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Mother, full of love and tenderness,
fountain of beauty, wellspring of wonders,
golden key of God's Kingdom.
You are the admiration of angels,
the joy of human family.
Who can ever do justice to your glory,
to your Queenship of grace?
-The Little Office
Welcome every problem as an opportunity.
Each moment is the greatest challenge, the best thing that ever happened to you.
The more difficult the problem, the greater the challenge in working out.
- Grace Spear
The ego is just friction.
-Visuddha Cora
The head on your shoulders is the best thing you'll ever have.
And no amount o’ money can make up for not having it.
Keep it in good shape.
-Cowboy Hãvamãl
Jesus is the light, Jesus is the truth, Jesus is the life.
We, too, must be the light of charity, the truth of humility, and the life of sanctity.
- Mother Teresa
Meet meanness with generosity, evil with good.
If a man slaps you on one cheek, turn so that he can slap the other.
If a man takes your shirt, give him your coat as well.
If you are made to go a mile, go two.
- Jesus
Think about others as you would wish them to think about you.
- the observance of this rule becomes a very solid duty, but more than that, indeed, It is a vital debt of honor.
-Emmet Fox
Imagine that you have permission to be happy and to really enjoy your life.
Your life is free of conflict with yourself and others.
- Miguel Ruiz
My back is turned to him,
I've been told that he forgives me,
but I will not turn and have forgiveness,
even though I feel the eyes on my back.
But God does not give up:
for he takes my head between his hands
and turns my face
to make me smile at him.
-Austin Farrer
Whatever you do, make it an offering to me.
- Krishna 9:27
We all have to go through discomfort in order to not follow the call of our own personal sirens.
-Pema Chödrön
Spiritual materialism refers to using the name of spirituality to feed egohood.
-Chögyam Trungpa
I found love;
It is something that gathers strength with patience,
grows despite obstacles,
warms in winter,
flourishes in spring,
casts a breeze in summer,
and bears fruit in autumn.
-Kahlil Gibran
Snowfall at South Creek
It's the most priceless of things,
so I set out to see it before it melts.
Hurrying my horse,
pushing through the thickets alone,
I watch for footprints,
and at dawn,
I'm first across fresh snow on a red bridge.
-Unknown
Houses in shambles beyond belief,
nowhere even to sleep,
I sit facing a village of starvation,
voices mere murmurs.
Only the evening crows know my thoughts,
startled into flight,
a thousand flakes
tumbling through the cold branches
-Su Tung Põ
(Cry Out in Your Weakness)
With that vulnerable breaking open in the psyche,
the milk of grace starts to flow.
- Coleman Barks
If anyone even asks me,
I won't say I wasted any time
while I indulged building a life with you.
And if they wonder why it came to an end,
I'll simply tell you that I was thankful
enough to grow as a person alongside you.
Even if our roots weren't growing in the same direction,
at least we grew.