“Revere those things beyond science which really matter and about which it is so difficult to speak.”
“The Eternal Tao
Like the softness
of water we flow...
through gentleness
of love we grow...
and through blissful
Oneness we know...
Forever is now.”
Source: Random Molecular Mirroring
“The cure for hatred is straightforward. One should pray for the person toward whom he feels hatred; make specific supplication mentioning this person by name, asking God to give this person good things in this life and the next. When one does this with sincerity, hearts mend. If one truly wants to purify his or her heart and root out disease, there must be total sincerity and conviction that these cures are effective.
Arguably, the disease of hatred is one of the most devastating forces in the world. But the force that is infinitely more powerful is love. Love is an attribute of God; hate is not. A name of God mentioned in the Quran is al-Wadud, the Loving one. Hate is the absence of love, and only through love can hatred be removed from the heart. In a profound and beautiful hadith, the Prophet said, "None of you has achieved faith until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”
Source: Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
“Include and project the voices of underrepresented people in the spaces where their access is limited. Go love, and build, and restore, and speak, and engage, and create. Go be better and do better.”
Source: Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities
“If a group isn't being actively inclusive, it's being passively exclusive. This passive attitude results in lifestyle communities that do not reflect the local population.”
Source: Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities
“Alternative lifestyle communities can easily become victim to cults of personality. Calling out problems in a community or running afoul of the wrong popular organizer, even for the right reasons, can lead to a social backlash.”
Source: Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities
“I thought everything in the world was already discovered. Already in my books. A lot of dead stuff that put me to sleep. That was the day I understood the world is still living.”
Source: Flight Behavior
“But God doesn’t just hang there while we get on with the rest of our week. He’s up to a lot of other really cool stuff. Let’s follow Him around and be part of it. I’m in! Are you?”
Source: Not Just on Sundays: Seeking God's Purpose in Each New Day
“This debate has repercussions on how we live for God, how we relate to our neighbors both near and far, and how we connect with our Christian brothers. It affects the valuing of women, the quality of our marriages, and the teachings and behavioral patterns we pass on to our children. It shapes our ideas of what it means to be part of the body of Christ, how we develop and use our gifts, and what Jesus asks of us in fulfilling his mission for the world.”
Source: Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women
“Know that it is never God's objective for you to fail. He wants you to prosper and reign with Him. And if God is with you, who can possibly be against you? Nobody!”
Source: Identity Thief: Exposing Satan's Plan to Steal Your Purpose, Passion and Power