Sunday, January 31, 2016

"A Blessing"






May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work
you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing,
light and renewal to those who work with you
and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of
refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in the bland absences.
May the day never burden.
May dawn find you awake and alert,
approaching your new day with dreams,
possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.
John O’Donohue

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

"Mysteriously, wonderfully ...."




Mysteriously, wonderfully, I bid farewell to what goes, I greet what comes; for what comes cannot be denied, and what goes cannot be detained.
Chuang Tzu

Monday, January 25, 2016

To Mother (1924-2016)





A nurturer
Till the end
In health, and
In sickness
she teaches
she gives.
'Thank you, mother'

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

"To fear death ...."



To fear death 
is nothing other than to think oneself wise when one is not. 
For it is to think one knows what one does not know. 
No one knows whether death may not even turn out to be 
the greatest blessings of human beings. 
And yet people fear it as if they knew for certain it is the greatest evil.

Socrates

Sunday, January 10, 2016

"One can get as much ...."



One can get just as much exultation in losing oneself in a little thing as in a big thing.  It is nice to think how one can be recklessly lost in a daisy.

Anne Morrow Lindberg