Posted March 28, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Happy Without

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Jack Kornfield wrote that even Socrates, who lived a very frugal and simple life, loved to go to the market. When his students asked about this, he replied, “I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.”

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Posted March 24, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Yeast Dough

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She and her husband were camping in a remote location in a state park. Up early, sitting at the picnic table writing in her journal, suddenly the fragrance of yeast dough filled the air.

Looking around, half expecting to see someone with an oven making bread, she realized this was a “spirit-smell.” […]

Posted March 21, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

African Proverb

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An African Proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

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Posted March 17, 2018 in Sacred Stories

ZViola

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She was with a realtor touring a house. The home was new, but had been empty for three years.

The daughter of the previous homeowner was there, and when it looked as though a sale was going to take place some personal contact information was to be shared.

“What is your […]

Posted March 14, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Useful Things

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Remember only useful things and there will be no need to even think about forgetting anything painful.

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Posted March 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Freshly-lit Cigarette

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Her dad had passed years earlier when she was alone one evening, driving in her car with all the windows rolled up.

The smell of a freshly-lit cigarette lifted from the back seat and filled the car.

She knew instantly her father was visiting.

These are sacred stories. Pay attention […]

Posted March 7, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Who We Are

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Nothing can come between individuals or nations except our resistance to accepting who we are as God created us. We belong to one another.

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Posted March 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Silver Ladder

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When she was just three years old, she was at the lake with her older cousins and fell off the dock and into the lake.

Running for help, the older cousins returned with her mother, who expected to see her floating face down in the water. Instead, she was sitting on the […]

Posted February 28, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

You Already Know

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It has been said that poets, thinkers, and artists do not really teach but simply remind us of what we already know.

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Posted February 24, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Dinner is Here!

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A missionary was serving in a third-world country. He and his family had very little in the way of provisions, living in the mission with about a dozen others.

One day there was absolutely no food for any of them but the missionary kept saying, “God will provide.” When it was mealtime, they […]