"Faith is taking the first step
even when you don't see the staircase."

―Martin Luther King Jr.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson thought it up to write it down -
And, When I woke up this morning
I learned we (Ralph & I)
were in agreement.

Love & Love,
g

From "Real Simple" magazine . . .

"The art is not in making money, but in keeping it."

I can't decide what I think or feel about this thought . . . hmmmm

If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.
-- Shimon Peres


Ah! What a brilliant quote. It reminds me of the wise lady who told me this truth, in her own words several years ago. I'd had a health challenge that changed many things for me . . and, i wasn't "moving forward" - meaning, i was waiting for some magic to turn things right back to the way it had been.

That never happened. This lady gently pointed out i may need to watch for the "next thing" in my life. It took a lot for me to understand this simple truth and the "next thing" turned out to be brilliant - better than i could have imagined.

Now, all i have to say is - I agree with Shimon Peres in this quote - and, I can honestly share with you - no matter how it might seem or look - if someone is in that season of unexpected change - it will turn out "a-okay" - if you let it . . there will be a delightful "next thing" to make you happy once again . . and, probably the "next thing" will bless everyone involved in the story.

Love and Light to You!
g

In love, one and one are one.
-- Jean-Paul Sartre

"Traveling" - with author A. Zerah*

because my heart has been made happy again -

"Those who follow this path, resolving deep within themselves to seek Me alone, attain singleness of purpose. For those who lack resolution, the decisions of life are many-branched and endless."

-BHAGAVAD GITA (HINDU SACRED TEXT)

d. previn wrote a song that sang: "you are not alone - da-da-da-da-da- you are not alone."

*meaning - I have some of his work in my pack - on my desk -
waiting for the words to come alive in a new way -
here, in the Midwest - and anywhere else it's welcome . . .

Rabbi Goodman - the Secret of Hanukkah

http://stonegoodman.com/blog/?p=268

Bollywood Movies . . .

I really enjoy Bollywood movies. Well, okay - not ALL Bollywood movies, I prefer ones with a strong spiritual undercurrent and plenty of dancing. I like to jump up and pretend I'm dancing along with them. You know me, i dance along to muzak in supermarkets. Life seems plenty joyful to me. Anyway, yesterday i watched a movie (they are translated so i can understand what the actors are talking about) - and, in the process of meeting his true love, a gentleman (who was once a thug) learned about Gandhi. The character learned so much that Gandhi-ji appeared to him and helped him transform his life, bringing marvelous changes to the people in the story . . it was grand!!! So, I was not at all surprised when my cyber-friend (meaning I only know her through her internet offerings, but i love her just the same) Karen Chase posted this quote at the bottom of all her story-gifts:

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."

Mahatma Gandhi

You might want to visit her: http://karenchace.blogspot.com/

Love & Love,
g