What tracks do you leave?

A good traveler leaves no track.
-Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching

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Beauty in the Unseen – Mystery

Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that’s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.

~ Unknown

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Keep Laughing!

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.

– Michael Pritchard

What proves God's desire to laugh more than a hippo?
What proves God’s desire to laugh more than a hippo?

Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

~ Benjamin Franklin

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Glorious Sunlight

Liberation from Fear

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

– Nelson Mandela

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Would You Like to See a Miracle?

If we could see the miracle of a single flower, our whole life would change.

– The Buddha

The miracle of a single flower
The miracle of a single flower

Everything is Resurrection

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.

– Voltaire

The Monarch Butterfly - ultimate symbol of Resurrection
The Monarch Butterfly – ultimate symbol of Resurrection

On the Feast of Saint Catherine

To the true servant of God every place is the right place and every time is the right time.

– St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine in a moment of ecstasy - painting in Toulouse
St. Catherine in a moment of ecstasy – painting in Toulouse

 

Is Anything Really Ever Lost?

The day misspent, the love misplaced, has inside it the seed of redemption. Nothing is exempt from resurrection.

– Kay Ryan

All creation awaits
All creation awaits

Leaving All Behind for a Better Hope

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

– C.S. Lewis

What is ahead for you?
What is ahead for you?