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Science probes; it does not prove. —Gregory Bateson— We crave security. Even the most restless and adventurous among us has a need for bedrock certainty about something. Religion fills this need for some; politics or ideas satisfy others. When this need is answered, we can achieve a measure of serenity. Where does this need come […]
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The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it. —Marcus Aurelius Antoninus— It’s awesome, the power we each wield in the life that unfolds before us. The inclination of our thoughts invites that which we encounter, which is that which we expect to find. What we can become or experience is limited […]
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The woman I am is not what you see I’m not just bones and crockery —Dorthy Livesay— As our bodies age, our spirits remain young. When we look at old people, too often we see only the”bones and crockery, ” the disturbing image of brittle frailty that lies ahead for us all. Seldom do we […]
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The grand essentials to happiness in this life are having something to do, something to love and something to hope for. —Joseph Addison— focusing attention outside of ourselves on hobbies, on goals, on friends, steadily bathes us with inspiration and enthusiasm for moving forward. And this movement, in turn, rekindles our commitment to all our […]
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All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different. Death comes to everyone, but one mourns alone. —John Berger— What wonderful creatures we human beings are—so alike, and yet so different! We can work together; we have built the pyramids, the Great Wall, the great cathedrals of Europe, the temples of Peru. We can make […]
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…all humans are frightened of their own solitude. Yet only in solitude can we learn to know ourselves, learn to handle our own eternity of aloneness. —Han Suyin— Being quiet with ourselves lets the inner person surface. Acknowledging the inner voice invites the comfort it can offer. Acknowledging also gifts us with certain guidance needed […]
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May the new week come to us For health, life and all good; May it bring us sustenance, good tidings, Deliverance and consolations. —Woman’s Sabbath Prayer— Our life constantly renews itself; we celebrate the new year, the new week, the new seasons. New babies, new jobs, new homes give us occasion for rejoicing; the ruins […]
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Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts. —Edmund Berbler, M.D.— There’s no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and resolved if we’re ever going to grow and thus contribute to our world its due. When we keep secrets locked away, the secrets begin to keep us […]
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I think I must let go. Must fear not, must be quiet so that my children can hear the Sound of Creation and dance the dance that is in them. —Russell Hoban— Often we hold fast to our fear, and it prevents us from growing. Life’s ordinary rhythm carries us through good times and bad, […]
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The greatest danger, that of losing one’s own self, may pass off quietly as if it were nothing; every other loss, that of an arm, a leg, five dollars, etc., is sure to be noticed. —Soren Kierkegaard— Loss of self can threaten us at every juncture in a relationship. Self-love and self-acceptance serve as valuable […]