Tag Archives: world
Art
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
In A Perfect World
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
Know Thyself
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. ~Cervantes
Come Alive
“Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman
From My Serene Spot In The Woods
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
My World In A Puddle
Voices
“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
Don’t Put It All Back In The Attic
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
The Sweeping Truth
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean. ~ Goethe
Illusive Reality
We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. ~Annie Dillard
Remember What We Have Learned
Surely there’s a better way than war. Surely we have learned from all the wars. Haven’t we, Why haven’t we? ©2011 Sharron R. McMillan
From Our Perspective
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
And Yet
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
What The World Needs Now
Fuge tace et quiesce – Live in solitude, silence and inner peace.
The News
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
