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The Attracting Power of Gratitude
Feeling grateful towards someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life. – Christiane Northrup
The Power of Gratefulness
One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation. – David Steindl-Rast in Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
November – A Month of Thanksgiving
For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes! – Dag Hammarskjold
Dominican Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Marin de Porres was well known for healing. He, a mestizo, never forgot his heritage and tended to the needs of the poor indigenous people of Lima. Once, after having been scolded by his superior for bringing an injured man to his room… Continue Reading “Dominican Saint Martin de Porres”
On the Feast of All Saints
Whenever I think of the saints, especially that large number of unnamed women and men who have gone before us, and on whose shoulders we stand, I always remember this passage from the 12th chapter of the Book of Hebrews. Therefore, since we are… Continue Reading “On the Feast of All Saints”
Mystery
It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between. – Diane Ackerman
Wisdom from Sylvia Boorstein
I know what Gam su l’tova (This is also for the good) means, I said. It doesn’t mean, “this painful situation is going to end up gratifying.” Sometimes things get better. Sometimes they get worse. Gam zu l’tova means that creation is good and… Continue Reading “Wisdom from Sylvia Boorstein”
Art Makes Life Bearable
Art makes life bearable. It isn’t a luxury. Like our capacity for understanding, and our experience of love, it is a vitally important part of life. – Gillian Pederson Krag
Where Does Beauty Take You?
When we come upon beautiful things . . . they act like small tears in the surface of the world that pull us through to some vaster space. – Elaine Scarry, On Beauty and Being Just
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