“Not merely an absence of noise, real silence begins when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary.” — Peter Minard
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Thought for Today
“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.”Continue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
“I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.” ― Chaim Potok, The Chosen
Thought for Today
“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure.Continue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
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Thought for Today
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James –
A Few Simple Disciplines
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.” — Jim Rohn I was looking for a good way to start the new year when I happened onto this quote. Most of us tend to over complicate our lives don’t we? We think we have to do it all and we haveContinue reading “A Few Simple Disciplines”
Thought for Today
“When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.” – Joseph Campbell
The Awakening
“Our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee, O Lord”– Saint Augustine Recently I read something that caused me to reflect on the beginning of my spiritual awakening. I had enrolled in a college religion class on the Old Testament prophets. Over the summer things changed and when I arrived for class I discovered that notContinue reading “The Awakening”
Thought for Today
“The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart, When the full river of feeling overflows;– The happy days unclouded to their close; The sudden joys that out of darkness start As flames from ashes; swift desires that dart Like swallows singing down eachContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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