Posted by Frederic Brussat on July 17, 2020 Teacher Wisdom
Sabbath is an incubator for wisdom. When we allow the rush and pressure of our days to fall away, even for a short time, we are more able to discern the essential truth of what lies before us.
— Wayne Muller in Sabbath
Sufi Wisdom
Sufis, in sweet acts of hospitality and courtesy, spray rosewater on the wrists of guests when they depart so the fragrance of love lingers on the flesh.
— Frederic Brussat
Posted by Frederic Brussat on July 10, 2020 Mystical Wisdom
We are invited to approach our lives with the curiosity of a child, the heart of a mystic, and the voice of a prophet.
— James Conlon in Beauty, Wonder, and Belonging
Medical Wisdom
Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time.
It is the way wisdom gets passed along.
— Rachel Naomi Remen in Kitchen Table Wisdom
Posted by Frederic Brussat on July 3, 2020 Literary Wisdom
Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.
-- Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist
Teacher Wisdom
Trust building is hard to do. It requires an investment of the heart.
-- Parker Palmer from On Being Podcast Notes
Posted by Frederic Brussat on June 26, 2020 Psychological Wisdom
Children are messengers from a world we once deeply knew, but have long since forgotten.
— Alice Miller in Full Esteem Ahead by Diane and Julia Loomans
Cultural Wisdom
Civility is the sum of the many sacrifices we are called to make for the sake of living together.
— Stephen L. Carter in Civility
Posted by Frederic Brussat on June 19, 2020 Literary Wisdom
There's something to be said for sitting still and letting things clear, the way morning fog burns off the lake.
— George Witte, American poet
Medical Wisdom
The small amount you are able to do is actually much if it only relieves pain, suffering, and fear from any living being, be it human or any other creature. The preservation of life is the true joy.
— Albert Schweitzer, physician, humanitarian, theologian
Posted by Frederic Brussat on June 12, 2020 Zen Wisdom
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.
— Paul Reps in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Movie Lines
There's never nothing going on. Take out the trash, Dan. The trash is anything that is keeping you from the only thing that matters . . . this moment . . . here . . . now. And when you truly are in the here and now you'll be truly amazed at what you can do and how well you can do it.
— Socrates' advice to Dan in Peaceful Warrior
Posted by Frederic Brussat on June 5, 2020 African-American Wisdom
When you talk about hope, you have to be a long distance runner.
— Cornel West in Hope on a Tightrope
"You must lay your lives on the altar of social change so that wherever you are there the Kingdom of God is at hand!"
— Howard Thurman in A Strange Freedom
Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear . . .
Posted by Frederic Brussat on May 22, 2020 Teacher
A life is made of days. Each day is an opportunity to say something honestly, to make something more beautiful, to create something precious, to give a gift only we can provide for the family of the earth.
— Wayne Muller in How, Then, Shall We Live?
New Thought Wisdom
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
— Iyanla Vanzant, American inspirational speaker
Posted by Frederic Brussat on May 15, 2020 Comic Wisdom
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me.
— Erma Bombeck, American humorist
Psychological Wisdom
Be homesick for wild knowing.
— Clarissa Pinkola Estes in Women Who Run with the Wolves
Posted by Frederic Brussat on May 8, 2020 Buddhist Wisdom
Wherever you live is your temple if you treat it like one.
— Buddha
African-American Wisdom
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you get rained out.
— Satchel Paige, American baseball pitcher
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
Meanings in Life
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Renewable Hope
Feeling Fully Alive
What You Do
Love of Creation
Wisdom on Racism
Each Day Is an Opportunity
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Wherever You Live Is Your Temple