“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” Zelda Fitzgerald
Measurements
Tag: Quotes
Miracles
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
Happy Fall!
The Rusty Toolkit
Isn’t this the truth?
Wild Hearts
The mark of a wild heart is living out the paradox of love in our lives. It’s the ability to be tough and tender, excited and scared, brave and afraid–all at the same moment. It’s showing up in our vulnerability and our courage, being both fierce and kind.
Brené Brown
It strikes me that a wild heart–or developing one, to be more precise–is essential for the spiritual life. What do you think?
Soul in Bloom
If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. (Audre Foveo)
MLK Day
An Autumn Spirituality
What is an autumn spirituality? An acceptance of both light and dark as natural parts of life. A letting go as the trees let go of their leaves. A recognition of deaths, both large and small. And the promise of life to come.
James Martin, S.J.
Here in Minnesota autumn has reached its nadir after a rainy, chilly October. The Halloween trick-or-treaters have come and gone, the leaves are mostly on the ground, few plants in our garden have survived the killing cold at night. Yet late autumn, like all of the seasons, has a beauty all its own. It’s the beginning of the cozy time, when I snuggle up in sweaters and my aunt’s quilts, and gather close to my family, and take some deep breaths and time to cherish my faith. Especially today, on the Feast of All Saints.
How about you? Is late autumn special to you or your family, and why?
Welcome March!
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
Rainer Maria Rilke
A New Year’s Wish
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
–Neil Gaiman
Chronic Grace 