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Wednesday of Hope – What Is Hope Pinned on?
When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens like one of those fluted Japanese blossoms, flimsy and spastic, bright and warm. This almost always seems to happen in community. – Anne Lamott, “The Impossible… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – What Is Hope Pinned on?”
Don’t Depend on What Happens
Joy is the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens. – Br. David Steindl-Rast
Perceiving Life with Reverence
If we perceived Life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical Life and walk the Earth in a very deep sense of gratitude. – Gary Zukav
Wednesday of Hope – When All Hopes Are Gone
The hope that is left after all your hopes are gone — that is pure hope, rooted in the heart. – David Steindl-Rast
Wednesday of Hope – Hope Is Unstoppable
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming. ― Pablo Neruda
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
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