Some ideas: Start with you, do something good for you like drinking more water, adding more veggies to your diet, taking some deep breaths, or doing some physical activity you love, read your favorite book or something inspirational and uplifting. Follow with your family and friends. Be kind to yourself and your loved ones. Phone…
Category: kindness
A quote from Neale Donald Walsch on “love”
Love is sometimes shown in the things you don’t say, don’t keep track of and don’t notice. The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go. None of us is perfect, but we can all be perfect friends and perfect partners by allowing those that we love to be imperfect. Give those around you…
“The immesurables” from the Buddha’s teachings
[The Buddha] used to make monks and laypeople alike practice a certain discipline called the “immeasurables,” because it made you bigger. You sat and you sent out waves of benevolence and good wishes to the whole world, not excluding anyone from your radius of benevolence. It’s a radius. You have to start off when you’re…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Respect” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “respeto”)
Respect I respect myself and all others. Variations of the Golden Rule can be found throughout the world’s religions. Today I set the intention to live by this timeless rule of treating others the way I wish to be treated. I see the Divine in myself as a child of God, and I…
The speech that can change your perspective…Carl Sagan “Pale Blue Dot” speech (3 minutes video)
From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Consider again that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Prosperity” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Prosperidad”)
Prosperity My prosperous attitude blesses my life. I live and thrive in abundant prosperity. Every breath I take fills me with an awareness of abundance. I greet each day with gratitude for the many possibilities that await me. As I begin each day, I expect good, look for good, and find good in my life….
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Grace” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Gracia”)
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…
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…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “Be kind to yourself, dear” by Rumi
“Be kind to yourself, dear” If you put your hands on this oar with me, they will never harm another, and they will come to find they hold everything you want. If you put your hands on this oar with me, they would no longer lift anything to your mouth that might wound your precious…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Reflect” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Reflejo)
Reflect My thoughts, words, and actions reflect the truth of my being. As I awaken, I pause to envision the day’s possibilities. I may picture a visit with a friend, a goal reached, or a task accomplished with aplomb. I am mindful of my thoughts, words, and deeds throughout the day. I tend to my…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Clarity” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Claridad”)
Clarity Spiritual vision gives me clarity. How I choose to see the world determines my experience of it. I look at myself in the mirror and at my life and at my endeavors with perfect, spiritual vision, and I celebrate my blessings. If I face challenges, I may be tempted to see myself and others…
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…
