Good day my beloved brothers and sisters of Christ. Those of you who are not yet our siblings, then on behalf of our Heavenly Father, I welcome you.
There will be some of my art to share in a while, but first I want to show you that which I will be personally focusing my heart, mind and soul on for a while.
William and Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 and 1890
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for
oneself nor others.
Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
Never stray from the Way.
“Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.”
― Benjamin Hoff Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
“Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day.”
- Ming-Dao Deng, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony
“Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.”
― Lao Tzu
“To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.”
― Lao Tzu
“The Taoists realized that no single concept or value could be
considered absolute or superior. If being useful is beneficial, the
being useless is also beneficial. The ease with which such opposites may
change places is depicted in a Taoist story about a farmer whose horse
ran away.
His neighbor commiserated only to be told, "Who knows what's good or bad?" It was true. The next day the horse returned, bringing with it a drove of wild horses it had befriended in its wanderings. The neighbor came over again, this time to congratulate the farmer on his windfall. He was met with the same observation: "Who knows what is good or bad?" True this time too; the next day the farmer's son tried to mount one of the wild horses and fell off, breaking his leg. Back came the neighbor, this time with more commiserations, only to encounter for the third time the same response, "Who knows what is good or bad?" And once again the farmer's point was well taken, for the following day soldiers came by commandeering for the army and because of his injury, the son was not drafted.
According to the Taoists, yang and yin, light and shadow, useful and useless are all different aspects of the whole, and the minute we choose one side and block out the other, we upset nature's balance. If we are to be whole and follow the way of nature, we must pursue the difficult process of embracing the opposites.”
― Connie Zweig, Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature
So as a follower foremost of Jesus Christ, I say, "Thy will, not mine be done."
So my beloved brothers and sisters, this is it for today. If you like my blog then please pass it on. Know that you are loved and I thank you for your time. Blessings peace and love to you all. Your bro in Christ, Peter.
There will be some of my art to share in a while, but first I want to show you that which I will be personally focusing my heart, mind and soul on for a while.
William and Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 and 1890
oneself nor others.
― Benjamin Hoff Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
“The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It
does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very
nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean
from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power
is never diminished.”
Ming-Dao Deng. Everyday Tao
“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still
and allow the mud to settle.” - Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day.”
- Ming-Dao Deng, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony
“Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.”
― Lao Tzu
“To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.”
― Lao Tzu
His neighbor commiserated only to be told, "Who knows what's good or bad?" It was true. The next day the horse returned, bringing with it a drove of wild horses it had befriended in its wanderings. The neighbor came over again, this time to congratulate the farmer on his windfall. He was met with the same observation: "Who knows what is good or bad?" True this time too; the next day the farmer's son tried to mount one of the wild horses and fell off, breaking his leg. Back came the neighbor, this time with more commiserations, only to encounter for the third time the same response, "Who knows what is good or bad?" And once again the farmer's point was well taken, for the following day soldiers came by commandeering for the army and because of his injury, the son was not drafted.
According to the Taoists, yang and yin, light and shadow, useful and useless are all different aspects of the whole, and the minute we choose one side and block out the other, we upset nature's balance. If we are to be whole and follow the way of nature, we must pursue the difficult process of embracing the opposites.”
― Connie Zweig, Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature
So as a follower foremost of Jesus Christ, I say, "Thy will, not mine be done."
So my beloved brothers and sisters, this is it for today. If you like my blog then please pass it on. Know that you are loved and I thank you for your time. Blessings peace and love to you all. Your bro in Christ, Peter.
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