“Every wise one who has ever lived has known that the only sure way of getting what you want is to stop striving for it.” ~ inspired by Uncle Cullen (from the movie “Uncorked”) Of course, Uncle Cullen left out the juiciest part: that everything worth having we already possess. . “It’s so easy to […]
A real & objective Clarity — a deep-seated Awareness of what is actually happening in our lives — can only come to us when we have the humility to admit that we might be wrong about how we are viewing our world; that we might be wrong about the nature of our government & about […]
We are crucifying our children. *We crucify our children when we teach them that hospitals & doctors & medicines are necessary for Health … *We crucify our children when we teach them that war is necessary to ensure Peace … *We crucify our children when we teach them that pleasure & comfort & wealth are […]
“But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of Love … Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your Souls.” ~ Kahlil Gibran Gibran is truly fantabulous … Of course, this quote alone […]
“We know all too well that we have a God who shows mercy on evil-doers, for if He didn’t, we’d all be in big trouble.” ~ Shane Claiborne Evil comes from malice … … which is nothing more than crystallized hatred, … which is nothing more than crystallized anger, … which is nothing more than […]
At age 4 I peed a few times in my pants … At age 12 I had almost no friends … At age 17 I lost my driver’s license … At age 21 I still hadn’t had sex … At age 35 I didn’t have any money (figuratively) … At age 48 I still don’t […]
“The perfect Way is only difficult for those who pick and choose … Do not like, do not dislike: all then will be clear.” ~ Sen T’san “There is no Love greater than Love with no object. For then you, yourself, have become Love itself.” ~ Rumi In every random happenstance and within every chance […]
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower We cannot remove the evil from others’ hearts while choosing to see them as “flawed” or “evil” … Jesus himself […]
“Our business is not to remake ourselves, but to display the best of what God has already made.” ~ inspired by Robert Browning
If “wrong” means situations, beliefs or behaviors that bring division, pain & suffering, and “right” means situations, beliefs or behaviors that bring Harmony, Peace & Joy, then this picture is quite “Right” indeed … in-deed! “This is the power of the global Goliath: that no one on Earth — be they fundamentalist or secularist; meat-eater […]
“We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.” ~ Madelaine L’Engle “It is only by risking from one hour to another that we live at all.” ~ William James “Ultimately, the question remains: This is my life, am I who I want to be? So, I commit to […]
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