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Holy Knees I remember in kindergarten singing and stretching to the rollicking song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." What a lark it was to sense my body's amazing flexibility. At that early age there were i…
Early Morning Routines I rise at 4 a.m. as do many monks in their cells around the world. I am grateful for another day to bring pleasure to God and to serve others with resources for their spiritual journeys. I repea…
Paying Attention, Prayer Flags, and Relaxing Yourself As the summer sun bears down upon us, I turn to the ever edifying and adventuresome harvest of quotations from the books I read and recommend. The first two are from Barbara Brown Taylor, an Angl…
The Art of Living Well  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 …
Trusting Life Mantra Always trust life. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jesuit priest and paleontologist
Life as Uncharted Territory Literary Wisdom Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. — Leo Buscaglia, American author and motivational speaker
Spiritual Progress Literary 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
On Giving and the Good Hindu Wisdom Keep on giving — your time, your energy, your talent, your resources. Everything is a trust given to you to be used for the benefit of others. — Eknath Easwaran, meditation tea…
A Prayer Giving Thanks for the Pioneers of Multifaith Practice We are reading more and more articles about people creating their own religions by taking what they find of value from different wisdom traditions. It has been reported that almost half of all Ameri…
Listen, Listen 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