Emmanuel
“There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.” – Emmanuel
Rumer Godden
“There is an Indian Belief that everyone is in a house of four rooms: A physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room everyday, even if only to keep it aired, we are not complete.” [...]
Barbara Rose
Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the [...]
Dalai Lama
“The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life. – Dalai Lama
Dale Turner
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” – Dale E. Turner
Chinese Proverb
“When the sun rises, I go to work. When the sun goes down, I take my rest. I dig the well from which I drink. I farm the soil which yields my food. I share creation. Kings can do no more.” – Chinese proverb
Ramtha
What nourishes you is not vitamins in food. It is the joy you feel in eating it. – Ramtha
The Chronicles of Ascites
August 15, 2010 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
It is obvious I have reached a place where I haven’t enjoyed writing about what is happening. Not sure why. One voice says it is important to keep the blog up to date at least weekly for my angel friends who are praying and watching over me and another voice says “if you don’t feel [...]
Marc Ian Barasch
All’s quiet a few miles down a dirt road at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, its soaring, carved wood architecture at once a psalm to the earth and a paean to whatever lies beyond. Father Keating emerges to greet me. An eighty-one-year-old man in a plaid wool shirt, watchcap plunked on his bald head, he could be [...]
Russian Proverb
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart. ~ Russian Proverb
On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.