The Capacity to Care
Posted by 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
Musician Wisdom
I find the capacity to care is the one thing which gives life its significance and meaning.
— Pablo Casals, world-renowned cellist
Literary Wisdom
Everything in moderation
including moderation.
— Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playright
Spiritual Wisdom
Seekers live in the rhythm of holding and letting go . . . There is no manual for this. It requires us to live awake and alert.
— Dave Fleming in The Seeker's Way
Catholic Wisdom
All simple souls must admire and respect one another, saying, "Let us proceed each one along our path to the same goal, united in purpose and by means of God's order which, in its great variety, is in us all."
— Jean-Pierre de Caussade, author of The Sacrament of the Present Moment
Buddhist Wisdom
We come to see pain as something that can transform us, not as something to escape at any cost.
— Pema Chodron in Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
Affirmation
Meaning and purpose lift my spirits and give me peace of mind.