Sunday

 "Better appreciate a sunset than to be lord of a thousand conquered cities. The man that can be moved by music is happier than he whose acclaim is shouted from the hilltops. The soul grows not by material things, but only by thought. If a man thinketh not, even though he sits upon a throne his soul is still in embryo."                     Taylor Caldwell

Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full.

To love is to reach God.

Rumi

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.  

What is essential is invisible to the eye."

                                                        ~The Little Prince

“The Buddha’s teachings on love are clear. It is possible to live twenty four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

"Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now."

 - Fred Rogers, 1928 - 2003

Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in religion they neglect these inner values. But love and compassion are qualities that human beings require just to live together.

Dalai Lama

Find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far

beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

 "The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.

~ George Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008)