Spiritual Growth

Spiritual growth requires you to become aware of everything you are feeling, all the time.
(Gary Zukav and Linda Francis, Thoughts From the Heart of the Soul, p. 40)
7 January 2016

Saint Augustine

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.

(St. Augustine, February 10th)

6 January 2016

Eight-five Percent

Photo By: Mr. Dickie

Falling Leaves at Anne Arundel Community College

Fall of 2015

I try very hard to go easy on the firm conclusions. These days I settle for feeling only 85% sure about most things, most of the time. I believe that is keeping me sane, and I also believe that it's keeping me human. In fact, I'm 85% sure of it.

(Elizabeth Gilbert, writer, in Words That Matter, by the Editors of The Oprah Magazine, page 101)

5 January 2016

Whatever You Ask For

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, 

believe that you have received it, 

and it will be yours.

(Mark 11:24 NIV)

4 January 2016

War & Peace

Be at war with your vices, 

at peace with your neighbors, and 

let every new year find you a better man.

(Benjamin Franklin)

3 January 2016

Angels

... it is the habit of angels to visit in moments of silent reading.

(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, p. 303)

2 Jan 2016

Happy New Year 2016

We have been given a gift of a new day, a new year -- a new life!
The past is truly past, and we look forward to this new year and our new growth -- which comes through living honestly, open-mindedly and willingly, one day at a time.

May I look forward to this New Year and live it one day at a time. May I not dwell on the past or future, but only on this day, Your gift to me.
(Anonymous, This New Day, 1 January)
1 January 2016