As I was browsing art today, I came across this beautiful photography by Nina Leen titled the Courage Test; and I thought what a great opportunity to write about the importance of presence and not hurrying – because this is what it looks like. It looks like...
While simplicity isn’t a virtue of itself, it is actually that which holds all others – it encompasses all virtues within itself, moves like air through them and ties them with a wind, a breeze, and holds them as if with a gentle hand. Simplicity...
When we look at a painting we may see many different parts. We may see the blue colour, or the pink; we may see the petals of a flowers or the gentle brushstrokes with which Monet created the flow of water. We may see form, shapes, and movements – lines of lines...
Generosity gives us meaning, purpose; it is the song of our soul that our heart is open and knows how to love. Because one can only ever truly love, if they are of generous heart and generous spirit, of open palms to hold the hand of another, and of listening ear for...
Let’s begin with nurturing. To nurture essentially means to tend to that what already is. We don’t push seeds into the frozen ground in winter, it is not their time yet to grow, they will not grow no matter the force we apply. We’ll only hurt them,...
~ To love someone truly is to see them as they are ~ I was recently listening to a talk by a Christian monk who shared his personal journey into monasticism. He talked about his college years, and how it would have led him to a comfortable life with a high paying...
