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The World Prays for Peace
The Dominican Sisters of Peace shared with us the following prayer for the International Day of Peace Gentle Spirit, Breathe in us the wind of truth, wisdom and righteousness. May your Presence inspire us to create labyrinths of peace. Compassionate One, Make our hearts… Continue Reading “The World Prays for Peace”
Common Sense from the Dalai Lama
Whether we are suffering at present or have suffered in the past, there is no reason to be unhappy. If we can remedy it, then why be unhappy? And if we cannot, there’s no use in being unhappy about it – it’s just one… Continue Reading “Common Sense from the Dalai Lama”
A Word from My Favorite Poet – Rumi
We are departing for the skies. Who has a mind for sightseeing? -Rumi
Wisdom from Confucius
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. – Confucius
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Jung
Wisdom from St. John of the Cross
That thou mayest have pleasure in everything, seek pleasure in nothing. That thou mayest know everything, seek to know nothing. That thou mayes possess all things, seek to possess nothing. That thou mayest be everything, seek to be nothing. -St. John of the Cross,… Continue Reading “Wisdom from St. John of the Cross”
Wisdom from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisdom from Helen Keller
The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. – Helen Keller
Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual Point of View
The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective. – Al Neuharth Mt. Whitney is definitely not a molehill (at 14,505 feet). But from this perspective at Trail Camp (@12,000 feet), it is difficult to perceive that it really is that tall.… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual Point of View”
From the Wonderful John O’Donohue
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. John O’Donohue, “Fluent” from Conamara Blues
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