Let me arise and open the gate,
to breathe the wild warm air of the heath,
And to let in Love, and to let out Hate,
And anger at living and scorn of Fate,
To let in Life, and to let out Death.
- Violet Fane
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
- Chinese proverb
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,
but rejoices for those which he has.
- Epictetus
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
- James M. Barrie
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
- William Blake
The great man is he who does not lose his childlike heart.
- Mencius
May you listen to your longing to be free.
May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul.
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart
...something good is going to happen to you.
May you find harmony between your soul and your life.
May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place.
May you know the eternal longing that lies at the heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.
May you never place walls between the light and yourself.
May you be set free from the prisons of guilt, fear, disappointment and despair.
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you,
mind you, and embrace you in belonging.
- John O'Donahoe
When it's over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
- Mary Oliver
Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues, but the parent of all the others - Cicero
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