4/9/19
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life.
Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
–Joseph Campbell
4/2/19
Life is a song – sing it.
Life is a game – play it.
Life is a challenge – meet it.
Life is a dream – realize it.
Life is a sacrifice – offer it.
Life is love – enjoy it.
–Sai Baba
3/26/19
Music is a moral law.
It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
–Plato
3/19/19
Stillness & quiet are the healing elixirs that bring mind, body, spirit & soul together in one moment, and in this moment eternal peace and tranquility can be touched, and completion is felt, healing experienced. Give yourself this gift.
–Unknown
3/12/19
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
–Anais Nin
2/25/19
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once, but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have, because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.
–Michelle Obama
2/19/19
Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.
—Menachem Begin
2/12/19
For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning – not home, but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.
—Frederick Buechner, The Magnificent Defeat
2/5/19
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
—Buddha
1/30/19
Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone.
Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.
—William Alexander
A New Year’s Prayer
May God make your year a happy one!
Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain,
But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes;
Not by making your path easy,
But by making you sturdy to travel any path;
Not by taking hardships from you,
But by taking fear from your heart;
Not by granting you unbroken sunshine,
But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows;
Not by making your life always pleasant,
But by showing you when people and their causes need you most,
and by making you anxious to be there to help.
God’s love, peace, hope and joy to you for the year ahead.
— James Ashcraft
