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Share a Kind Word Today

A kind word is like a spring day. • Russian Proverb

A Thought to Remember in the Dry Passes of Our Lives

Dryness promotes the formation of flower buds…flowering is, after all, not an aesthetic contribution, but a survival mechanism. – Ann Haymond Zwinger, The Mysterious Lands

How to Find Peace

According to Brother David Steindl-Rast, We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.  

Silence Gives us a New Perspective

I share a piece of wisdom from Mother Teresa today. The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective. – Blessed Mother Teresa.

Do We Miss the Wonder that Surrounds Us?

 Rachel Naomi Remen asks us: Days pass and the years vanish and we walk sightless among miracles. Oh Holy One, fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing. Let there be moments when your Presence, like lightning, illumines the darkness in which… Continue Reading “Do We Miss the Wonder that Surrounds Us?”