“There are only three colors, ten digits, and seven notes; it’s what we do with them that’s important.” – Ruth Ross (20030305we)
Category: Lifeways
Originality
“Do not go where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Anonymous (20030305we)
Troubles and Challenges in Life
“When there is a promise of a storm, if you want change in your life, walk into it. If you get on the other side, you will be different. If you want change in your life, and you are avoiding the trouble, you can forget it.” – Sweet Honey In The Rock (20030122we)
Judaism
“As the people of Israel were ‘birthed’ out of Egypt through the watery ‘birth canal’ of the Red Sea, they began singing a song that is sung for Israel even to this day (Exodus 15). Perhaps this is their song-of-the-soul that commemorates and remembers Israel’s birth.” – Greg Johnson (20030121tu)
Soul, Song of the Soul
“In Africa, there is a tribe in which expectant mothers create a song-of-the-soul for their unborn children. Villagers sing this song to the baby at birth and at every important moment of his life – from his first step to his wedding day. The song is also sung when that person steps out of the… Continue reading Soul, Song of the Soul
Absolutism
“Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.” – Wendell Johnson (20021224tu)
Change
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” – Leo Tolstoy (20021223mo)
Simplicity
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” – Henry David Thoreau (20021223mo)
Independence, Individuality, Activism
“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Angela Monet (20021208su)
Activism, Purpose
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (20021113we)
Spiritual Beings
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” – Wayne Dyer (20021111mo)
Judaism, Torah Thought
“Spiritual thoughts are nice, but they have a tendency to evade practicalities. Like butterflies slipping through reality’s net, like birds drawn upward in flight. A thought of Torah, however, waits above your head like a reservoir of living waters. As ethereal as it may be, it needs only a small opening to burst and pour… Continue reading Judaism, Torah Thought