Wouldn’t the world be sooooo much better off if all our religious leaders would dismiss their depressing dogmas and cater to some courageous Caring? Of course it would! Aaaaaaaand — we don’t need to wait for our clerics & cardinals & clergy to wake up to the LOVE they could be preaching. We can go […]
“What a terrible thing to have lost one’s mind – or not to have a mind at all.” ~ Dan Quayle . “For those who have conquered reason, it becomes their best ally, but for those who have not reigned in their intellect, it remains their greatest enemy.” ~ Bhagavad Gita . “I thank you, […]
“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi Over the course of human history, we have shown that we have always been very adept at being nice to our friends — at being “kind” when it is easy to do so. And yet, while this friendliness is definitely a good […]
“I hope the people will open their hearts now … That is what is so needed. If we could just look at each other, very deep, then we would know we are all basically the same. And if we can remember this, we can fall in love with everyone. I can even fall in love […]
Faith is remembering that evil has no chance of victory … … and yet confronting it with Kindness anyway.
Wisdom begins & ends in humility … . “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ~ Groucho Marx . “Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.” ~ Dan Quayle . “I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn’t like […]
“Any awakening which does not inspire the sleeper to Love has roused him in vain.” ~ inspired by Jessamyn West In order to truly Wake UP, we have to have the courage to not only open our eyes, but also to get out of bed … to not only get out of bed, but to […]
“Don’t do things like wear smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain’t the same thing as Love.” ~ Alonzo (age 9) LOVE doesn’t desire attention … Love gently ATTENDS.
There’s so much Wisdom to be gleaned from children’s books, and one of my all-time favorites contains the adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Ok, most of the characters therein have pretty big hang-ups — most of them are pretty “dysfunctional”. And yet through it all there is Pooh, gentle and considerate and Caring. And maybe […]
“Most people want to serve God – but in an advisory capacity only.” ~ Sunday Express (London) . “Do not be eager to deal out death & judgment … Even the very wise cannot see all ends.” ~ Gandalf . “Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~ Plato
“True freedom is accessible to me when I make the transfer of power from ego to Soul, when I stop to behave out of fear and cease being attached to results. I do what my Soul tells me, even if I am afraid. I concentrate on the means instead of the end. There is a […]
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