\”Though your days here were brief Your spirit was alive, awake, complete. Let us not look for you only in memory, Where we would grow lonely without you. You would want us to find you in presence, Beside us when beauty brightens, When kindness glows And music echoes eternal tones.\” ~John O\’Donohue~ Loss is part […]
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\”Your whole life is inside your mind. Your mind is the prism that refracts the entire universe. Everything around you and within you comes from your mind.\” ~Frederick Lenz~ It\’s empowering to play with perception. Practice looking at things differently and you may discover that a new truth emerges. As we awaken, our perspective changes
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati~ All pain is self-imposed. The human condition is to rethink and reexamine and ponder the events of our lives until the memories have more impact on our joy than the potential within the present moment. As we awaken, we cultivate the ability to
“Remember, mystery isn’t something that you cannot understand—it is something that you can endlessly understand! There is no point at which you can say, “I’ve got it.” Always and forever, mystery gets you!” ~Richard Rohr~ When you view life as a mystery, new doors will open. Those who are trapped in thought become lost in
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\”All things in this vast universe exist in you, with you, and for you.\” ~Kahlil Gibran~ See yourself bathed in love. In certain aspects this is easy to visualize, of course. The light from the sun is a beautiful example of unconditional love – shining down on everyone equally, holding back nothing, demanding nothing. Love
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~W.B. Yeats~ In an infinite Universe, no matter how much we know, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. What we see on the physical plane is only 1% of the total picture. Therefore, as we expand our awareness, we
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ We walk this amazing journey of love and discovery. The threads that connect us are innumerable, constantly weaving new patterns and bringing new perspectives to light. Ultimately, we learn incredible things from
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“Go inwards, find your inner space and suddenly you will find an explosion of light, of beauty, and ecstasy.” ~Osho~ When we go inward, we discover of a greater dimension of silence and peace. More than the absence of noise, the mind itself is quiet and we can commune with the infinite. Rather than seeking to
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge~ Bring an open-hearted expansiveness to your experience. Try new things, allow yourself to fail once in a while. See the world as a place of adventure and discovery, for that is truly what it is. Lao Tzu called it the world of ten-thousand things –
“It is best to emphasize again and again that spiritual awakening has nothing to do with reaching a divine state. Rather, it is the acknowledgement that every moment is about accepting life’s divinity.” ~Steve Leasock~ We are the conduits through which the Divine experiences itself. Throughout our varied, daily experiences, we can find reminders of
