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Wednesday of Hope – Infinite Hope
During the month of May, I will be using black and white photography. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Turning to Earth
It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility. – Rachel Carson
Life Is Your Art
Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. – Ansel Adams
O Sapientia – O Wisdom
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”
Proust on Truly Seeing
I have always appreciated this quote by Marcel Proust: The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
The Closeness of God
Will you ever understand how near God is to you? Lalla, fourteenth century C.E.
The Angel and The Girl Are Met
Today’s Advent poem from Education for Justice is by Edwin Muir. The angel and the girl are met Earth was the only meeting place. For the embodied never yet Travelled beyond the shore of space. The eternal spirits in freedom go. See, they have… Continue Reading “The Angel and The Girl Are Met”
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”
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