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“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning-
When you smile, say things that light another soul, breathe freshness to a group, dance in sheer ecstasy of gratitude to the Divinity all around, you are throwing colors of your spirit into the universe. This is true Holi festival. Any day could be your Holi-day!!!~~Bodhi
“I’ve come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It’s honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to think about it.”-- Goldie Hawn
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“Each hour comes with some little something of God’s will fastened upon its back.” F.W. Faber
“Holiness is the unselfing of ourselves.” -Frederick William Faber-
Is daily meditation, when you are sitting and trying to find that quiet space inside you, your priority? You may have hundred other priorities, but if you remain a stranger to yourself, no control over your fits of anger or not feeling enough good, then all your skills and time for success will one day bring more regrets than rewards that is fulfilling your core aspirations.
Regularity matters. 5 mins to start with to sit and watch your breath and your mind could uplift you and bring peace and happiness to your life.
Meditate or medicate it is your choice!
~~Bodhi
“Your strength will be found when you stop struggling with yourself, instead of thinking everyone is a struggle worth overcoming. Every obstacle in life is a lesson that teaches us, not others.”-- Shannon L. Alder
“Do you believe that the God of Jesus loves you beyond worthiness and unworthiness, beyond fidelity and infidelity—that he loves you in the morning sun and in the evening rain—that he loves you when your intellect denies it, your emotions refuse it, your whole being rejects it. Do you believe that God loves without condition or reservation and loves you this moment as you are and not as you should be.” - Brennan Manning-
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things; therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in the lack of all things; and He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. ~~ Deut. 28:47
“It’s not easy to pledge yourself to a cause. Duty is like armor. It’s heavy, and it’s not always comfortable. It’s a promise to yourself to do what’s right. When your courage is tested, remain calm. Remember why you started. Then run as fast as you can toward the fight, knowing that no matter how it ends, you’ve stayed true to your cause and yourself. Loyalty and bravery, combined, are greater than any super-power.”-- Pamela Bobowicz
“O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion.”
- Robbie Burns
(Translation upon request, although none should be needed)
It is God we want, not heaven; his righteousness, not an imputed one, for our own possession;
remission of sin, not letting off; love, not endurance for the sake of another, even if that other be the one loveliest of all. —George MacDonald, Donal Grant
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For the childlike is the divine ~~ George MacDonald, The Child in the Midst
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“Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.”― Dr. Seuss
“Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.” - George MacDonald-
“Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.” -Isaac Watts-
“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.”-- Mandy Hale
The Apostle Paul was:
“In the Christian story, God descends to re-ascend. He comes down…down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the whole ruined world up with Him.” C.S. Lewis-
“Jesus tells us we must leave the self altogether-yield it, deny it, refuse it, lose it. Thus only shall we save it… The self is given us that we may sacrifice it. It is ours in order that we, like Christ, may have something to offer- not that we should torment it, but that we should deny it; not that we should cross it, but that we should abandon it utterly.”
― George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III
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“If we keep our little flame alive, our first feeling of enthusiasm of who we are, without the influence or intervention of others, we will prevail.”-- Patti Smith