Tag: quote

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 Nelson Mandela

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. – Nelson Mandela

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”

Basho Haiku

  across the road   from a field of sunflowers   a sunflower  ~ Basho

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

How to Find Sacred or Holy Ground

  Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence. – David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart

Let Us Walk Together

From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road. -Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen

What Can I Let Happen in my Life?

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes and the grass grows by itself. -Zenrin, from The Gospel According to Zen

Ordinary – Daily Holyness

In order to “see” the holy, we need to slow down . . . and be like children at play Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted – a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on… Continue Reading “Ordinary – Daily Holyness”