“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a roomContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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Thought for Today
“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No.” ― Alison McGhee, All Rivers Flow To The Sea
Through an Artist’s Eyes: In the Secret Place
There is a place I sometimes go to in my mind during meditation. There are times I will find an actual physical place that takes me there instantly. The Holy Family Shrine near Gretna Nebraska is one of those places. Situated on a hilltop there is a magnificent view. I remember sitting in awe duringContinue reading “Through an Artist’s Eyes: In the Secret Place”
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“Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it’s right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.” –Oprah Winfrey
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“Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever fresh and radiant possibility. — Kate D. Wiggins And may I add, we never outgrow it. We never become less than this. Each year on my birthday I remind myself of this truth. Every person born into this world is a new thought of God. Continue reading “Thought for Today”
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“We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.” ~ C.S. Lewis, ‘Weight of Glory’
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“Solitude is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it.” ~ Deepak Chopra
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“True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.” ~William Penn
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“Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment.” ~Henry David Thoreau
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“In the explosion of knowledge since 1986, lifestyle choices have become not just a hot topic but the main scientific focus in medicine, biology, and genetics. The mind-body connection opens the way for what I call radical well-being. My goal is to reach and maintain that state of well-being in the coming year, not asContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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