Category: Spirituality
Posted on December 19, 2014
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O Root of Jesse, you stand as an ensign to the peoples; before you kings will shut their mouths and nations will bow in worship. O Come and deliver us and do not tarry. – source of translation unknown
Posted on December 17, 2014
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Today we sing, “O Wisdom”, or as it was in the original Latin in the 7th century, “O Sapientia”. O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High and reach from one end of the earth to the other, mightily and… Continue Reading “O Sapientia – O Wisdom”
Category: SpiritualityTags: advent, black and white photo, bridge, cloudy sky, crane creek park, nature, o antiphons, o sapientia, o wisdom, photo, photography, rohnert park
Posted on November 27, 2014
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I have used these words before on this blog, and I still can think of none better than those of our Dominican mystic Meister Eckhart: If the only prayer you pray in your life is thank you, it will be enough.
Posted on November 25, 2014
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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. – John Steinbeck
Posted on November 18, 2014
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset. – Krishnamurti
Category: BeautyTags: clouds, cloudy sky, glacier national park, krishnamurti, lake, mountains, nature, photo, photography, quote, sunset
Posted on November 11, 2014
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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher
Posted on November 4, 2014
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. – Anton Chekhov
Category: JoyTags: anton chekov, clouds, cloudy sky, happiness, happy, nature, oregon, photo, photography, quote, room without a roof, volcano
Posted on October 21, 2014
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If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going. ― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
Posted on October 14, 2014
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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir
Posted on October 7, 2014
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A path is made by walking on it. – Zhuangzi