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Wisdom from Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. – William Blake
Sunshine and Smiles
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. – Joseph Addison
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated
Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand. – Margaret Bourke-White
Where Do We Find Holiness?
The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves. -Terry Tempest Williams from Talking to God: Portrait of a World at Prayer (anthology)
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
To Be Alive
To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe — to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it — is a wonder beyond words. – Joanna Macy
Thoughts on Hope – 15
Hope has two beautiful daughters – their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. – St. Augustine
Can Love Ever Fail?
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception. – Harold Loukes
Where Do We Find the Kingdom of God?
To find the kingdom is the easiest thing in the world but also the most difficult. Easy because it is all around you and within you, and all you have to do is reach out and take possession of it. Difficult because if you… Continue Reading “Where Do We Find the Kingdom of God?”
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