The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time.
And that’s why when one has become a forgiving person,
and has managed to let go of the past,
what they’ve really done is they’ve shifted their relationship with time.
~ Caroline Myss
Maple Red. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness,
selfishness, and fears. ~ Glenn Clark
Ice Cave. Maple Red. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
An adult cat can run about 12 miles per hour, and can sprint at nearly thirty miles per hour. A cat’s tongue is scratchy because it’s lined with papillae—tiny elevated backwards hooks that help to hold prey in place. Source: Veterinary Pet Insurance
Sometimes were so busy waiting for someone to love us
that we forgot about the one person we need to love first, ourselves.
~Rashida Rowe
You may look in the mirror and feel like you are not as good but someone on this Earth is waiting for someone just like you to be their soul mate. All you have to do is have faith and believe. ~Unknown
When you are offended at any man’s fault,
turn to yourself and study your own failings.
Then you will forget your anger.
~ Epictetus
Contemplations before eating:
♥This food is a gift of the earth, the sky, numerous living beings, and much hard and loving work.
♥May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive this food.
♥May we recognize and transform unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed and learn to eat with moderation.
♥May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that reduces the suffering of living beings, stops contributing to climate change, and heals and preserves our precious planet.
♥We accept this food so that we may nurture our brotherhood and sisterhood, build our Sangha, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you,
if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand,
rejoice, for your soul is alive. ~ Eleonora Duse
It was recently discovered that dogs do see in color, just not as vivid as we see. All dogs, regardless of breed, are direct descendants of wolves and technically of the same species. A dog’s whiskers — found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws — are technically known as vibrissae. They are touch-sensitive hairs than actually sense minute changes in airflow. Source: MSPCA
In life, the joys are not in doing things to make yourself happy, but the pleasure in seeing a smile on someone’s face that you made happy. ~Rashida Rowe
The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises. ~Leo F Buscaglia
