Posted on January 29, 2025
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The times are urgent; let us slow down. African Saying
Category: SpiritualityTags: african saying, chicago, forest, hill, morton arboretum, nature, park, photo, photography, qjuote, snow, trees
Posted on January 26, 2025
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Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd. Rumi
Posted on January 22, 2025
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We can find awe, then, in eight wonders of life: moral beauty, collective effervescence, nature, music, visual design, spirituality and religion, life and death, and epiphany. Dacher Keltner
Category: SpiritualityTags: chicago, dacher keltner, forest, giant trolls, morton arboretum, park, photo, photography, quote, scupture, snow, thomas dambo, trees
Posted on January 19, 2025
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein
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Posted on January 15, 2025
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Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Oscar Romero
Category: SpiritualityTags: bench tree, chicago, lake, morton arboretum, oscar romero, park, photo, photography, post-processing, quote, sepia tone, snow
Posted on January 12, 2025
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Don’t plan it all. Let life surprise you a little. Julia Alvarez
Category: SpiritualityTags: art, chicago, forest, giant trolls, julia alvarez, morton arboretum, nature, park, photo, photography, quote, sculpture, thomas dambo
Posted on January 1, 2025
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People often say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. Salma Hayek
Category: BeautyTags: black and white photo, bridge, chicago, morton arboretum, nature, park, photo, photography, quote, salma hayek, snow, trees
Posted on November 24, 2024
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My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. Oliver Sacks To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: GratefulnessTags: bark, chicago, chipmunk, morton arboretum, mulch, nature, oliver sacks, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center
Posted on November 6, 2024
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Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a… Continue Reading “Choosing Gratitude”
Category: GratefulnessTags: autumn, chicago, gratitude, henri nouwen, lake, morton arboretum, nature, photo, photography, quote, reflection, santa sabina center
Posted on August 6, 2023
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Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. – Miyamoto Mushashi To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. . Please join us for our Contemplative Retreat Week in the Dominican Tradition from August 8… Continue Reading “Thinking Well”
Category: SpiritualityTags: chicago, clouds, lake, miyamoto mushashi, morton arboretum, nature, photo, photography, quote, reflection, santa sabina center retreat
