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Wednesday of Hope – Wait Without Hope
I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope . . . wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought. So, the darkness shall be light and the stillness the dancing. – T.S. Eliot This month Santa Sabina Center’s online… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Wait Without Hope”
Wakening to Oneness – Our Very Substance
And I saw no difference between God and our substance, but, as it were, all God; and still my understanding accepted that our substance is in God, that is to say that God is God, and our substance is a creature in God. For… Continue Reading “Wakening to Oneness – Our Very Substance”
Wednesday of Hope – Not Striving for Success
Hope is the ability to work for something because it’s good, not just because it stands a chance of succeeding. – Mary O’Driscoll, OP
The Job of a Lighthouse
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. – Anne Lamott
Wednesday of Hope – Which Does Not Depend on Hopes
Faith leads to beliefs, just as hope leads to hopes. Yet faith does not depend on beliefs, nor does hope depend on hopes. – David Steindl-Rast
Suggestions for Committing Random Acts of Kindness
Have you ever been surprised by love? Surprised by beauty? Surprised by kindness? It is always a good time to share that kind of loving surprise with others. Here is a short list of ways to commit random acts of kindness. You could probably… Continue Reading “Suggestions for Committing Random Acts of Kindness”
Where Do We Find Opportunity?
Opportunities are also everywhere and so you must always let your hook be hanging. When you least expect it, a great fish will swim by. – Og Mandino
Wisdom from the Dalai Lama
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
