Living the effortless spiritual life…
Posted in Quotes - 2009, Stillness on Nov 26th, 2009
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. – Rumi
Listen First
As your internal (thought created) chatter dies down you can more easily connect with the under-current of Life itself. This can be best achieved via some form of meditation; and staying in the moment as much as is practical [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2009 on Nov 2nd, 2009
Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. – John Donne
John Donne wrote this in the 17th century probably referring to the church bells that tolled during a funeral. We can make a lot of this beautiful quote.
Life is passing us by:
Don’t lose another moment to indecision, hate, callousness or [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2009 on Oct 25th, 2009
Be patient. Be wise in your counsel and eloquent in your lives. - The Urantia Papers
What does it mean to be patient? To me it means being patient first with yourself. Don’t have expectations that create a life that’s too hectic, one that allows not for true rest and reflection. It also means be patient [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2009 on Jun 7th, 2009
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity. – General Douglas Macarthur
Ultimate security, of the spiritual kind, can be had. Material security just isn’t possible because our body has to perish sooner or later…
Opportunity abounds, if we only look and act. Interestingly those whose life is about to be cut short, witness [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2009 on May 5th, 2009
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for things we did not do that is inconsolable. – Sydney J. Harris
Our other regrets come from ways we couldn’t be. Like when we couldn’t be loving and patient, especially with our kids or our parents.
Regret is a lot of wasted [...]
