Fruit of our Spiritual Lives

“Our compassion is the fruit of our spiritual lives; it actually arises spontaneously when formed by intention in our spiritual practice. Love and compassion are always the goods of the spiritual journey, and they are guided by divine wisdom, which then shapes compassion in the concrete situations of our existence.”~ Wayne Teasdale

Thought for Today

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” ~ Saint Basil This thought for today is linked to the following:   This is a good one.  Check it out!

Food for the Road

One lesson we  learned the hard way is the importance of traveling with healthy food.  When traveling by car we carry an ice chest with food for meals for the trip as well as snacks. We take salad on road trips to help keep us eating healthy.  Sometimes I take the ingredients and mixed them up whenContinue reading “Food for the Road”

What’s Fall Without Vegetable Carving?

What would Fall be without fruit and vegetable carving?  I know you’re thinking Jack-O-Lanterns, but what about carved watermelons or pineapples?  I doubt you’ve seen anything like these.  Please follow the links to see some beautiful pictures (there are a few magnificent  Jack-O-Lanterns included) and don’t forget to bookmark us before you go. Fruitcarving.com Weburbanist.com Telegraph.co.ukContinue reading “What’s Fall Without Vegetable Carving?”