Tag Archives: world

Limiting Our World by Limiting Our Words

Posted on December 14, 2021 by hernibs

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world…Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Planning My Day

Posted on January 5, 2021 by hernibs

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~E. B. White

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We have a chance to do something extraordinary. As we head out of this pandemic we can change the world. Create a world of love. A world where we are kind to each other. A world were we are kind … Continue reading →

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Our Own Little Worlds

Posted on November 18, 2019 by hernibs

We create them, our own little worlds where we think we are the same, we have a label, we have a name. We are the wise, who know what is best for all those others not part of our quest. … Continue reading →

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Something Golden

Posted on November 16, 2019 by hernibs

A miraculous event unfolds when we throw the lead of our personal story into the transformative flames of creativity. Our hardship is transmuted into something golden. With that gold we heal ourselves and redeem the world. ~Mirabai Starr

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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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In A Perfect World

Posted on December 5, 2018 by hernibs

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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