From Rose – “In a time of COVID, loneliness is one of the most prevalent emotions … . Recently, I melded the two worlds together and now my online friends are friends with my school friends, and to see the possibilities of the internet and create a community of my friends during this time brought a lot of security and strength to me.”
“Said she, ‘I will not live with grief from morrow unto morrow.
My heart cries out for some relief, ‘Good-bye, my little sorrow.’
When they entered the judge’s chamber the dog began to shiver with the cold.
“See how he trembles, Your Honor,” said the porcupine. “Isn’t that a sure sign of guilt?” (full story below)
From Paul D. “I belong in the AA fellowship and The Art House fellowship. I am comfortable in my own skin today. One day at a time.”
“Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman philosopher
“To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves. None of us is perfectly good or perfectly bad.” (The Basic Text, p. 36)
“The human heart has hidden treasures,
In secret kept, in silence sealed;—
The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures,
Whose charms were broken if revealed.” (excerpt from Bronte poem titled, Evening Solace)
“How can I be less noble to refuse to forgive you! The thought of revenge had been burning in my mind. Go away and take the thought of revenge from me.” (excerpt from Youssouf and the Stranger on Zonr post)
"An odd by-product of giving freely out of compassion and love is how it makes the giver feel. The more you give from a place of unconditional generosity, the more joy you feel." to others Give It Away Now – Red Hot Chili Peppers (4:33) The Joy of Giving (1:11) The Sound of Rain w/o Music Meditation (10:01) In what ways have you “given it away”, lately? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_uHJPUlO8 Why Giving to Others Is Also Giving to Ourselves By Angela Lam Turpin "Start by paying closer attention to the people you encounter during the day. Soon you will…