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Let’s go . . . Nowhere
Going nowhere … isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply. -Leonard Cohen
See the World
Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. – Ray Bradbury
Creating a Future
The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination. – John Schaar
Just What Is Freedom?
Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Wisdom from the Poet
The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings. – Wendell Berry
Wisdom from the Meister
If the soul could have known God without the world, the world would never have been created. – Meister Eckhart
Extravagant Generosity
Being extravagantly generous is an enchanting way to become holy and Godlike, for God is awesomely extravagant — as is revealed by even a casual glance at creation. – Edward Hays, The Great Escape Manual bolinas_may_2014_032
Today is the Second Sunday of Advent
Today’s reading is from the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messenger… Continue Reading “Today is the Second Sunday of Advent”
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