Tag: reflection
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Christmas Blessings 2021
Words of Inspiration “I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A Personal Blessing You cannot remove the subjective state from a scientist. Nor can the philosopher remove their inquiring nature from the essence…
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Katabasis: Ascending Time’s Grieving Sorrow
Time Tics to Sorrow’s Grief An acorn fell to the Earth, and lost its way in an endless sea… Yet the rabbit runs blissfully cheerful towards the setting sun! I originally penned a version of this prose for a colleague who had lost her husband. I was in my twenties at the time, and little…
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Hope… Burning Passions to Weather the Storm
Inspirational Quote It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. Frederick Douglass If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest…
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Inspiration: Smile… It Brings Quality to Life
The Power of a Smile Can Change a Day… The More Days that are Changed, the more chance you have to make true change work for you.
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Inspiration: What’s Your Direction
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. (Walt Whitman)