Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ Learning to Love
“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we… Read More »Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ Learning to Love
Thomas Merton
Today’s Inspiration ~ You’ll Know When You Know
“A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live.” ~ Thomas Merton Source
Today’s Poem ~ In Silence
In Silence Thomas Merton Be still. Listen to the stones of the wall. Be silent, they try to speak your name. Listen to the living… Read More »Today’s Poem ~ In Silence
A Song to Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
Song for Nobody Thomas Merton A yellow flower (Light and spirit) Sings by itself For nobody. A golden spirit (Light and emptiness) Sings without a… Read More »A Song to Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
Today’s Reflection: On Love
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we… Read More »Today’s Reflection: On Love
Song for Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
A yellow flower(Light and spirit)Sings by itselfFor nobody. A golden spirit(Light and emptiness)Sings without a wordBy itself. Let no one touch this gentle sunIn whose… Read More »Song for Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
Song for Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
Song for Nobody A yellow flower(Light and spirit)Sings by itselfFor nobody. A golden spirit(Light and emptiness)Sings without a wordBy itself. Let no one touch this… Read More »Song for Nobody ~ Thomas Merton
Today’s Quote by Thomas Merton on the Pressures of Life
The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of contemporary violence. To allow oneself to be carried away… Read More »Today’s Quote by Thomas Merton on the Pressures of Life
Wind & a Bobwhite – Poem by Thomas Merton
Wind and a Bobwhite by Thomas Merton Wind and a bobwhite And the afternoon sun. By ceasing to question the sun I have become light,… Read More »Wind & a Bobwhite – Poem by Thomas Merton
In Silence ~ Poem by Thomas Merton
In Silence by Thomas Merton Be still. Listen to the stones of the wall. Be silent, they try to speak your name. Listen to the… Read More »In Silence ~ Poem by Thomas Merton
