Laughter Lifts Our Spirits
Focus: A smile starts on the lips, a grin spreads to the eyes, a chuckle comes from the belly; but a good laugh bursts forth from the soul,
overflows, and bubbles all around.
Carolyn Birmingham
Hope and Healing
Focus: “Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
Live Fully and Joyfully
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are ultimately to be at peace with themselves. What humans can be, they must be.” ―Abraham Maslow
Holy Hospitality
“True hospitality is marked by an open response to the dignity of each and every person.” – Kathleen Norris
God Is In All of Creation: Celebrating Presence
Focus: “Teach your children what we have taught our children: that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of the earth. This we know. The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth. Our God is the god of all people. And compassion is equal for all. this earth is precious to God, and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on the creator. So love it as we have loved it. care for it as we have cared for it. and with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it for our children and love as God loves us all.” ― Chief Seattle
Heart Prayers: Blessing the World
“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.” Matshona Dhliwayo
The Struggling Times: Facing Illness, Loss and Grief
Focus: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
Passages: Special Moments
Focus: “There it is-Happiness. Here it comes, closer and closer. I can hear its footsteps. And if we never see it or know it, well, that’s all right too. Others will.” Anton Checkov
Seasons: Journeying through the Year
Focus: “What we could not fathom doing when we were young, we find great joy in when we are old. Like the seasons through which we move, life itself is a never-ending series of harvests, a different fruit for every time.” Sister Joan Chittister
Holy Moments: Celebrating the Gifts of Life
Focus: But listen to me For one moment quit being sad.
Hear blessings dropping their blossoms all around you. Rumi