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When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused. Rainer Maria Rilke Meditation: I remember growing up and having most of our familyContinue reading “I Go To The Sea…”

Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor. Charles Spurgeon Meditation: My daughters love the cemeteries in Germany. They are different from those here in the USContinue reading “We With Him In Resurrection…”

Sorrow comes in great waves…but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us. And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain. Henry James Meditation: Sometimes our work life creates sorrow for us. At other times it is our love lifeContinue reading “Sorrow Comes In Great Waves…”

Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress. Melody Beattie Meditation: Sometimes we want to solveContinue reading “Surrendering and Letting Go…”

Maybe I am not very human – what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. Edward Hopper Meditation: I think this artist is very human in his wish to paint sunlight on the side of a house. I can resonate with him. Growing up in Wittgenstein, Westphalia, GermanyContinue reading “May The Sun Rise Soon…”

A (societal) regression stops when anxiety subsides or when the complications of the regression are greater than the anxiety that feeds the regression. Murray Bowen Meditation: Our American society is going through a major regression experience. Chronic and instinctual anxiety have caused a “herd” mentality. The former societal majority is feeling threatened by gradually becomingContinue reading “Societal Regression…”

When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don’t say to yourself “All is lost. I have to start all over again.” This is not true. What you have gained you have gained….When you return to the road, you return to theContinue reading “Do Not Despair…”

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for. Bob Marley Meditation: Sometimes we are being hurt by those we are closest to or by those whom we love. Often they do not hurt us intentionally. More so the suffering and pain they are going through isContinue reading “The Ones Worth Suffering for…”

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. Marianne Williamson Meditation: Forgiveness does not mean condoning or forgetting. Forgiving also does not depend on the other person asking for forgiveness. Forgiving doesContinue reading “Forgiveness Is Not Easy…”

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.Continue reading “Our Deepest Fear Is Being Powerful…”