“For although he is right with us and in and out of us and all through us, we have to go on journeys to find him.” Thomas Merton Each moment contains a hundred messages from God. For every cry of “Oh God!” He answers a hundred times “I am Here!” Rumi Don’t expect to arrive … More Daily Inspiration 27 Apr 17
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” Maya Angelou “Duty makes us do things well…but love helps us do them beautifully.” Author Unknown “Ours is not … More Daily Inspiration, 26 Apr 17
“Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.” Sogyal Rinpoche “But the spiritual truth that leads to freedom is the truth that we belong not to the world but to God, … More Daily Inspiration, 25 Apr 17
Peace must start here. In the battlefield of our hearts, where our wills seek their way and our wants collide with others. Peace must be brokered in the dark of our thoughts, where our wounds lie exposed to our bitter judgements. Yes, peace must be sought in the ashes of our anger, where we sift … More A Poem: Peace Starts Here
I love. I love from here. From my heart which burns and beats, and smiles and cries. Which starts and smarts with each move and turn of the subjects of my love. I am mother, I am wife. I am friend and lover of God. But my heart is inside out. Love does that. It … More A Poem: To Witness
Everything is thank you if you look carefully. The trees that lose their leaves still raise their limbs. The earth farewells the sun, and moves around again. Those we love draw tears and smiles from us in unison. Everything is grace, and begins again. We know this because each new day speaks of redemption. Because … More A Poem: Thank you – an Easter Reflection
Faith is a key Fear is a lock Faith, the fabric that covers me. Fear the incessant cold. Faith, the shield fear’s arrows clear. And the one who seeks for me. Until faith then becomes the door I go in and out restored. Ana Lisa de Jong Living Tree Poetry April 17 Image courtesy of … More A Poem: The Door
Rumi said, there is a field. Out beyond yonder somewhere. There is a place beyond right and wrong. I tell myself, when I’m held down by lead feet, to the unforgiving ground, that there’s a field. That I can roll off the weights, and find myself, unshackled. That in the end the only reason I … More A Poem: A Field
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates “God of goodness, you enable us to rely on the faith of Abraham and of all the believers who have gone before us. May your love give us the courage to leave our … More Daily Inspiration, 3 Apr 17
“sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words and in touch it is lovely until it flowers again from within” Galway Kinnell “Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.” Bob Goff “Always … More Daily Inspiration, 31 Mar 17
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