Category Archives: Inspiration
Our deepest fear ~ Marianne Williamson
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, … Continue reading
FollowThe Violence of Overwork ~ Thomas Merton
“There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist fighting for peace by non-violent methods most easily succumbs: activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of … Continue reading
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The Life We Have Planned ~ Joseph Campbell
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
~ Joseph Campbell
Beannacht / Blessing ~ John Donahue
Thank you Michelle Murton for this beautiful John O’Donahue blessing for my pilgrimage:
On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.
And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The grey window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a … Continue reading
Sometimes a Man ~ Rilke
Sometimes a man stands up during supper
and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking,
because of a church that stands somewhere in the East.
And his children say blessings on him as if he were dead.
And another man, who remains inside his own … Continue reading
Faith
Faith is not belief in spite of evidence but a life in scorn of the consequences.
~ Clarence Jordan
Strength & Rigidity
Strength and rigidity are not the same thing…
The ability to blend and flow without losing center is the manifestation of strength.
~ a quote posted at Takemusukai Dojo
This quote seems to encompass the essence of my six years of Aikido training … Continue reading
The Longest Journey ~ Daj Hammarskjold
The longest journey
Is the journey inwards
Of him who has chosen his destiny
~ Daj Hammarskjold
Fear ~ Charles Eisenstein
Fear is not the enemy, despite what so many spiritual teachers say. “The opposite of love,” says one. “Frozen joy,” says another. Actually fear is a guardian, holding us in a safe space in which to grow; you can even … Continue reading