The unknown is where possibility glitters.
~ Michelle Obama
Light Filtering in Jungle Cave, Belize – photo by Kevin Wells Photography
Daily Inspiration
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Let’s keep pouring light into each other, into all things and all situations. At a time when change is all around us and we are not sure what we can do, simply pour light in. Love wins.
~ Earthschool Harmony
Vivid Moorea Sunset. Tahiti – photo by Devadana Sanctuary
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
~ Kahlil Gibran
Lotus Blossom – photo by Ange DiBenedetto
“We’re living a lie,” he stated. The astronaut also pointed out how problems like global warming, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity are treated as isolated issues when, in fact, they are symptoms of a larger problem: human disconnection with the planet. “From space, it becomes clear that we do not see each other as part of a whole.” “As long as we do not change this mentality, we will continue to be in crisis,” he said.
The solution, according to Garan, is a radical change of priorities. Instead of thinking about “economy, society, planet”, we should reverse the order: “planet, society, economy”. This simple exchange reflects the need to place environmental health as the basis for all other decisions.
~ Ron Garan, a former NASA astronaut
Earth from Apollo – photo by NASA
Even though we cannot see clearly how it’s going to turn out, we are still called to let the future into our imagination.
We will never be able to build what we have not first cherished in our hearts.
~Joanna Macy
Shoreline Magic, Costa Rica – photo by Devadana Sanctuary
I think sometimes we need to take a step back and just remember we have no greater right to be here than any other animal.
~ Sir David Attenboro
Sri Lankan Leopards – photo by sonnydaez, bigstockphoto.com
Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing our mutual belonging and offering our care.
~ Tara Brach
Rainbow, Lake George – photo by Devadana Sanctuary
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.
~ Stephen Hawking
Mountain Valley, Nepal – photo by denbelitsky, bigstockphoto.com
We have to get back to the spiritual law if we are to survive.
I do not see a delegation for the Four Footed. I see no seat for the Eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior. But we are after all a mere part of Creation. And we must consider to understand where we are. And we stand somewhere between the mountain and the Ant. Somewhere and only there as part and parcel of the Creation.
~ Oren Lyons
Snowy Owl in Flight – photo by photoguy66, bigstockphoto.com
Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
White Lotus Flower – photo by Pixel B, bigstockphoto.com
What is one thing you can do today to ease the pain of someone else? Make it very small, very simple. Do it today.
~ Diane Mariechild
Beautiful Tree, Pacific Grove, CA – photo by Jen Silacci
When the world of humans is too much, let the more-than-human world cradle you. The old ones knew this truth—our grandmothers who sang to the seeds, our grandfathers who knelt in the dirt, our ancestors who listened to the whispers of the wind and the silence of the stones.
~ Angell Deer
Cave Behind Rifle Falls, Colorado – photo by Kris Wiktor, bigstockphoto.com
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members, a heart of grace, and a soul generated by love.
~ Coretta Scott King
Sunrise in Monument Valley – photo by Melissa Kopka, bigstockphoto.com
We can never underestimate this truth: No matter who you are, the biggest thing you do in any day is most often going to be a small act of kindness, decency, or love.
~ Cory Booker
Beautiful Lotus – photo by Peggy Braun
The obvious choice, then, is to extend our notions of self-interest. For example, it would not occur to me to plead with you, “Don’t saw off your leg. That would be an act of violence.” It wouldn’t occur to me (or to you) because your leg is part of your body. Well, so are the trees in the Amazon rain basin. They are our external lungs. We are beginning to realize that the world is our body.
~ Joanna Macy
Amazon Jungle – photo by pxhidalgo, bigstockphoto.com
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