WINTER 2012 

In the darkest hour the soul is replenished and given strength to continue and endure.                       ~ H.W. Chosa Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.                             ~ Padre Pio As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others--what and whom we can work with, and how--becomes wider.                           Pema Chodron Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.                          ~ Howard Thurman There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.                             ~ Margaret Fuller

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.                           ~ Simon Weil The beginning of divine wisdom is clemency and gentleness, which arise from greatness of soul and the bearing of infimities.                            ~ St. Isaac of Ninevah Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work but neither are you free to abandon it.                             ~ The Talmud  If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.                             ~ Margaret Fuller

The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.                           ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Trouble creates a capacity to handle it...meet it as a friend, for you'll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it..                          ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Grief and gratitude are kindred souls, each pointing to the beauty of what is transient and given to us by grace.                         ~ Patricia Campbell Carlson The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too.                                             ~ W.H. Murray It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope.                             ~ Corita Kent

Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society.                            ~ Ceasar Chavez Any kind of expectation creates a problem. We should accept, but not expect. Whatever comes, accept it. Whatever goes, accept it. The immediate benefit is that your mind is always peaceful.                           ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda Keep inviolate an area of light and peace within you.                             ~ Corazon Aquino Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.                          ~ Howard Thurman Life is a very narrow bridge between two eternities. Be not afraid.                          ~ Rabbi Nachman of Braslav

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