Monthly Archives: January 2017
1343. Sometimes we need to sink to the depths to know how to swim to the light. ~Julie Parker
Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on.
Let your tears water the seeds
of your future happiness.
~Steve Maraboli
If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse. ~Anthon St. Maarten
For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. ~Psalm 116:8 ✝
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Better to be…
Has anybody but me started encountering people who don’t smile back when you smile at them? It costs nothing to smile. And I can’t help but wonder how much better the world would be and how many less anxious people there would be, if only people smiled more. But then who am I but a silly old dreamer!
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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Do not compare…
You are a unique and one of a kind entity whose lungs expanded at birth from a breath of Almighty, God. Thus you are full of ordained potential and you have been given the ability to love and bless others. What a privilege!!!
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collage by Natalie; special effects done on iPiccy
I alone can…
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Be kind and…
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God bless America…
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1342. Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. ~Michael Strassfeld
Everyday
I see or hear
something
that more or less
kills me
with delight,
that leaves me
like a needle
in the haystack
of light.
It was what I was born for —
to look, to listen,
to lose myself
inside this soft world —
to instruct myself
over and over
in joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant —
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help
but grow wise
with such teachings
as these —
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
~Mindful, a poem
by Mary Oliver
What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways. ~Job 22:28 ✝
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You know those tender moments?
“You know those little moments when an unexpected act
or a spoken word affects your heart with sweet,
satiating intensity―
a simple gesture that possesses deep,
personal meaning beyond what anyone realizes?
You know those tender moments?
That’s God pressing his lips on your forehead
and whispering, ‘I love you.’”
~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Artist~Laurie Rubin.
Text & image source: Rest in the Arms of Angels https://web.facebook.com/Rest-in-the-Arms-of-Angels-164081253667227/
Sacred Touches 