Tag Archives: world

Art

Posted on February 2, 2019 by hernibs

Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world -our own- we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists. ~ Marcel Proust

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Getting caught up in anger over the way things ‘should be’ we fail to see what is – beauty, order, incredible colours, animals, seasons, fruit, sky, awesome beauty – Why do we fail to see it. Why does our focus … Continue reading →

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Know Thyself

Posted on April 30, 2018 by hernibs

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. ~Cervantes

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Come Alive

Posted on April 14, 2018 by hernibs

“Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman

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From My Serene Spot In The Woods

Posted on February 28, 2018 by hernibs

I send out love to my world healing for those we have wronged, peace for those who know only war and hate, strength for those who are weak and restitution for those who have lost all they valued. Lord help … Continue reading →

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My World In A Puddle

Posted on January 29, 2018 by hernibs

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Voices

Posted on January 24, 2018 by hernibs

“We cannot change the world by a new plan, project, or idea. We cannot even change other people by our convictions, stories, advice and proposals, but we can offer a space where people are encouraged to disarm themselves, lay aside … Continue reading →

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Don’t Put It All Back In The Attic

Posted on December 27, 2017 by hernibs

Don’t put it all back in the attic, that generosity that moves us to give more than we take, the happy greetings to those we never noticed before, the desire to be with those we love even though they are … Continue reading →

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The Sweeping Truth

Posted on March 7, 2017 by hernibs

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean. ~ Goethe

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Illusive Reality

Posted on January 15, 2017 by hernibs

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. ~Annie Dillard

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Remember What We Have Learned

Posted on November 11, 2015 by hernibs

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From Our Perspective

Posted on October 28, 2015 by hernibs

All things in our universe, from our perspective, are to scale. We examine minutely the make up of life. Bugs, flowers, atoms, genes – smaller and smaller we search for that which will explain our existence. But what if we … Continue reading →

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And Yet

Posted on June 20, 2015 by hernibs

Life seems to have taken on a different shade now for everyone. Brave fronts trying not to show the fear of our world in chaos. And yet a million birds still flit about the bubbling pond, scent of cedar, eucalyptus … Continue reading →

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What The World Needs Now

Posted on April 17, 2015 by hernibs

Fuge tace et quiesce – Live in solitude, silence and inner peace.

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The News

Posted on November 1, 2014 by hernibs

You listen to it all day, over and over, the same gruelling stories of human degradation. Thankfully you understand my need not to hear it. You plug your ears with the sound so that it goes directly into your brain … Continue reading →

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