Zen Wisdom

Buckle up and drive safely.
Arrive and give thanks.
That is Zen.
— Philip Toshio Sudo in Zen 24/7

Jewish Wisdom

Thank God for days filled with nothing at all. Nothing is more than enough.
— Steven Z. Leder in The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things

Proverb

There is always light behind the clouds.
— American proverb

Catholic Wisdom

To stand on the side of life we must give up our lives.
— Dorothy Day quoted in Rummaging for God

Anglican Wisdom

Contentment is about settling the heart into what it truly needs and what will truly satisfy.
— Matthew Fox in Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh

Psychological Wisdom

Exhaustion is an opportunity. . . . When exhausted, you have come to the end of a road, and now it is time to go another way. Exhaustion is about new beginnings.
— Robert Holden in Shift Happens!

Breath Prayer

Breathing in: As Spirit transforms me . . .
Breathing out: may I transform the world.


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