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“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” Attributed to the Buddha

“Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life.” Michelangelo, born on this day in 1475

“My Soul came to me pure,drawn from the reservoir of the Holy.All the time it remains within me,I am thankful for its thirstfor compassion and justice.Let my eyes behold the beauty of all creatures;let my hands know the privilege of righteous deeds.” Mishkan T’filah Siddur

“Don’t go off somewhere elseKabir says: Just throw awayAll thoughts of imaginary thingsAnd stand firm in that which you are.”Kabir

“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell, born on this day in 1847

BLESSING THE DUST by Jan Richardson, “All those daysyou felt like dust,like dirt,as if all you had to dowas turn your facetoward the windand be scatteredto the four cornersor swept awayby the smallest breathas insubstantial—did you not knowwhat the Holy Onecan do with dust?This is the daywe freely saywe are scorched.This is the hourwe areContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 2nd March”

“Be joyful, and keep your faith… Do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about. I will walk the path that our fathers have trod before us.” Saint David of Wales

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions.” Henri Nouwen

Listening is Peace by Alfred Lamotte, “Listening is peace.Listen to the most distant sound you can hear.A seal barking from a wild rocky island across the water.Now the rustle of a nest-building robinin the bush by your window.Listen to the bells of the red winged black birdin the rushes by the stream,and the silence betweenContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 27th February”

“When I was young, I wanted to change the world. I tried, but the world did not change. Then I tried to change my town, but the town did not change. Then I tried to change my family, but my family did not change. Then I knew: first, I must change myself.” Rabbi Yisrael Salanter