As we come to the end of this meditation experience, today is a bonus day that is intended to tie up the message that hope is the future. I hope you enjoyed joining me on this journey and I hope to bring you many more enriching experiences through this evolving blog. “Hope is not dead,…
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” – Lao Tzu Message of the Day The idea of enlightenment is generally understood as a remote, hard to attain state of knowledge and peace. And it is true that the fully matured state of spiritual awakening is far removed from the typical everyday existence of most…
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles Message of the Day In today’s meditation, we explore the role of hope in the healing process of forgiveness. We learn that blame, judgment, and resentment are based on false perceptions of our…
“Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.” – Victor Hugo Message of the Day Today’s meditation is about recognizing the simplicity at the core of life, and then learning to live from that place of calm simplicity to smoothly orchestrate the disparate demands and forces in our everyday…
“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” – Vaclav Havel Message of the Day Today’s meditation is about helping to make hope real for others. Of course, fundamentally each…
“Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.” – Maya Angelou Message of the Day We all understand how we can be an agent of change for the people we personally interact with, but we can also affect those around us with whom we don’t have direct…
“Each time someone stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others… he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” – Robert Kennedy Message of the Day Today’s meditation is about how we can become a beacon of hope for others by offering love and support without expecting anything in return…
We have arrived at week three of this meditation journey. This week we will take hope and inspire others to hope. Today we will focus on our inner child and search for that childhood innocence that is so easily hopeful. “Hope is the thing with feathers, / That perches in the soul, / And sings…