“When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson WHAT IS “THE GOOD LIFE”? Living without Loving, … is like speaking to another without hearing what they have to say, … is like thinking about the Meaning of Life without living life Meaning-fully, … is like striving for […]
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“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” ~ Albert Schweitzer . “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” ~ Albert Einstein . “The best way […]
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It is our Treks into the Wilderness — those barren, depressed &/or painful times in life — that give us the opportunity to Love Life most. Indeed, in our deepest sense of hopelessness rests the purest essence of our Life’s Work … For it is when we lie mired in the darkest of shadows that […]
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“Wherever there is another being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” ~ Seneca . “Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” ~ Samuel Johnson . “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ~ Frank A. Clark
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could (or at least what you did). Some blunders and a few absurdities may have crept in; release them … Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely, with far too much gratitude & Loving resolve to be encumbered by […]
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“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~ Mother Teresa . “There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer […]
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May you sip contentedly upon the fragrant wine of your life … May you stretch eagerly into the opening light of each new day … and may you re-discover the seeds of wisdom lying hidden in all experiences unwanted. May you find the consolation of gratitude when you are hurting … and may you hear […]
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Kahlil Gibran has said that to know real Love, you must let it completely shatter you, and I will admit that there is a measure of Truth in those words … That having been said, there is another facet of the Quest for Love that is just as important to remember, a facet is that […]
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When we go hunting for something to be impressed by on this planet, why not go looking for miracles? But let us not seek the brittle and rare “miracles” of the supernatural; not the “signs & wonders” that take the gentle humility of our courageous faith and dash it cruelly on the rocks of concrete […]
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“Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.” ~ Kahlil Gibran . “Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly … but […]
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“I just want to hug the Souls of every soldier and beam them Love — acknowledging their road; recognizing their loss … And I just want to stare into the eyes of every politician who sends those soldiers to their premature deaths and beam them the same … And I just want to beam Strength […]
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