“Forgiveness is the only way to reverse the irreversible flow of history.”
– Hannah Arendt
Traumbaum
“Ist der Baum im Traum ein Baum oder ein Traum?”
– Thomas Gröbly, Ethiker, Poet
Bäume im Morgennebel am Nussbaumersee.
Expanding life
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
– Anaïs Nin, French-Cuban-American writer, 1903 – 1977
Quote posted on Tina Roth Eisenberg’s blog. Thank you Tina for sharing your inspiring thoughts and reflections. I have learned a lot from them and it has given me a lot of joy.
Dream big
Being realistic leads to mediocrity.
Mount Everest seen from Gokyo Peak, Nepal.
The most important thing
“The most important thing is remembering the most important thing.”
Zen wisdom quoted by Tara Brach.
The whole of nature in its beauty…
“A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
– Albert Einstein
Know your intention and pay attention
Mindful intention and attention lead to awareness and transformation.
Xray of Buddha statue. Rietberg Museum.
Act as if our house were on fire
“I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.”
– Greta Thunberg, 16 year old environmental activist, her poignant speech at the World Economic Forum can be found here.
In 2019 joyfully leap into the air to catch a snowball
Leo, intrinsically joyful and kind.
Opinions are not facts
“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.”
– Daniel Patrick Moynihan