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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Let Us Pause for Just a Moment
Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day. – Kent Nerburn
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
People usually say, “The sky is the limit.” I believe the sky is just the beginning. – Author unknown.
Gratitude in the Darkness
Tomorrow is the first day . . . the First Sunday of Advent. We enter into the darkest season of the year, and in the Christian tradition, we await the Coming of the Light. So, there is reason to be grateful, even for the… Continue Reading “Gratitude in the Darkness”
The Chemistry of Gratitude
Grateful living: an alchemic operation of converting “disgraceful” things into grateful events. – Raimundo Panikkar
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. – Melody Beattie
So Many Chances to Express Gratitude!!
We have thousands of opportunities every day to be grateful: for having good weather, to have slept well last night, to be able to get up, to be healthy, to have enough to eat. … There’s opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that’s what… Continue Reading “So Many Chances to Express Gratitude!!”
A Dominican Mystic’s Prayer
I’ve shared this prayer from the Dominican mystic, Meister Eckhart, before. And it bears repeating. If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Grateful Wisdom from Maya Angelou
On The International Day for the End of Violence of Women, I share a grateful quote from Maya Angelou who experienced violence against her from an early age from the men in her life, and who found her voice and overcame those experiences. Her… Continue Reading “Grateful Wisdom from Maya Angelou”
The Karma of Gratitude
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise. – Baha’u’llah
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
A daisy in the midst of cone flowers is unexpected. That practicing the expression of gratitude, even in the difficult time, would bring more joy into our lives is counter intuitive, and also unexpected. When we express gratitude and forgiveness, as the Amish did… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected”
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