POEMS: “Know Thyself” by Alexander Pope

Painting by John William Waterhouse: “Echo and Narcissus” (1903)   “Know Thyself” “Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for…

Inspirational poems: “Take A Moment”by Kamal from Boundless Blessings (re-blogged)

Originally posted on Boundless Blessings by Kamal:
Take a Moment Pause for a second Breathe in the NOW Appreciate the beauty all around you Relax and de-stress yourself Sleep in a peaceful abandon Inhale the freshness of air Rest your weary nimble feet Beneath the maple leaves Leave your brush strokes aside Let your mind…

POEMS: “Nature” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1878)

  “Nature” (1878)   As a fond mother, when the day is o’er,Leads by the hand her little child to bed,Half willing, half reluctant to be led,And leave his broken playthings on the floor,Still gazing at them through the open door,Nor wholly reassured and comfortedBy promises of others in their stead,Which, though more splendid, may…

Spirituality from Daily Word: “Protected” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Protegido”)

Protected I shine my light and feel protected. Feelings of fear that creep into my life may conjure childhood memories of scary nighttime images and noises. As a child, I may have felt afraid of the dark or startled by an unfamiliar sound. But the morning sun always dispelled the darkness, and I realized there…

A quote from Neale Donald Walsch on your “attitude”

You cannot tailor-make your situation in life, but you can tailor-make your attitudes to fit those situations.   World famous motivational speaker Zig Ziglar said that, and he was profoundly right. How you shape your attitude is not a small part of how you shape your life…it is the only part. Does it sound as if I’m…

A quote on “prayer” from “for lovers of God everywhere” by Saint Theophan the Recluse

Images, however sacred they may be, retain the attention outside, whereas at the time of prayer the attention must be within – in the heart. The concentration of attention in the heart – this is the starting point of prayer. —Saint Theophan the Recluse from for lovers of God everywhere compiled by Roger Housden

POEMS: “A psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  A Psalm of Life” (1839) What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist Tell me not, in mournful numbers,__Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,__And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!__And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to…

A quote from Neale Donald Walsch on “arguments”

The best argument you can make  is no argument at all.   Do not argue with life, or with anyone in life. Life presents itself perfectly in every moment, and every person believes his or her point of view to be valid and ‘right.’   Arguing with any of this is pointless, and a terrific…

POEMS: “what a tabby cat knows” by earth sky air (re-blogged)

Originally posted on earth sky air:
it comes over not quite like a squall linebut one of those loomingheaps of cloudsthat slowly moves inand the whole day gets dark maybe it’s just a careless wordthat hurtor maybe it’s that inner voicestuck in fruitless repetitionasking why or how when those days happenhe somehow knowshe never fails to…

MYSTICAL POEMS: “Don’t Make Lists” by Dorothy Walters

Don’t Make Lists   Every day a new flower rises from your body’s fresh soil. Don’t go around looking for fallen petals in a fairy tale, when you’ve got the golden plant right here, now, shooting forth in light from your eyes, your awakening crown. Don’t make lists, or explore ancient accounts. Forget everything you…

Spirituality from Daily Word: “Respect” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “respeto”)

  Respect   I respect myself and all others. Variations of the Golden Rule can be found throughout the world’s religions. Today I set the intention to live by this timeless rule of treating others the way I wish to be treated. I see the Divine in myself as a child of God, and I…

A quote on self realization by Sri Ramana

God dwells in you, as you, and you don’t have to ‘do’ anything to be God-realized or Self-realized, it is already your true and natural state. Just drop all seeking, turn your attention inward, and sacrifice your mind to the One Self radiating in the Heart of your very being. For this to be your…