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Thought for Today

“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 room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you’re alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

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

In the Secret Place Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins — In the Secret Place
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins

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 during Taize worship there at sunset, watching the sky catch on fire while singing beautiful scriptures and prayers. The Shrine is also the inspiration for In the Secret Place. At the actual Shrine the water flows to the Chapel while in my art piece it flows out of it. The white pieces in the border are printed with scriptures related to stillness and meeting with God.

Thought for Today

“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

Thought for Today

“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. Now let’s live it!

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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

Thought for Today

“True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.” ~William Penn

Thought for Today

“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

Thought for Today

“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 as an effortful project or a struggle but as a natural way of living.” – Deepak Chopra See more