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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Planting
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
- Unknown, though attributed to Martin Luther
We Are Never Alone
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations and concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living.
- Rachel Carson
Which Path to Take?
To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
- John Burroughs
The Gift of Paradox
Paradox is where enlightenment is born – it’s not about resolving or conquering paradox by choosing one side; rather, it’s in the tension of more than one true being true that a new wisdom arises.
- Kai Cheng Thorn
The Dawning of a New Day
There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.
- Alan Watts
I Smile
Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully i each moment
and to look at beings
with eyes of compassion
- Thich Nhat Hanh
The Prospect of a New Day
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
- J.B. Priestley
Don’t Just Sit There!
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Flower of Gratitude
Gratitude is a flower that blooms in noble souls.
- Pope Francis
Happy Thanksgiving
Gratefulness opens me up to receive the flow of blessing and connects me with the source of that flow.
- Rabbi Shefa Gold
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