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What Do We Love?
In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. – Baba Dioum , Senegalese Conservationist To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “What Do We Love?”
Beauty and Humility
During the month of February, the theme of the quotes are love and compassion. Beauty and Humility “Whenever you make something with love, you feel humbled. You could not make such beautiful things on your own. It must come through divine inspiration. In that… Continue Reading “Beauty and Humility”
Wonder of Earth
I am so absorbed in the wonder of Earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. – Pearl S. Buck To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Engagement with Mystery
To be a contemplative is to be a watch in the night for the approach of Mystery. And it is a readiness to be transformed in an engagement with that Mystery. – Mirabai Starr To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “Engagement with Mystery”
Our Sisters and Brothers
Francis called all creatures, no matter how small, by the name of brother and sister; because he knew they had the same source as himself. – Saint Bonaventure (1217-1274), Bonaventure, The Life of Saint Francis, trans. Ewert Cousins To learn about and/or register for… Continue Reading “Our Sisters and Brothers”
I Want My Blood to Become Sap
I don’t want to be remembered. I want my blood to become sap, my bones to become roots, my breath to become the wind. Even wanting is not so important. Even wanting will become something new. – Gabriel Andreas, StoryPeople To learn about and/or… Continue Reading “I Want My Blood to Become Sap”
The Path
I don’t know what my path is yet. I’m just walking on it. – Olivia Newton-John To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Beginnings
Resolve to be always beginning — to be a beginner. – Rainer Maria Rilke To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
The Grateful Heart
The grateful heart is a manifestation of one’s true self. Nothing sidelines the ego more effectively than a grateful heart. – Albert Nolan During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only… Continue Reading “The Grateful Heart”
The Mystery of Gratefulness
There are many things to be grateful “for” but, as I ripen with the seasons of life, the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery. And, most deeply, I realize that living gratefully is its own blessing. – Michael Mahoney During the month of… Continue Reading “The Mystery of Gratefulness”
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