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Wednesday of Hope – How Hard Is It to have Hope?
It is hard to have hope. It is harder as you grow old, for hope must not depend on feeling good and there is the dream of loneliness at absolute midnight. You also have withdrawn belief in the present reality of the future, which… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – How Hard Is It to have Hope?”
Wednesday of Hope – The Risk to Blossom
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater than the risk it took to blossom. – Anais Nin
A Garden of Light
I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they need constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do. – Brian Andreas, StoryPeople
Wednesday of Hope – Hope is with You
Hope Hope is with you when you believe The earth is not a dream but living flesh, That sight, touch, and hearing do not lie, That all things you have ever seen here Are like a garden looked at from a gate. You cannot… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hope is with You”
Wednesday of Hope – for the Next Generation
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Everything Is a Miracle
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein
The Necessity of Imagination and Art
What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience? – Rollo May, The Courage to Create
Wednesday of Hope – I Do the Dance – I Must
Part of the Symphony I serve. I do the dance I must. I plant trees, but I am not the doer of this work. I am the facilitator, the instrument—I am one part of the symphony. I know there is an overall scheme to… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – I Do the Dance – I Must”
Wednesday of Hope – Today’s Potential
We have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but today is overflowing with potential. – Allan Lokos, Through the Flames
