Mother Teresa’s Essential Wisdom
“Resist anything that leads to moodiness. Our prayer each day should be, ‘Let the joy of the Lord be my strength.’”
Peace
“I Love the Word Impossible”: Ann Kiemel on Our “Giant of a God”
“God willed me and planned my being. He sees my uniqueness, dedicated to Him, as promising. And yours!”
Part II: The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Four Qualities of the Heart that Lead to Joyful Living
“Every day, think as you wake up, ‘I am fortunate to be alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it.’”
Letting Go: The Bhagavad Gita on the Importance of Non-attachment
“He who finds peace and joy and radiance within himself – that man becomes one with God and vanishes into God’s bliss.”
When Things Fall Apart: Pema Chödrön on the Precious Opportunities in Difficult Times
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.”
By Lamplight: Poetry to Ignite Your Inner Light
“Go, hart, unto the lamp of licht.
Go, hart, do service and honour,
Go, hart, and serve Him day and nicht:
Go, hart, unto thy Saviour.”
Worry, Not: Søren Kierkegaard on What We Can Learn from the Birds of the Air and Lilies of the Field
“And even if what you want to accomplish in the world were the most amazing feat: you shall acknowledge the lily and the bird as your teachers…”