Tag: nature

A Garden of Light

I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they need constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do. – Brian Andreas, StoryPeople

What Shall You Find?

Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. – Ann Patchett

Wednesday of Hope – A Way of Living

Hope is not just a feeling. Hope is a way of acting and a way of living. – Joanna Macy

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

Wednesday of Hope – Hope is with You

Hope   Hope is with you when you believe The earth is not a dream but living flesh, That sight, touch, and hearing do not lie, That all things you have ever seen here Are like a garden looked at from a gate.   You cannot… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hope is with You”

What Is Our Destiny?

The destiny of humans cannot be separated from the destiny of Earth. -Thomas Berry

Wednesday of Hope – for the Next Generation

The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

True Miracles

The true miracle isn’t walking on water or walking in air. Simply walking on this earth. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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

Wednesday of Hope – Hope Is the Way

Hope is not just a feeling. Hope is a way of acting and a way of living. – Joanna Macy