Grace I extend God’s grace to others. Throughout my life, I have been healed, protected, and blessed and have prospered by and through the grace of God. Today I extend God’s grace outward. Rather than be pulled down into discord, I rise above it, losing the need to be right and choosing forgiveness and understanding…
Category: kindness to all living beings
POEMS ON KINDNESS: “At set of sun” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
AT SET OF SUN If we sit down at set of sun, And count the things that we have done, And counting, find One self-denying act, one word That eased the heart of him who heard, One glance, most kind, That fell like sunshine where it went— Then we may count that day well…
A wonderful short video (3 minutes) to celebrate “respect for fish Day” the story of a lasting friendship under the sea
The amazing story of a lasting friendship under the sea Scuba diver Hiroyuki Arakawa and Yoriko are the unlikeliest of friends. While they both share a love for the sea, Yoriko’s gills and tail make her a little more aquatically inclined. Nearly every day for the past 25 years, Arakawa has been diving into…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “I have come into this world to see this” by Hafiz
I have come into this world to see this: the sword drop from men’s hands even at the height of their arc of anger because we have finally realized there is just one flesh to wound and it is the Beloved’s. I have come into this world to see this: all creatures hold hands as…
Daoism Spirituality by elquanah (re-blogged)
Daoism Spirituality It is always interesting to explore different beliefs, philosophies and religions to find commonality. It seems especially important today with our world turned upside down. The Chinese word Tao or Dao is used in an attempt to identify, by name, that nameless Infinite Energy, a Divine Intelligence beyond our understanding. The energy makes…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “As I move through the earth” by Hafiz
“As I move through the earth” I Do not Want to step so quickly Over a beautiful line on God’s palm As I move through the earth’s Marketplace Today. I do not want to touch any object in this world Without my eyes testifying to the truth That everything is My Beloved. Something has…
A quote from Neale Donald Walsch about “making a difference”
“You are making a difference, whether you know it or not. So have no doubt about that. You did it again yesterday. The way you touched someone’s life just yesterday made a difference. And you are always doing that, do you know that? Yes, yes…your smile, your encouraging word, your willingness to just be “present”…
“Giving” by Kahlil Gibran
Giving You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.” The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish. Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights, is worthy of all else…
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS: “50 Easy Pay it Forward – Day Kindness Ideas”
50 Easy Pay it Forward Day Kindness Ideas: Pay it Backward: buy coffee for the person behind you in line. Compliment the first three people you talk to today. Send a positive text message to five different people right now. Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc. Tell someone they dropped…
SPIRITUAL POEMS: “Morning Prayer” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Morning Prayer Let me to-day do something that shall take A little sadness from the world’s vast store, And may I be so favored as to make Of joy’s too scanty sum a little more. Let me not hurt, by any selfish deed Or thoughtless word, the heart of foe or friend;…
POEMS: “Worth While” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“Worth While” It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is one who will smile, When everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, And it always comes with the years, And the smile that is worth the praises…
