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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind. —Aechylus— “Decent means appropriate, proper, becoming. Decency of mind means to think appropriate thoughts, to respond properly to events and people, neither exaggerating nor trivializing their importance. What a consolation it must be to have a mind always in balance, always ready to dwell on […]
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…the function of freedom is to free somebody else. —Toni Morrison— We all struggle over the issue of freedom—how much we want; how much we’re comfortable with; how able we are to accept others’ freedom. We cannot grow and create unless free to do so; in fact, our progress will be proportional to the freedom […]
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Miracles do not happen. —Mathew Arnold— Many of us will insist that miracles do happen. We’ve seen transformations in ourselves, or loved ones that have seemed miraculous, strokes of fate, demonstrations of divine intervention. Yet, we must do our part. If we look at the history of our personal miracles, we can usually see that […]
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To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life. —Robert Louis Stevenson— Our creation was our invitation to contribute that which is uniquely our own to the life process. Our brothers and sisters have been likewise invited. Our experiences are not without purpose. They […]
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I was to give a child security and tenderness, but didn’t feel I received enough of it myself. —Liv Ullman— We can increase our serenity by learning to nurture ourselves. The child in us continues to need security and tenderness, even while other children in our lives may call on our reserves. We can ask […]
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The most blessed thing in the world is to live by faith without imputation of guilt; having the Kingdom within. —Paul Goodman— What does it mean, to have the kingdom within? At those times when we’re happiest, we also feel most blessed. The kingdom is one name for a peaceful spirit. There are times, though, […]
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it. —Edith Wharton— Each of us carries within us the power to illuminate others. Likewise, we are enlightened by others’ gifts of perception. Every exchange of ideas, each expression of feeling, instructs us when our restraints against new information […]
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The nature of consciousness is to flow. It seems ever changing. States of mind succeed one another… We can direct consciousness to an idea or impulse, but we cannot lock it in place. —Dr. George Weinberg— Our minds are marvelous, always moving, growing, absorbing, discarding, storing. And we are in control of the direction our […]
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We have a tradition in my family: we wash our own laundry, we raise our own children, and we clean up our own dirt. —Alice Silverman— One life is all we have, and it’s enough. One life contains plenty of joy, sorrow, exaltation, despair, astonishment, and cruelty. Why then do we borrow trouble? Every time […]
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Together is a road traveled by the brave. —George Betts— Moving through life fully in concert with others requires commitment and much energy. It demands self-love, unconditional acceptance of others, patience, the ability to be vulnerable and to take risks, and the decision to stay put even when the desire to run is great. And […]