Living the Length and Width of Life.

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I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

– Diane Ackerman

Is there something that you can do today, in this very moment, to open up to the endless possibilities and abundance of this Universe?

Can you open your arms in gratitude for the light on your face, even if your heart is heavy with darkness?

Can you take one step forward, setting fear aside if only for a moment and embrace, "what if?"

Stop, just now, and open the palm of your hand. See what falls into it.

Om shanti, shanti, shanti - Om peace, peace, peace.

The Value of Life

Love this earth. Love each other. Period.

The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.

-- St. Thérèse de Lisieux

The Source of a True Smile

The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.
Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.


— Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Is Every Step

Put a big smile on your face this morning and greet the beauty of the day.

Namaste.

You Are the Gatekeeper of Your Bliss

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No one can steal your peace without your permission, for you are the gatekeeper to your bliss.

– Annonymous

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Letting Go Is the Real Path to Freedom

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.


Sogyal Rinpoche
Glimpse After Glimpse

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Recognizing Gratitude

To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God
in everything.

Thomas Merton
Thoughts in Solitude

Thomas Merton so concisely expresses the fullness that a moment of gratitude can bring into our lives. It only takes a moment of mindfulness, of recognition of the great gifts we have in our lives, to feel filled-up by sensations of joy, security and love. A fullness so enormous and complete it goes beyond the small ego-bound selves of our minds, and into the greater Love of our Souls, and the collective expression of that, whether you name it God, the Universe, Source, or some other term.

Take a moment to breathe into mindfulness.
Find something that fills you with the Love of God in everything.
Bask in this love – never forget how you are loved – pass it on to others.

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Don't just do something - sit there!
~Author Unknown


Today I am grateful for my small round cushion.

Its warm yellow center and purple pleated edges call to me,

Come and sit, awhile...or longer, and do nothing... just be.

I listen carefully to this gentle command
and take a comfortable seat,
sthira sukham asanam – steadiness and ease.

Maybe I will sit here for eternity.
Like Parvati will I win the love of the great Shiva?
I don't know, but this alone is enough

sweetness

peace

and

quiet
.