Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 7, 2022 Unitarian Wisdom
Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon.
A happiness weapon. A Beauty Bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. . . . Floating down to earth, boxes of Crayolas. . . . And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination.
— Robert Fulghum in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Posted by Frederic Brussat on December 24, 2021 Artistic Wisdom
Inspiration is a flash of fire in the human soul. . . . Honor it at all costs.
— Phil Cousineau in Stoking the Creative Fires
Posted by Frederic Brussat on December 10, 2021 Literary Wisdom
Variety is the pledge that matter makes to living things.
— Diane Ackerman in Deep Play
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 26, 2021 Scientific Wisdom
I like to think of nature as an unlimited radio station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.
-- George Washington Carver quoted in Rummaging for God
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 19, 2021 Spiritual Wisdom
The Divine, holding out a hand like a lover or an old friend, eyes expectantly on us, utters five golden words: May I have this dance?
— Cynthia Winton-Henry in Dance — The Sacred Art
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 8, 2021 Zen Wisdom
Buckle up and drive safely.
Arrive and give thanks.
That is Zen.
— Philip Toshio Sudo in Zen 24/7
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 29, 2021 Catholic Wisdom
Relationships with those we love in this life do not end. Those we love in time and space continue to love us after they make the transition to that better life we call "eternal."
-- Mitch Finley in Whispers of God's Love
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 22, 2021
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 15, 2021 Mystical Wisdom
A mystic is a person who sees the facts as inadequate.
— Madeleine L'Engle in Suncatcher by Carole Chase
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 8, 2021 Catholic Wisdom
Spiritual sensitivity heightens when we know how to see, touch, and taste the physical world with exquisite reverence and contemplative discipline.
—Tessa Bielecki in Holy Daring
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
The Art of Living Well 
On the Bouncing Life
Where Growth Comes From
Opening to Truth
May I Have This Dance?
On the Side of Life
Good Ancestors
Don't Ask Why
Looking for God
Honoring Everyone and Every Thing