All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Dalai Lama Quote
This Sentence Has Five Words
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. …
Verona
Verona. Six nights and seven days. I’ve had fagioli, spaghetti and linguini. And pasta, of course. But this is no holiday – after two days I have built up the confidence to fulfill the purpose of this trip, to visit my mother in her home for the first time in five years. Shuffling up a …
The Sun
Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky.
Paradise — The Beach
“Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something and if you find that moment, it lasts forever.” ~The Beach
If…
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs And blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too. If you can dream and not make dreams your master. If you can think and not make thoughts your aim. …
A Stone In The River – Life
She stands on a stone in the middle of the river sticking out her tongue she drinks in the world each rounded drop a planet in its own right falling from above shooting up from beneath each and one of them quite new to this world as is she a child of five, but ready …
Room Inside
Room Inside There’s a room in my house where nobody goes except me: a still room, a light room, a where-I-go-to-write room, an any-day, any-time, a middle-of-the-night room, a feeling-low-and-slow or a high-as-a-kite room. Feel free! There’s a room in my house where nobody goes. There are cupboards and corners that nobody knows inside me. …