ANGELS

Are angels with us always? Yes! Always! No matter what we think, how we feel, or where we are. Angels surround us in the air, in nature, in cities, in sleep, in our dreams, and in our homes. 

 

 

Be a light unto the world

The Peace of Wild Things

By Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me

and I wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things" from The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry. Copyright © 1998. Published and reprinted by arrangement with Counterpoint Press.

Source: Collected Poems 1957-1982 (Counterpoint Press, 1985)

Steve Jobs’ Last Words -

Steve Jobs’ Last Words

 

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.

In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth… Should be something that is more important:

Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days ...
Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. 

The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love. That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.

Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.
What is the most expensive bed in the world? - "Sick bed" …

You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – "Life".

When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – "Book of Healthy Life".

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends...

Treat yourself well. Cherish others.

Watership Down

"Animals don't behave like men...If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality."

from the wonderful book, Watership Down

One Energy

Cleansing Prayer

I like finding new prayers.

Gold

Always look for the gold within the heart. It's the only gold worth finding. All other gold is fools gold.

I haven't been showing up much in the Classroom lately. I suppose because I have been a lazy student -- a condition I suspect effects many of us. What I can say is that I've noticed that when I don't show up for my spiritual path, it effects my everyday life. It's like not eating healthy food--eventually it shows in low energy levels and the body not doing so well. 

I did just read my last 3 lessons again all at once and felt a definite surge of energy and inspiration. 

I also want to say how sorry I am, Indira, for your recent loss. I know there are not words that can really comfort, but I hope you can feel my heart reaching out to yours.

And to say thank you for continuing to show up for our school. You do not ask us to do anything that you also do not do. You keep showing up, no matter what is going on in your life. You are an inspiration to me in that way -- a true teacher because you do what you ask us to do. I learn, not only from your words, but from how you choose to live your life. I don't know the inner workings of your daily life, but I do know you keep showing up, as you ask us to do. I will try to be a better student -- and a better Teacher to myself.  Love, Kevin