“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signals in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (via quote-book)
May 2010
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Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Over the Rainbow / What a wonderful world
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dream of, once in a lullaby
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me
Oh, Somwhere over the rainbow blue birds fly
And the dream that you dare to, why oh why can’t I
Well I see trees of green and red roses, too
I watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying, ’How do you do?’
They’re really saying, “I… I love you.”
I hear babies crying and are lost in hope
They’ll know much more than we’ll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Oh, someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dare to, why oh why can’t I…
“That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.”
—Ninon de L’Enclos (via dreamonforeternity)
Are you becoming absent-minded?
I was attending a spiritual retreat in Atlant this weekend, and one of the students expressed frustration about becoming absent-minded. I thought, what a beautiful phrase that is, and how perfectly it describes the process of embodied awakening. There is a descending current that moves authority from the head down into the body (often experienced as being seated in the heart, or lower in the hara). Absent mindedness (especially for someone who’s strongly identified with their cognitive development) seems like a natural rite of passage in the embodied awakening process.
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring which you have not; but remember that what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for.”
—Epicurus (via justbesplendid)
“Most people’s imaginations don’t have limits. As we grow older, we stop daydreaming and our minds stop wandering. When your mind wanders, it comes home with interesting things found along the way. Remember the value of imagining; the knowledge that when you look around, everything you see was once imagined at some time by somebody.”
—Neil Gaiman (via halfway-through)
“Self-Realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing.”
—Paramhansa Yogananda (via beautyisgod)
“Your expression is the messenger of your spirit because it announces you to the world. When balanced, it allows you not only to speak your personal truth, but also to live your personal truth.”
—Sonia Choquette
