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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: flower
Finding Art
Art is not simply works of art; it is the spirit that knows beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its handkerchief, that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance too. W.E.B. Du Bois
The Law of Nature
Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature. Michael Faraday
Watering
Learn to selectively water the positive seeds and flowers in you by attending to them. There are enough weeds. You don’t have to encourage them. Thomas Bien, Water the Flowers, Not the Weeds
The Blossom
We are always interested in the flower, but not the tedium of the blossoming. But that process from bud to blossom is when things really happen. Author Unknown
Peace Is Every Step
Peace is every step.The shining red sun is my heart.Each flower smiles with me.How green, how fresh all that grows.How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy. Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step
Looking Deeply at a Flower
When we look deeply at a flower, we can see the whole cosmos contained in it. Thich Nhat Hanh
Legacy
What is legacy? Planting seeds in a garden you’ll never see. Lin-Manuel Miranda, “The World Was Wide Enough,” Hamilton
