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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| bf5eec8 | Gloom we have always with us, a rank and sturdy weed, but joy requires tending. --BARBARA HOLLAND | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| cb71371 | Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plentitude of the soul. --GASTON BACHELARD | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| d0607d0 | The twelfth-century German mystic Hildegard of Bingen suggests a simple way for us to begin exploring the richness of seasonal soulcraft: Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth's greenings. Now, Think. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 5f690e1 | You can consciously decide to be happy, loving, fulfilled, generous, peaceful, contented, spiritual, joyous, calm, festive, and emotionally connected to the important people in your life for the holidays this year. Or you can, unconsciously, choose to be a wreck. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 8ee1583 | When money is plenty this is a man's world. When money is scarce it is a woman's world. When all else seems to have failed, the woman's instinct comes in. She gets the job. That is a reason why, in spite of all that happens, we continue to have a world. --LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, October 1932 | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 61ec50e | No matter what form our job or activity takes, the content is the same as everyone else's; we are here to minister to human hearts. If we talk to anyone, or see anyone, or even think of anyone, then we have the opportunity to bring more love into the universe. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| ea69c63 | The mystical poet Kahlil Gibran tells us, "When you work, you fulfill a part of earth's fondest dream assigned to you when that dream is born." | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| aea7fc7 | You must believe your happiness and well-being is not frivolous but a spiritual prime directive. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 6dffdee | Reading means," Italo Calvino tells us, "[being] ready to catch a voice that makes itself heard when you least expect it, a voice that comes from an unknown source, from somewhere beyond the book, beyond the author, beyond the convention of writing: from the unsaid, from what the world has not yet said of itself and does not yet have the words to say." | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 51211cf | These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses, and the rest Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action. --T. S. ELIOT | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| b5bd76d | Our souls can never outgrow the yearning for luminous and liminal moments of Wholeness. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 510c119 | Stressed souls need the reassuring rhythm of self-nurturing rituals. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 7f41773 | If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make the long, slow journey across the desert as did the Magi? Or sit and watch the stars as did the shepherds? Or brood over the coming of the child as did Mary? For each one of us, there is a desert to travel. A star to discover. And a being withi.. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 127249e | The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes--ah, that is where the art resides. --ARTUR SCHNABEL | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| c2d7400 | We all have angels guiding us.... They look after us. They heal us, touch us, comfort us with invisible warm hands.... What will bring their help? Asking. Giving thanks. --SOPHY BURNHAM | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 98b5c10 | The fields are harvested and bare, And Winter whistles through the square. October dresses in flame and gold Like a woman afraid of growing old. --ANNE MARY LAWLER | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 1825b79 | Beguile us in the way you know," poet Robert Frost" | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 488c5f3 | When we feel at ease with ourselves, we feel at ease in the world. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 97713d8 | Cultivate gratitude. Carve out an hour a day for solitude. Begin and end the day with prayer, meditation, reflection. Keep it simple. Keep your house picked up. Don't overschedule. Strive for realistic deadlines. Never make a promise you can't keep. Allow an extra half hour for everything you do. Create quiet surroundings at home and at work. Go to bed at nine o'clock twice a week. Always carry something interesting to read. Breathe--deeply.. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 1cdd637 | Cultivate happiness. Hone your sense of humor; it's the most irresistible asset any of us can possess. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 0538840 | Being grateful. That's the first step to the path of joy. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 4145ef7 | Would that the spirit of Christmas could live within our hearts every day of the year. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| ccf1a69 | Sometimes when we awaken from the bad dream of disowning ourselves, we think that the sojourn to self-discovery is a new one. But it is an ancient quest. SOMETHING MORE "THE BOOK OF LOVE" | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 3588acf | Merry Christmas! and God bless us, God bless us every one! | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| c763b75 | When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people. The more alert and sensitive we are to our own needs, the more loving and generous we can be toward others. --EDA LESHAN | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 21d06e6 | The more we allow ourselves to recognize the wisdom and truth in other spiritual paths, the closer to Wholeness we become. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 1cbb618 | Your Christmas letter to the Universe can be the most powerful of motivational tools because it engages your emotions increasing the pulses of creative energy your subconscious mind needs to transform a reverie into reality perfected. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 51889eb | Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents. --JO MARCH (LOUISA MAY ALCOTT) | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 5d7433a | There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --ALBERT EINSTEIN | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 0f9749e | The gifts of the Magi. Unconditional Love. Selflessness. Trust. Faith. Forgiveness. Wholeness. Second Chances. Comfort. Joy. Peace. Reassurance. Rejoicing. Generosity. Compassion. Charity. Wonder. Acceptance. Courage. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| c5e810c | Eat, drink, and be merry in this season of joy. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 7d49d90 | Pocketful of Miracles: Prayers, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year. "The seasonal rhythms correlate with our bodily rhythms.... Our dream life and inner life grow more insistent in the winter darkness.... The old year is put to bed, one's business is finished, and the harvest of spiritual maturity is reaped as wisdom and forgiveness." | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 7a7ba90 | intuit higher meanings in these mysterious happenings. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| de39cc4 | Ithaka As you set out in search of Ithaka Pray that your journey be long, full of adventures, full of awakenings. Do not fear the monsters of old... You will not meet them in your travels if your thoughts are exalted and remain high, if authentic passions stir your mind, body and spirit. You will not encounter fearful monsters if you do not carry them within your soul, if your soul does not set them up in front of you. --CONSTANTINE PETER C.. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| cac68f8 | Thank you for the gift of this wonderful day. | Sarah Ban Breathnach | ||
| 9a4bd6c | Another key to a perfect salad is the sauce, or vinaigrette. Most people don't think of vinaigrette as a sauce but it is one of the most important in the French repertoire. It always includes mustard, and shallot, garlic, or chives, either vinegar or lemon juice, and most often peanut oil, though olive and canola oil are rapidly becoming more common. The proportions are 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1/4 cup (60ml) oil, a pinch .. | Susan Herrmann Loomis | ||
| 500d97c | SERVES 1 1/2 to 2/3 cup yogurt (or, if you are in France, faisselle) 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil (olive or other oil works, too) Juice of 1 Meyer lemon 1 teaspoon honey 2 tablespoons raw old-fashioned oatmeal 2 teaspoons chopped walnuts 1. Place the yogurt in a bowl and add oil. Mix well. Add lemon juice and mix well. Add honey and mix well. (It is important to add each ingredient one at a time and blend well to obtain a homogeneous mixture.. | Mireille Guiliano | ||
| d41be4d | LENTILS WITH SAUSAGES { LENTILLES AUX SAUCISSES } My friend Fabienne makes this dish at the drop of a hat, because it's quick, simple, satisfying, and delicious! Traditional vegetables in a dish like this are carrots, celery, onions, and perhaps fennel, which make it so flavorful. Sometimes it's fun to go a bit wild, though, as Fabienne says. "I use red bell pepper," she said. "It gives the dish exciting color and flavor." Whichever vegetab.. | Susan Herrmann Loomis | ||
| 3e7a7a4 | The Times Exclusive Reveal of Windermere Six Thanks to an anonymous source, the Times is pleased to share an exclusive list of the six children who were transported yesterday evening to Hollingsworth Hall, the magnificent and secluded home of Camilla Lenore DeMoss, the Countess of Windermere. They are, in no particular order: Oliver Appleby: Heir to the Appleby Jewelry fortune. This young chap is known to be an excellent student who also ex.. | Jessica Lawson | ||
| fac7d7f | Markets in Provence No region is such a market-must. Be it fresh fish by the port in seafaring Marseille, early summer's strings of pink garlic, Cavaillon melons and cherries all summer long or wintertime's earthy 'black diamond' truffles, Provence thrives on a bounty of local produce - piled high each morning at the market. Every town and village has one, but those in Aix-en-Provence and Antibes are particularly atmospheric. Take your own .. | Lonely Planet | ||
| 83d7167 | To Frances Turnbull Nov. 9, 1938 p. 368 I've read the story carefully and, Frances, I'm afraid the price for doing professional work is a good deal higher than you are prepared to pay at present. You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might tell at dinner. This is especially true when you begin to write, when you have not yet developed.. | F. Scott Fitzgerald | ||
| 62705f7 | Faith knew the Somerset Club in Boston, though she had never been inside the massive stone mansion at 42 Beacon Street that suggested a fortress more than the convivial social club, founded in 1851 or even earlier according to some accounts. Asking about membership was a guarantee of exclusion. It was the snootiest and perhaps the wealthiest of Boston's formerly all-male social clubs. The story most often told about the Somerset was an accu.. | Katherine Hall Page | ||
| 677a913 | Pantry Soup, which involved sauteing onions, garlic, and any other veggies kicking around before adding chicken broth, canned chickpeas, rosemary, a can of diced tomatoes, and slices of chicken sausage. Samantha had learned to keep packages of the sausages in the freezer in all different flavors. She defrosted Italian ones in the microwave and added them to the mixture she had on simmer. Before she served it she'd bring the soup to a boil a.. | Katherine Hall Page | ||
| e136795 | doubted | Katherine Hall Page |