The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in…
The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. .. – M. Scott Peck –
There's no peace like the peace of an inner courtyard on a sunny day. - Yann Martel -
Isn't it fascinating that the closer we get to a flower, the more difficult it gets to put it in a category - and the more we can admire every…
"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."- Albert Schweitzer -
"Everything and everyone is won by the sweetness of our words and works." (Don Bosco) On 24 January we celebrated the feast of St Francis de Sales. His teachings of…
"Have patience with all things - but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because…
"The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as…
“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Photo: Beate Matthies