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The Miracle of Each Minute

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle. – Margaret Storm Jameson

Wednesday of Hope – Where Is It All Going?

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. – Thomas Merton

Wednesday of Hope – Tragedy, a Source of Strength

There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. ― Dalai Lama XIV

The Sense of Wonder

There is a sixth sense, the natural religious sense, the sense of wonder. – D.H. Lawrence

Let’s Live in Amazement!

  Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement. – Jack Kornfield

Emptiness in Bloom

  Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming. – Eihei Dogen, Sky Flowers

Where Do We Find Heaven?

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. – Henry David Thoreau

A Month of Rachel Carson – Week 5

Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. – Rachel Carson

A Month of Rachel Carson – Week 4

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

A Month of Rachel Carson – Week Three

Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. – Rachel Carson