
The Almighty Ocean in a Drop
You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop. ~ Rumi

You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop. ~ Rumi

What could you not accept if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by One whose only purpose is your good? ~ A Course in Miracles

Don’t go into the new year holding a grudge from last year. Leave the hurts and disappointments behind. All of us can look back and see things that should have defeated us. You’re still standing. That’s the goodness of God.
~ Joel Osteen

Being a candle is not easy; in order to give light, one must first burn. ~ Rumi

This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.
~ Anita Diamant – Author and thought leader on contemporary Jewish life.

Christmas should be celebrated not only by appropriate festivities and the exchange of material gifts, but also by deep, continuous meditation, making your consciousness a cosmic cathedral for Christ. You should offer therein your most precious gifts of love, goodwill, and service to uplift your inimical brothers, as well as your friendly brothers—physically, mentally, and spiritually. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda, The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within

And when you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ~ Marcus Aurelius

Love is the way I walk in gratitude. And let your gratitude make room for all who will be freed with you: the sick, the weak, the needy and afraid, and those who mourn a seeming loss or feel apparent pain, who suffer cold or hunger, or who walk the way of hatred and the path of death. Walk then, in gratitude, the way of love.
~ A Course

Love is within us. It cannot be destroyed. It can be ignored. To the extent that we abandon love we will feel it has abandoned us. Denying love is our only problem, and embracing it is the only answer. Through the power of love, we can let go of past history and begin again. Love heals, forgives, and makes whole. ~ Ernest Holmes – Science of Mind

There have been many saints who have gone before to guide us, but I like the ones who are simple, like St. Therese of Lisieux. I chose her as my namesake because she did ordinary things with extraordinary love.
~(Mother Teresa)

I think it is clear from these words spoken by Jesus to his disciples that he sensed he would not be around forever, so it was up to those who lived after him to continue and even expand the work he had started. Yet what I was often told early in my life was that Jesus had already done everything for me and I didn’t have to do anything to

This Week’s Quotation: Every one of us already has the seed of mindfulness. The practice is to cultivate it. Yesterday is already gone. Tomorrow is not yet here. Today is the only day available to us; it is the most important day of our lives.