Spiritual ProgressLiterary Wisdom
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have a right to be here.
— Max Ehrmann, American writer and poet
Posted by Frederic Brussat on June 4, 2021
Making Peace
Posted by Frederic Brussat on May 21, 2021
African-American Wisdom
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
-- Maya Angelou, African-American poet, writer, and civil rights activist
The Capacity to Care
Posted by Frederic Brussat on May 7, 2021
Jewish Wisdom
Seek opportunities to give gifts to those whom you want to love more -- gifts of money, objects, time, caring attention, and the like.
— Alan Morinis in Every Day, Holy Day
Drawing Closer to Others
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 30, 2021
African Wisdom
Proverbs are a mirror in which a community can look at itself and a stage on which to expose itself to others.
— Patrick A. Kililombe in Towards an African Narrative Theology
Visions Along the Way
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 23, 2021
Catholic Wisdom
Each morning as you leave home for your place of employment, make sure that your real occupation is your preoccupation with experiencing God. Be engrossed in God no matter what work you are doing or whom your co-workers are.
— Edward Hays in The Ladder
Caring for the Moment
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 16, 2021
Zen Wisdom
Zen people often talk about "accepting the moment as it is." That's okay, but what we like even better is "caring for the moment" with the same lavish tenderness you'd bestow on a newborn.
— Perle Besserman and Manfred Steger in Grassroots Zen
The Spiritual Life
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 9, 2021
Quaker Wisdom
The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.
— Parker Palmer, Founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal
Listen, Listen
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 2, 2021
African Wisdom
Not where I was born but where it goes well with me is my home.
— Kanuuri in Wisdom of the African World edited by Reginald McKnight
Finding the Sacred
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 26, 2021
Catholic Wisdom
Q: Is there anything I can do to make myself enlightened?
A: As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.
Q: Then of what use are the spiritual exercises you prescribe?
A: To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.
— Anthony de Mello in One Minute Wisdom
Making the Most of Every Day
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 12, 2021
Catholic Wisdom
Praying is our daily appointment with wisdom.
— Thomas Merton quoted in Hanging Onto Hope by Melanie Svoboda
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About This Blog
Within all the spiritual traditions, short and sweet wisdom abounds: from mantras and blessings to 12-step slogans and proverbs, and more. As philosopher George Santayana once said: "To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired." In this blog, I will take up the quest for small seeds of spiritual wisdom, which can be found everywhere if we keep our eyes and ears open. More