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Our Magical Universe Is Waiting
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. – Eden Phillpotts
Wednesday of Hope – In the Stillness of the Quiet
In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair. – Howard Thurman
Looking into the Deep Landscape
While we cry ourselves to sleep, gratitude waits patiently to console and reassure us; there is a landscape larger than the one we can see. – Sarah Ban Breathnach
Wednesday of Hope – Dates or Milkweed?
Let us plant dates even though those who plant them will never see them. We must live by the love of what we will never see. This is the secret discipline. It is a refusal to let the creative act be dissolved away… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Dates or Milkweed?”
Gratefulness for the Entire World
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created. – Baal Shem Tov
Wednesday of Hope – Where the Light Gets In
Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen, Anthem
Wednesday of Hope – One Day at a Time
Today is only a small manageable segment of time in which our difficulties need not overwhelm us. This lifts from our hearts and minds the heavy weight of both past and future. – Anonymous, One Day at a Time in Al-Anon
Gratefulness Is a Bridge
I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires, we can enjoy what we have, celebrate what we’ve attained, and appreciate the familiar. For if we can’t be… Continue Reading “Gratefulness Is a Bridge”
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