Toko-pa Turner: In the Quechua tradition, when you feel grateful, you say, “There is a small bird in my heart.”
Gratitude List:
1. Looking forward to Good Work
2. Having time do focus inward and do inner work
3. A restful pace
4. I got a lovely view of a female Baltimore oriole yesterday–such a beautiful gentle orange, and that means that the lighter greenish-yellow oriole I have been seeing must have been a female orchard oriole.
5. Playing games with the family yesterday, even if it was Monopoly (which I really don’t like).
May we do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly–in Beauty!
“Whenever there is a strong lock used there is something extremely precious hidden. The thicker the veil, the more valuable the jewel. A hoard of treasure is guarded by a large snake; do not dwell on the hideousness of the snake, contemplate the dazzling and the priceless things you’ll discover in the treasure.” —Rumi
“If your religion requires you to hate someone, you need a new religion.” ―Glennon Doyle
“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
―Rainer Maria Rilke
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
―W. B. Yeats
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
―Patrick Rothfuss
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.”
―Sue Monk Kidd
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