Sunburst Blog
Can We Hear Mother Earth Sing?
• by Heiko Wirtz • When I took a Permaculture Design Course, I hoped to better understand how the principles of natural patterns might apply to our lives. Often, I have felt that when studying nature, one can understand many things about becoming good stewards of...
Can We Know God?
• by Norman Paulsen • We have all asked ourselves where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going when we leave. Are there any real answers to these questions? We can read, we can hear, and we can try to believe. But we are the ones, right now at this...
The Gift Of Our Senses
• Dawn King • Sunburst’s Founder, Norman Paulsen writes: “The practice of meditation and contemplation interiorizes the five senses, which begins to develop one’s intuitive all-seeing eye.…Each one of us has this spiritual vision, this ability to see into the fabric...
Message From The Emissaries
• The Emissaries • This is a special moment. We are in a beautiful clear space of unconditional love. Empty all that you’re holding onto and all that is holding onto you! You are a divine being made only of love—here to use that love to create beauty, connection,...
Honoring Grief and Those We’ve Lost
• Diane Hope • The holidays often bring joy—but they can also stir the ache of absence. At Sunburst Sanctuary, we understand grief not as something to fix, but as a guide. It points us inward, asking us to feel, reflect, and connect with the love that endures...
Mud Between Our Toes
• Diane Hope • photo at Sunburst 11/14 • There’s something deeply humbling about the feeling of mud between your toes. It’s soft yet firm, cool yet alive — a reminder that no matter how far we drift into the speed and noise of modern life, the earth is always...