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The Now
At any moment the fully present mind can shatter time and burst into Now. – David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart
Wednesday of Hope . . . . It Just Makes Sense
Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out. – I have seen this quote attributed to several people, but I believe it is by Vaclav Havel
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Hope is not a feeling of certainty that everything ends well. Hope is just a feeling that life and work have a meaning. ― Václav Havel
The Blessing of Winter
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. – Anne Bradstreet
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In the dark of the moon, in flying snow, in the dead of winter, war spreading, families dying, the world in danger, I walk the rocky hillside, throwing clover. – Wendell Barry “February 2, 1968” from The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry
How to Find Contentment
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. – Lao Tzu
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. – Thich Nhat Hanh
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