Brighter Tomorrow

Life was meant to be lived,
and curiosity must be kept alive.
One must never, for whatever reason,
turn his back on life.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak.
Strong convictions precede great actions.
- Louisa May Alcott

Most people give up just when
they're about to achieve success.
They quit on the one yard line.
They give up at the last minute of the game,
one foot from a winning touch down.
- Ross Perot

The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Again Tomorrow

Dark Days

Our Own Light Frightens Us

Rising Again
     

When Life Looks Darkest...

The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Most people give up just when
they're about to achieve success.
They quit on the one yard line.
They give up at the last minute of the game,
one foot from a winning touch down.
- Ross Perot

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak.
Strong convictions precede great actions.
- Louisa May Alcott

Life was meant to be lived,
and curiosity must be kept alive.
One must never, for whatever reason,
turn his back on life.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Further reading: Our Own Light Frightens Us

Rising Again

Dark Days

Again Tomorrow
     

Too Many Walls and Not Enough Bridges

When the winds of change blow,
some people build walls while others build windmills.
- Chinese Proverb

There are no constraints on the human mind,
no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our
progress except those we ourselves erect.
- Ronald Reagan

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
- Isaac Newton

The walls we build around us
to keep sadness out
also keep out the joy.
- Jim Rohn

Kindness is the light that dissolves
all walls between souls, families, and nations.
- Paramahansa Yogananda

Photo is of the Berlin Wall in the 1960s.

Further reading: The Human Race is Our Family Circle

New Ideas

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind
              

Forget Your Separateness

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
- Isaac Newton

The walls we build around us
to keep sadness out
also keep out the joy.
- Jim Rohn

Love recognizes no barriers.
It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls
to arrive at its destination full of hope.
- Maya Angelou

Looking at a sunset, just for a second
you forget your separateness:
you are the sunset.
That is the moment when you feel the beauty of it.
But the moment you say that it is a beautiful sunset,
you are no longer feeling it;
you have come back to your separate,
enclosed entity of the ego.
Now the mind is speaking.
- Osho

Further reading: Living from Your Heart

Another Door

Rattlesnake of the Mind

Progress
     

No Walls

Kindness is the light that dissolves
all walls between souls, families, and nations.
- Paramahansa Yogananda

Love recognizes no barriers.
It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls
to arrive at its destination full of hope.
- Maya Angelou

The walls we build around us
to keep sadness out
also keep out the joy.
- Jim Rohn

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
- Isaac Newton

Looking at a sunset, just for a second
you forget your separateness:
you are the sunset.
That is the moment when you feel the beauty of it.
But the moment you say that it is a beautiful sunset,
you are no longer feeling it;
you have come back to your separate,
enclosed entity of the ego.
Now the mind is speaking.
- Osho

Further reading: Another Door

Progress

Rattlesnake of the Mind

Living from Your Heart
    

Today is the bridge between acceptance and faith

Today is the bridge between acceptance and faith. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It is not our place to know the mind of God. God knows what is best in the long run - best for each of us individually, and best for humanity as a whole. This is often very difficult to accept when we see war and disease in the world and experience physical and emotional suffering in ourselves, our family, and our friends. I consider this belief in God's infinite power and ultimate wisdom to be the true test of faith.

Today is the bridge between the past, regarding which we unconditionally accept that everything has occurred according to God's plan, and a future where we place our unconditional trust in God's omnipotence and God's benevolent design for our lives.

A personal note: Usually I use the word Spirit rather than God, and avoid using a masculine pronoun, in an attempt to be more inclusive. While I made an exception today, please substitute Spirit, My Higher Power, Universe, the One, or whatever name creates comfort for you. There are seven billion names for Spirit, and I honor yours.