If increasing the speed of life was the primary purpose of living, I imagine many more people would feel fulfilled in living than do at the end of their fast-paced lives. Pace is not always secondary to quality, as is the case when you're crossing the street on foot and a car comes speeding toward …
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Genuine Goodness
"Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us." ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Men I had the good fortune of spending yesterday morning deep underground in Chattanooga, Tennessee. …
Coincidences
Yesterday afternoon I was out running errands and one of them was proving to be especially challenging to complete. Due to a comical tale that I shall not retell (to protect the anonymity of the perpetrators), our hummingbird feeder was in need of repair. The glass feeder had separated into its constituent parts (luckily none …
Capable of Becoming
"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming." - Goethe Any fool can criticize or spurn another for his shortcomings; the wise man never loses sight of where those around him could be, …
A New Dawn
"To Waking", To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings, John O’Donohue I give thanks for arriving safely in a new dawn, For the gift of eyes to see the world, The gift of mind to feel at home In my life, the waves of possibility Breaking on the shore of dawn, The …
The Promise of Life
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.” - Helen Keller Pessimists are by nature doubtful and suspicious of the unknown. Optimists, on the other hand, tend to be trusting, often to a degree not warranted by the factors at …
Fountain of Love
"There is within each of us, at the soul level, an enriching fountain of love. In other words, you do not have to go outside yourself to know what love is. This is not selfishness, and it is not narcissism; they are negative obsessions with the need to be loved. Rather this the the wellspring …
The way you look at things
"The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life." ― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom If you are of the mindset that your circumstances shape your life more than any other factor, then it is easy to justify lapses in perspective and judgment as being …
False Longing
"Consumerism is the worship of the god of quantity; advertising is its liturgy. Advertising is schooling in false longing." ― John O'Donohue, Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong It is so easy to get caught up in materialism and to lose sight of the finer things in life, like love, friendship, family, …
Sound out of Silence
"Each person brings sound out of silence and coaxes the invisible to become visible." ― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom Your body, mind and heart are designed to be a resonant chamber for your soul. Your mind, in particular, was not created to penetrate the mysteries of the soul by looking …
Gregory Hake 