Gracious giving and receiving
January 6, 2007 | No comments yet
I’m not sure where I picked this up, but I like it… Blessed are those who can give without remembering And take without forgetting.
Category: Happiness
Gift of listening
December 19, 2006 | No comments yet
From “The Gift of Listening,” by Anne Murchison: A good listener listens with spiritual ears open, hearing and understanding the spirit beneath the words. A good listener listens with the heart and mind still and the mouth shut. A good
Complaint or praise?
December 14, 2006 | 2 comments
A young man decided to become a monk in a religious order that allowed monks to speak only two words every two years. After his first two years of training, the young monk was invited by his superior to
Benefits of kindness
December 13, 2006 | 1 comment
I have wept in the night For the shortness of sight That to somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet Felt a tinge of regret For being a little too kind. ~ Anonymous, quoted by Richard
Anonymous giving
December 10, 2006 | 5 comments
While paying bills last night, I made a couple of charitable donations to local missions and food banks that feed the homeless and care for the less fortunate. As I wrote the checks, I felt great joy well within for