I have been following internet coverage of the Monks as they walk for peace. Today they arrived in Washington D.C. However our walk is just beginning as we learn to not only walk in peace but to live peace. Focusing on our breath and surrendering to the sense of peace and calm is a continuingContinue reading “Living Peace”
Author Archives: Espirational
Thought for Today
“What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.” – bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase),[1] was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College.[2] She wasContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” Saint Francis de Sales The thought for today is one of those I need to write down and tape to the bathroom mirror. We live inContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Peace With Ourselves
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”― Dalai Lama XIV
The Peace and Quiet of a Snow Day
It snowed a few days ago. I’m guessing 4-5 inches. That may not seem like much but for NE Oklahoma where we live now or SE Kansas where I grew up it is a lot. Everything pretty much comes to a stop. Churches and Schools close and even some businesses. In the past. I haveContinue reading “The Peace and Quiet of a Snow Day”
Monday Motivation
Just one small positive thought in the Morning can change your whole day. — The Dalai Lama
Monday Motivation
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” —William JamesReference: https://www.shopify.com/blog/motivational-quotes
Monday Motivation
“Take the attitude of a student: never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” —Augustine Og MandinoReference: https://www.shopify.com/blog/motivational-quotes
Monday Motivation
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” —Winston ChurchillReference: https://www.shopify.com/blog/motivational-quotes
Holiday Magic
“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing others burdens, easing each others loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays. — W.C. Jones
