Maya Angelou emphasized the importance of being fully present and giving your all to whatever moment you’re in. She believed that whether you’re sweeping a floor or writing a poem, you should do it with intention, dignity, and excellence. For Angelou, presence wasn’t just about productivity, it was about honoring the sacredness of life and work. In... See more
Our idea of time, Einstein realized, is abstracted from our experience with rhythmic phenomena: heartbeats, planetary rotations and revolutions, the swinging of pendulums, the ticking of clocks. Time judgments always come down to judgments of what happens at the same time—of simultaneity. “If, for instance, I say, ‘That train arrives here at seven... See more
Forgiveness given and forgiveness received are always the pure work of uncreated grace. Such unearned and undeserved forgiveness is necessary to break down the quid pro quo world that I call meritocracy. Only when we experience undeserved love does this inward and outward flow begin to happen. Before that, we are dry, dead cisterns. Before that, we... See more
To learn to recognize and respect “the sacred” in every person, including in ourselves, and in every piece of Creation....
To accept oneself deeply, “who I am” with all my gifts and richness, with all my limitations, errors, failings and weaknesses, and to realize that I am accepted by God....