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Wednesday of Hope – Hope is not a Fairytale
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed. ― G.K. Chesterton
The Heart of Wonder
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder. – John O’Donohue
Wednesday of Hope – It Is Never Hopeless
When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God. – Charles L. Allen
The Soil of Contemplation
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action. – Meister Eckhart
Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective”
The Spiritual Journey
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our feet, and learn… Continue Reading “The Spiritual Journey”
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
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