Author: resolutewoman
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The magic of beginnings
“And suddenly you know. It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings,” Meister Eckhart once said. Happy New Year!
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A little Latin
Amor Omnia Vincit. My friend Charlie says that this phrase means: “Love conquers all.” –Joy
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Goodwill toward all people
If there is to be peace on earth and good will toward man (all men and all women, I would add), we must finally believe in the ultimate morality of the universe and believe all reality hinges on moral foundations,” Martin Luther King once said. –Joy
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Peace on earth
“Let there be peace on earth—and let it begin with me.” That’s from a song I’ve sung many times at church. –Joy
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Peace is active
“Peace is not a passive but an active virtue,” Fulton J. Sheen once said.
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Peace is happiness
“Peace is the fairest form of happiness,” William Ellery Channing once said.
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Finding peace
I haven’t felt peaceful this week. I have a tree to decorate, Christmas cards to address, packages to wrap. Even though I had a long list of things to do, my husband and I ate a leisurely lunch at the Dallas Arboretum with a friend a couple of days ago. After we ate, we took…
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What is peace?
Peace is helping your neighbor. Peace is thinking about someone you love. Peace is sharing a meal. I found these definitions in a delightful children’s book by Todd Parr. It’s title is The Peace Book. How do you define peace? What can you do to create peace during this holiday season? –Joy
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Hold fast to hope
My favorite poem about hope is really about dreams. Langston Hughes wrote it, and I change the word “dreams” in the poem to the word “hope.” “Hold fast to hope,” my edited version reads, “For if hope dies, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” –Joy