GratitudeLog

Present moment awareness is powerful because the future is created by our actions in the present. We cannot take action in the past or in the future. Past and future are born in the imagination. On… read more

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One day someone special will be gone.

And… read more

It doesn't have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch

a few words together and don't try
to make them elaborate, t… read more

Unique value

Your life has an immense and unique value.

And you can choose to make that value even greater.

Your life is overflowing with possibilities.

And you can choose to expand th… read more

Just because

Be joyful, just because you can.

Spread genuine joy to others, just because it feels so grand.

Generously give of yourself just because it’s your own special way to make a dif… read more

Quality of your thoughts

With your thoughts you can open your eyes.

What you see in front of you is a function of the thoughts you nourish inside of you.

Have you ever thought about a perso… read more

Oneness is very simple: everything is included and allowed to live according to its true nature. This is the secret that is being revealed, the opportunity that is offered. How we make use of this opp… read more

There is

There is something new you can learn today.

Learn the lesson well and carry the wisdom with you.

There is some improvement you can make today.

Make that improvement and your e… read more

" There is a flame in the center of your heart which you cannot put out. If there were no God it would be easier to disbelieve in him than it is. You cannot get rid of him because the best in you is G… read more

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.

Hafiz

Blessings and love xxx

Life’s tempests affright not him in whose heart shineth the lamp of Thy fire; all round about, foul weather and darkness, horror and wailing of wind; but in his soul serenity and light. There is Chris… read more

Slowly and steadily you have to silence your mind, so that the peace dove can nest in it.

Sri Chinmoy

Blessings and love xxx

The dark storm clouds of life bring no terror to those in whose hearts Thy fire is burning brightly. Outside is the darkness of the whirlwind, the terror and howling of the storm, but in the heart, in… read more

No one can see their reflection in running water.
It is only in still water that we can see.

Chinese, Taoist proverb


Blessings and love xxx

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools." (Confucius)



Blessings and love xxx

"Person asks, "How do you let go?"
Spirit says, "Just let go."
Person asks, "How do I let go?!!
Spirit says, "Just let go."
Person asks again, "HOW DO I LET GO!!!???"
Spirits says softly, "Open y… read more

Knowing we are all divine, we are all one, I embody and demonstrate the principle of goodwill in all my endeavors. I am now the peace we all desire.

- from CommonPassion.org

Blessings and love… read more

I am and we are One Heart, One Mind, One Love with infinite variety and diversity of expression, all acting in a heart space of compassion, forgiveness and oneness.

- by Joseph Giove director of Co… read more

Lotus


On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying,
and I knew it not. My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.

Only now and again a sadness fell upon m… read more

"Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord… read more

Lift up all that is

Anger hurts just as much whether it is going out from you or coming toward you.

Love is just as beautiful when you are giving it as when you receive it.

Much of what see… read more

"I ask not for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within."

— Louisa May Alcott

Blessings and love xxx

Learn and know

Knowledge is one of the greatest treasures you can ever have.

Each day is filled with countless opportunities to obtain more of it and to make good use of it, and no one can eve… read more

You suppose you are the trouble
But you are the cure
You suppose that you are the lock on the door
But you are the key that opens it
It's too bad that you want to be someone else
You don't see yo… read more

There are two kinds of intelligence.
One is like that acquired by a child at school,
from books and teachers, new ideas and memorization.
Your intelligence may become superior to others,
but retai… read more

In these difficult times we live, it is reassuring to read the following scripture in Psalms 34:18 "Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart and those who are crushed in spirit he saves". May… read more

What a joy

What a joy it is to be alive.

What an extraordinary opportunity it is to be aware and able to interact with all that surrounds you.

How wonderful it can be to feel weary after a… read more

Humility is perfect quietness of heart, It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am bla… read more

the now prayer

Here I AM, in this present moment in time, in all of eternity.

All is well, and no other moment matters.

May I forever reside in the eternal NOW.

And so it is. Amen… read more

Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.

–Victor Hugo

Blessings a… read more