Roses of Magdalene, Mary sits quietly in a familiar room and discovers how deeply memory and meaning shape what we see. As objects soften and stories fall away, the space becomes new again — not because it changed, but because the meaning placed upon it was released. This story is an invitation to notice how gently freedom arises when we allow the world to be seen without the weight of the past.