I've been asked for suggestions on inspiring quotes or books regarding spiritual growth or healing many times through the years. Here's a partial list from 2009, with a few additions, offering wonderful insights and wisdom concerning the world around us. May they nourish and refresh your Spirit.
Videos
One of the most beautiful and inspiring videos (& music) for Spiritual Seekers and Lightworkers that I've come across. May it help you celebrate your journey while dancing among the stars once again . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zJzh0w3DlU
The Mythic Call - A Return Path to the Stars
Song: 'Ek Ong Kar' - By Snatam Kaur
Please share with those you think
will enjoy the remembrance.
Namaste.
will enjoy the remembrance.
Namaste.
Prose
I have always believed that the following by Oriah Mountain Dreamer was incredibly beautiful.
As said, its wisdom is both simple and profound, but something to remember throughout our lives, no matter what is occurring.
The Invitation
by
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
by
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself, if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore trustworthy.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself, if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it is not pretty every day and if you can source your life from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours or mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and still do what needs to be done for the children.
It doesn't interest me who you are, or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours or mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and still do what needs to be done for the children.
It doesn't interest me who you are, or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
Articles
The following message remains meaningful, especially in times of hardship and uncertainty.
There was a wonderful article written in 2003 entitled, "All For The Best", by Hans Wilhelm, who also has a book by the same title. It tells a lovely fable about an old carpet weaver from Persia who when faced with the ups and downs of life never wavered but always affirmed, regardless of how tragic, "It's all for the best".
This story has probably been told in many countries with different scenarios in various languages but the ultimate premise is about being able to 'recognize the best' in whatever is occurring, regardless of the 'looks-as-ifs'.
This story has probably been told in many countries with different scenarios in various languages but the ultimate premise is about being able to 'recognize the best' in whatever is occurring, regardless of the 'looks-as-ifs'.
In other words, even if it seems that the bottom has dropped out from under you or the world as you know it has fallen apart, trust that there is a reason for everything and that God/The Universe/Creator, together with your divine self, has it all under control.
As said, its wisdom is both simple and profound, but something to remember throughout our lives, no matter what is occurring.
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Be well and trust.
Remember, you cannot be controlled by fear unless you allow it.
You are endless galaxies and you have seen but one star. Linda Goodman
Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have. Doris Mortman
We're able to laugh when we achieve detachment, if only for a moment. May Sarton
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
William Arthur Ward
No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a lifetime. James T. McCay
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. Buddha
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. Buddha
My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama
Forgiveness offers you a quietness that cannot be disturbed, a gentleness that can never hurt, a deep abiding comfort , happiness, and a sense of worth and beauty that transends the world. Wayne Dyer
Forgiveness offers you a quietness that cannot be disturbed, a gentleness that can never hurt, a deep abiding comfort , happiness, and a sense of worth and beauty that transends the world. Wayne Dyer
Spirit is substance. Substance is supply. All the power of the Universe is with you. Feel it. Know it. Then act as if it were true. Ernest Holmes
Life is a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
When you realize there is nothing lacking, then the whole world belongs to you. Lao-Tzu
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight. E.E. Cummings
Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, form our true honor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Life is a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
When you realize there is nothing lacking, then the whole world belongs to you. Lao-Tzu
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight. E.E. Cummings
Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, form our true honor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go. Spencer Johnson
The most beautiful thing in the world is the mysterious. Einstein
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Kng
There are no limits. All things are possible. Truly live - for life is an act of faith.
There are no limits. All things are possible. Truly live - for life is an act of faith.
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.
The key to your happiness and contentment lies within you, within your own heart and mind. The way you start each day is very important; you can start off on the right foot or the wrong one.
You can wake up with a song of joy and gratitude in your heart for the new day, for being alive, for the very wonder of living, and for being in tune with the harmony and rhythm of all life.
You can expect the very best from the coming day and therefore draw it to you. Or, you can start the day with a chip on your shoulder, disgruntled and out of rhythm.
You are responsible for what today will bring, and knowing it gives you an even greater responsibility than those souls who are not aware of it and therefore know no better.
You cannot blame your state of mind on anyone else. It all rests with you. Eileen Caddy "The Spirit of Findhorn"
You can wake up with a song of joy and gratitude in your heart for the new day, for being alive, for the very wonder of living, and for being in tune with the harmony and rhythm of all life.
You can expect the very best from the coming day and therefore draw it to you. Or, you can start the day with a chip on your shoulder, disgruntled and out of rhythm.
You are responsible for what today will bring, and knowing it gives you an even greater responsibility than those souls who are not aware of it and therefore know no better.
You cannot blame your state of mind on anyone else. It all rests with you. Eileen Caddy "The Spirit of Findhorn"
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: A full heart, enriched by honest service, love, and courage. St. Francis
AUTHORS
Adrian Gilbert
Alan Cohen
Alma Daniels
Barbara Hand Clow
Alma Daniels
Barbara Hand Clow
Barbara Sher
Caroline Myss
Dan Millman
Delores Cannon
Dan Millman
Delores Cannon
Diane Stein
Don Miguel Ruiz
Donna Eden
Dr. Masaru Emoto
Don Miguel Ruiz
Donna Eden
Dr. Masaru Emoto
Drunvalo Melchizedek
Echo Bodine
Edgar Cayce
Eileen Cady
Florence Scovel Shinn
Gary Zukav
Gregg Braden
Ilona Selke
Gregg Braden
Ilona Selke
Isha Lerner
Jack Canfield
Jack Canfield
James Redfield
James Van Pragh
J. J. Hurtak
J. J. Hurtak
Joan Ocean
John Edward
John Randolph Price
John Edward
John Randolph Price
Joseph Campbell
Karyn Mitchell
Lee Carroll (Kryon)
Lee Carroll (Kryon)
Linda Goodman
Louise Hay
Mary Jo McCabe
Neale Donald Walsch
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Pete Sanders
Rhonda Byrne
Richard Bach
Richard Bach
Ruth Montgomery
Sanaya Roman & Duane Packer
Shatki Gawain
Shirley MacLaine
Stuart Wilde
Sylvia Browne
Terry Lynn Taylor
Terry Lynn Taylor
Wayne Dyer