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Wisdom of the Guest
The Guest The Guest is inside you, and also inside me; You know the sprout is hidden inside the seed. We are all struggling; none of us has gone far. Let your arrogance go and look around inside. The blue sky opens out further… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Guest”
See What Is Here Now
Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. – Ann Patchett
Wednesday of Hope – Courage of the Fragile Blossom
Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. – Alice Mackenzie Swaim
Enjoying the Seasons
Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance. – Yoko Ono
The Best Things in Life
The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as… Continue Reading “The Best Things in Life”
Would You Like to Stay Young?
To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly. – Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Quoted in Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese, by Kathryn and Ross Petras
Thoughts on Hope – 4
Compassionate actions rarely flow from despair or hopelessness, they are born out of hope. – Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
The Grace of a Crocus
A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace. – David Steindl-Rast, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
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