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“Around us, life bursts forth with miracles—a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere.Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a beeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 14th September”

“Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in his sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received, but only what you have given; a full heart enrichedContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 13th September”

“God is not what you thinkor even what you believe,because God isa word unspoken,a thought unthought,a belief unbelieved.So if you wish to knowthis God, practice wonder,do what is good, andcultivate silence.The rest will follow.”Meister Eckhart

“There is a common misconception that the good things in life come from being in the right place at the right time. In truth, everything that is good comes from being on the right channel with the right reception. This is what the sages call z’chut—sometimes translated as “merit.” What it really means is aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 11th September”

“Love from its very nature must be transitory. To seek for a secret that would render it constant would be as wild a search as for the philosopher’s stone or the grand panacea: and the discovery would be equally useless, or rather pernicious to mankind. The most holy band of society is friendship.”Mary Wollstonecraft (1759Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 10th September”

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910), born on this day, “Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 9th September”

Psalm 66 Redux by Carla Grosch-Miller,“The whole earth sings praise!Wild wind whips glory,babbling brook skipping sings,green fields davening sway.The smallest ears pick up the tunethat pulses through all things.Oh God, Maker of all,let my life move withthe earth songs beneath my feetand the star songs above my head.Let my heart jig and caper like aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 8th September”

“There comes a time when nothing is meaningful except surrendering to love.” Rumi

“Because yesterday was not all it should have been does not matter.Yesterday is finished and gone and you can do nothing about it.Today is a completely different matter.It lies before you untouched and unblemished.And it is up to you to make it the most wonderful day. How do you start off each day?Remember, it isContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 6th September”

From Eternal Echoes by John O’Donohue, “There are no manuals for the construction of the individual you would like to become.You are the only one who can decide this and take up the lifetime of work that it demands.This is a wonderful privilege and such an exciting adventure.To grow into the person that your deepestContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 5th September”