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Category Archives: Wisdom
Founder of Taize dies.
When I was in choir in college at the University of St Thomas St Paul MN, we sang many types of choral music. But one type or style that touched me deeply was the music of Taize. At the time … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged Brother Roger, Brother Roger Schutz, Taize
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The Cushioned Life
by Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster Our technological civilization has cushioned life on all sides, yet more than ever before, people helplessly succumb to the blows of life. This is very simply because a merely technological culture cannot give any help in … Continue reading
Until
By Alan Paton There is a hard law…When an injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive. Submitted by your friend and mine, Madeleine
The road less traveled
By: Joseph J. Mazzella Like the poet Robert Frost I have been taking the road less traveled for many years now. It has been a twisting and curvy road with many steep hills and rocky spots. It hasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Literature, Wisdom
Tagged Joseph Mazzella, The road less traveled
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Friendship
Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the … Continue reading
The Hickory Tree
A warm evening breeze caressed the expansive gardens at the old estate. The perfume of hundreds of rose blossoms, released by the sultry air, wafted up to flirt with a myriad of clustered purple wisteria blossoms hanging from the arches. … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged heart warming story, heartwarming story, hickory tree
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Growth
By: Joseph J. Mazzella I noticed something when I gave my youngest son a hug today: he is almost as tall as I am now. He is only 12 years old, but already is on his way to … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged heart warming story, Joseph J. Mazzella, Joseph Mazzella
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The Keys to Heaven
by Bill Walker Who has the Keys to Heaven? What is the way to Heaven? How does one get through the gate of Heaven? Who is the gatekeeper of Heaven? Who started this stuff about St. Peter? Now get your … Continue reading
The Other End of the Boardwalk
By Bob PerksBob@BobPerks.com "I’ve come a long way on this boardwalk," I said. "Yes, it is a long walk, isn’t it?" the man replied. I wasn’t really referring to how far I walked. It is two miles long and has … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged bob perks, The Other End of the Boardwalk, wisdom
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Thought Of The Day
May God be your pilot today, may happiness be your passenger, faith your fuel, love your engine and dreams your wingsby Clarissa Anderson
The Average Person
by Eberhard Arnold The captive balloon is obviously not free. And the average person is moored to the bonds of things, to public opinion, to governmental and economic realities, like the captive balloon on its cable. But it is not … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged average person, Eberhard Arnold, free, freedom
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A Punctured Balloon
by Joanne Lowe Have you ever seen a balloon that has been punctured by a fingernail or object? It only takes one little hole in the balloon to deflate it. It may take a while for it to completely deflate … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged A Punctured Balloon, broken heart, Joanne Lowe, pleasant word
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Loving design
By: Joseph J. Mazzella My children and I decided to take our Saint Bernard, Buddy for a walk around the local lake today. This led to a relaxed pace since Buddy needed to stop often to take in … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged god design, god's design, Joseph Mazzella, Loving design
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Boredom
by Georges Bernanos Well, as I was saying, the world is eaten up by boredom. To perceive this needs a little preliminary thought: you can’t see it all at once. It is like dust. You go about and never notice, … Continue reading
A Shared Smile
by Joanne Lowe When we see something that is funny, we look at our family and friends to see if they are sharing the laughter with us. Sometimes when the pastor says something funny in his sermon we look at … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged A Shared Smile, Joanne Lowe
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Decorations of the Heart
by Joanne Lowe As we look at the decorations on the Christmas Tree, we are filled with a sense of beauty and peace. Without the decorations on the tree it would look bare and not as pretty. What about our … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged christmas, Christmas Tree, Decorations of the Heart, Joanne Lowe
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Bob Dylan Wisdom: Serve Somebody
Does Bob Dylan have a little wisdom that we can glean? I have learned that one of the keys to happiness is serving others. Bob buts that theme to a song. Serve SomebodyBob Dylan You may be a state trooper, … Continue reading
Fear Not
By Johann Christoph Arnold “Dozens dead, hundreds injured” scream the headlines all over the world. But it seems to me that amid all the tumult, we are missing the most important thing. If 9/11 really changed us (as so many … Continue reading
Five More Minutes
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That’s my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down … Continue reading
Thought Of The Day
Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.Julia Child
Posted in Misc, Quote of the day, Wisdom
Tagged happiness, julia child, julia childs, wisdom
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Keep your childish point of view!
Kids….When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff, you can wish on. When I look at … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Heartwarming Stories, Misc, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged childish point of view, jesus, kids
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Funny How We Think
Funny how a $10.00 bill looks so big when you take it to church, but so small when you take it to the market. Funny how big an hour serving God looks and how small 60 minutes are when spent … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Fun, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged church, funny, what christians really think
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Whereas the Way…
By Kathleen Hasenberg Christ’s will was, and is, to unite. Think how he wept over Jerusalem! Think of his prayer, “That they all might be one.” But people did not and do not want this. Christ said. “I am the … Continue reading
Science of the Soul
Without human free will, freedom and liberty are meaningless concepts. Many prominent scientists have concluded, in written statements, that the source of human free will cannot now, or ever, be logically explained as a natural phenomenon that is subject to … Continue reading →