“Learning to celebrate joy is one of the great practices of the spiritual life.” SpiritualJoyPracticeCelebrateSpiritual Life Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."” MindStatesSpiritualJoyOpportunityMy OwnAbilitySelf ImprovementImprovementCelebrateFulfillmentContributionSincereState Of MindSelfless Author:Tony Robbins
“Political movements for justice are part of the fuller development of the cosmos, and nature is the matrix in which humans come to their self-awareness of their power to transform. Liberation movements are a fuller development of the cosmos's sense of harmony, balance, justice, and celebration. This is why true spiritual liberation demands rituals of cosmic celebrating and healing, which will in turn culminate in personal transformation and liberation.” HumansSelfSpiritualPoliticalTurnsJusticeHealingAwarenessMovementDevelopmentBalanceDemandTransformationHarmonySelf AwarenessCelebrateLiberationCosmosRitualCosmicCelebrationPersonal TransformationPolitical Movements Author:Matthew Fox
“The Christmas season is also that time of year when the business world implores us to consider the material as more important than the spiritual, all in the spirit of 'the holidays.' So we celebrate the arrival on Christmas Day of iPods and DVDs... Then again, maybe this is precisely the kind of seasonal silliness that causes the Christian faithful to shut out the noise and contemplate the real nativity scene and its eternal promise.” WorldYearsKindImportantRealChristianSpiritualSpiritCausesMaterialsPromiseSceneEternalSeasonsNoiseCelebrateFaithfulHolidayContemplatingArrivalsChristian FaithDvdsIpodsChristmas DayBusiness WorldSillinessChristmas SeasonNativity Author:L. Brent Bozell, Jr.