"Some Thoughts"
"Friendship doubles our joy
And divides our grief."
-- Anonymous
"My God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see
the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it
will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that
I think that I am following your will does not mean that
I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to
please you does in fact please you. . . And I know that
if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I
may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you
always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of
death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and
you will neve leave me to face my perils alone."
-- Thomas Merton
"Each birthday I am drawn to reflect on the amazing
treasure of being alive. I am astounded by the aspect of
existence, I marvel that I am fortunate enough to get to
dance through a little segment of the universe's
history. My birthday is a good opportunity to remember
not to take this gift of life for granted."
--Joyce Rupp
"Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,
'You owe
Me.'
Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole Sky."
--Hafiz in "The Gift"
"Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay."
"Give what you have to someone. It may be better than you dared to
think."
--Anonymous
"Will I stop focusing forever on what was not given to me and
stop regretting the gifts that were brief? Will I see the beauty right
before me? Will I risk my heart and fully experience being here? Will I
say yes to the life I am being offered?"
--Paula D'Arcy
"Freedom is as frightening now as it was thousands of years ago. It will always require a willingness to sacrifice what is most familiar for what is most true."
"I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less
afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a
torch, a promise".
--Dawna Markova
"Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to
die tomorrow."
--Mohandas
Gandhi