There are times when silence has the loudest voice. ~ Leroy Brownlow “…Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don’t really want to smile at; do it for peace…” ~Mother Teresa Day and evening, I have sat diligently at my distressed white Queen Anne desk to begin writingContinue reading “Simply, love”
Category Archives: Peace
Lamenting Boston
You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right. ~Maya Angelou Peace – that was the other name for home. ~Kathleen Norris It was half-past three and I chose to check my mobile phone to see if I missed a call or text message. Indeed,Continue reading “Lamenting Boston”
Peaceful Remembrance
Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title. ~ Virginia Woolf Forgotten memories stream back to my mind and blind side me with rich imagery and preserved moments from the days of old. These once-forgotten instances of long-agoContinue reading “Peaceful Remembrance”
All I Ever Wanted
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches you by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly – not one. ~Rumi Looking outside from my kitchen window, I’m overjoyed by the scene that unfolds before my eyes and I’m happily distracted by the chaos of kids all smilesContinue reading “All I Ever Wanted”
Seeking peace
There must be quite a few things a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Chapter 2 All yesterday long, I felt out of sorts, like my body and mind were at odds with each other. Carrying this agitated state around with me inside and out made forContinue reading “Seeking peace”