The fool,
with all his other faults, has this also,
he is always getting ready to live.
Seneca, quoting Epicurus in Letters from a Stoic
Sunday Quote: The biggest fault
Author: Karl Duffy
This is a Mindfulness Practice Blog written in Laois, Ireland, containing reflections on meditation practice, psychological growth, spirituality and wellness which hopefully may encourage and benefit others as they reflect on their lives and seek to develop a more balanced, mindful and conscious approach to it.
If not now, when?
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Back to more important matters…
It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life
waiting to start living.
Eckhart Tolle
The importance of practice
There is always a lot of advice around this time about the importance of starting something new, and becoming better, which can give rise to a “fixing” mentality
The place to observe nature is where you are:
the walk to take today is the walk you took yesterday.
You will not find just the same things.
John Burroughs 1837–1921, American naturalist and writer, Signs and Seasons
a new year
To know what you’re going to draw,
you have to begin drawing.
Picasso
a new journey
A good journey begins with knowing where we are
and being willing to go somewhere else
Richard Rohr
a new presence
Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see and hear it. The more our spiritual sensitivities come to the surface of our daily lives, the more we will discover – uncover – a new presence in our lives.
Henri Nouwen
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