“I ended up working to get better living conditions for undocumented migrants. If I would share some of what I learned from those people, I would share the choices they made during their most trying times — how they chose to never give up; how they chose to continue to care. I would share about […]
Gratitude builds a bridge between tragedy & blessing … Your next act, if Kind, is the crossing of that bridge.
“Spiritual freedom is not something you can earn or develop or attain … Spiritual freedom — and the sheer, unbridled Joy that always accompanies it — is innate; an inherent part of who we truly are; from our first instant of awareness unless our last conscious breath. This freedom is not affected by any condition […]
Morning light — like our selfless LOVE — is incredibly generous, and yet also incredibly gentle. When you attend to the way the dawn comes, you learn how the genius of this particular light — like the power of this pure LOVE — softly coaxes away the darkness. Every morning, the first finger of light […]
We are not here to slowly “get better” or to steadily “grow as a person” or to gradually “attain enlightenment” … We are Here — especially in those times when we are too tired or too sick or too busy or too scared or too angry or too sad — to LOVE. In the moments […]
Yesterday, my supervisor and I had an interesting discussion. It seems he took a bit of an exception to the small acts of Kindness that I was doing for others at work. It wasn’t anything big or saintly I was doing — just refilling the espresso machine with coffee beans & cleaning up after others […]
Enough said …
From afar, the desert seems reserved & dry & foreboding; But if you have the courage to draw closer, it has a great and wonderful story to tell; … one full of life, & one full of Love. The same is true for every stranger you will meet today. (inspired by Bruce Feiler)
The Purpose of life is not to “find true love” … LOVE IS OUR PURPOSE! *P.S. “love” is an emotion that we yearn to receive … LOVE is a verb; an act of Kindness that we choose to give.
“In the first stage, man & sword become one and each other. Here even a blade of grass can be used as a lethal weapon. In the next stage, the sword resides not in the hand but in the heart. Even without a weapon, the warrior can slay his enemy from a hundred paces. But […]
Remember … Folks don’t hear what you say as much as they HEAR what you DO. Others aren’t taught by your words as much as they are led by your ACTIONS. Fear and judgment and hatred have had their run … It is high time we ALL went forth and started walking our Love’s talk. […]
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