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Just Smile!
I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish. – Mother Teresa
Lost in Art, Lost in Paris
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. – Thomas Merton I can’t imagine a more beautiful place to be found and lost than Paris. And the impressionist work in Musee D’Orsay is wonderful to behold. I found this… Continue Reading “Lost in Art, Lost in Paris”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
We are more infinite than we suppose. You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Perservere
When we persevere with the help of a gentle discipline, we slowly come to hear the still, small voice and to feel the delicate breeze, and so to come to know the presence of Love. – Henri Nouwen
Live Wholeheartedly
Wholeheartedness is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably….It’s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you… Continue Reading “Live Wholeheartedly”
Risk Living Deeply Alive!
Dive deeply into the miracle of life and let the tips of your wings be burnt by the flame, let your feet be lacerated by the thorns, let your heart be stirred by human emotion, and let your soul be lifted beyond the earth.… Continue Reading “Risk Living Deeply Alive!”
Wisdom from Thomas Merton
We have what we seek. It is there all the time, and if we give it time it will make itself known to us. – Thomas Merton
Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi is probably one of the best known and loved saints. He is the founder of the Franciscan Order; he and St. Dominic, who founded the Order of Preachers, were contemporaries. One of his sayings that is especially loved by Dominicans… Continue Reading “Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi”
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