How do we cultivate the conditions
for joy to expand?
We train in staying present.
Pema Chodron
photo of Spring wildflowers at Lyrath House, Kilkenny
Tag: balance
At our feet
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles,
no matter how long,
but only by a spiritual journey,
a journey of one inch,
very arduous and humbling and joyful,
by which we arrive at the ground at our feet,
and learn to be at home.
Wendell Berry, The Unforseen Wilderness
photo frankoweaver
Sunday Quote: Open our eyes
Happiness is available.
Please help yourself.
Thich Nhat Hahn
photograph of glendalough Co Wicklow
Why look elsewhere
There is no need to run outside
For better seeing,
For better seeing,
Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide
At the center of your being;
At the center of your being;
For the more you leave it, the less you learn.
Search your heart and see
If he is wise who takes each turn:
The way to do is to be.
If he is wise who takes each turn:
The way to do is to be.
Lao Tzu
photo : found5dollar
At home here
Into the house where joy lives
Happiness will gladly come
Japanese saying
The wisest way
If you must look back, do so forgivingly
If you must look forward, do so prayerfully
However, the wisest thing you can do
is to be present in the present….
gratefully.
Maya Angelou
photo don toofee
