Sunday

 “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

 "It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely."

- Leo Buscaglia [cc]

 “The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one. ”

~Goldie Hawn

 Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

~ Scott Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation.

 “True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.”

― Pema Chödrön, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living

You and I are the force for transformation in the world. We are the consciousness that will define the nature of the reality we are moving into.

 Ram Dass, Love Serve Remember

 I looked in temples, churches and mosques.

But I found the Divine within my heart.

Rumi