contemplation

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mynameiskate @mynameiskate (2658) 28 Apr 21

With 2019 almost forgotten I began thinking of the coming year with anticipation. Perhaps I thought this might be the best year of my life. You know how it goes. When we look back do we ever catch ourselves thinking how good the...

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The Rising of the sun(SON)

Philip Low @crobyghost (178) • United States 5 Feb 21

As a new day starts here in Minnesota I open my eyes and think of how the sun seems to creep up on the horizon and then it seems to shoot across the sky and then crawl into its abis on the other side only a few hours later. Like a...

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Encounter With God

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 11 Apr 19

In the Middle Ages, St. Teresa of Avila, the founder of the Carmelites communities, initiated what came to be known as the Teresian reform of the monasteries. It used to be that when gallivanting kings were fed up with their...

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Nothing Doing

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 27 Jan 18

Hobbes has hit the nail on the head here, don't you think? Here's a little bit of Madness to help that thought sink in... https://youtu.be/rXuvdeEC5y8

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The world does not owe anyone a living.

Thubten Choayang @TibetanCulture (460) 12 Sep 17

There is an ancient proverb, a tale of an eagle, is terrified of the heights of the sky, so frightened of heights until it tightly grasp the branches. Irrespective of how the eagle will no longer set free. In order to tame the...

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Are You Examining Your Life?

Mike Page @magnumopus (1644) • Singapore 31 May 17

Do you stop, look and listen...and pause for a while and analyze and examine what's going on in your life right now? As much as possible I try to have a daily examination of my life or some would say "examination of conscience"...

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Is the Toilet a Good Place for an Epiphany?

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 8 Apr 16

"I suspect however that life is most commonly and soberly contemplated from the toilet seat." ~ Fiacre Banks Were you expecting toilet humor? Sorry, this is serious stuff. If you feel the need to comment, please refrain from...

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Poem from my blog : Contemplation

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 21 Nov 12

Contemplation Early are the cries that come whispering to me Rousing me from sleep and speaking mystically Deep are the echoes that sound through the night Inviting me beyond my own inner light. Unspoken are the words and...

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one of my poems: Turn off the radio

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 20 Nov 12

Turn off the radio Turn off the radio, turn off the noise Silence your being, silence your voice Quiet your thinking, quiet your will Still every movement, sit and be still Holding onto nothing, you will have all When...

Good news for atheists!

man2sting @man2sting (637) • Indonesia 11 Aug 10

1. Nobody should convert to one's religion here. 2. Nobody should agree with one's opinion. 3. You've got 2 good options in life: time and brain to contemplate

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The young VS the old

man2sting @man2sting (637) • Indonesia 8 Jul 10

The young tend to jump to conclusion and laugh at the old. The old prefer to tell the young what to do and underestimate them. The conclusion is ...

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End the silence!

wildcard @wildcard (11) • United States 21 Mar 10

This is a declaration to say whatever you like and end the silence. Write down what has been on your mind for the longest time but have been unable to say to anyone.

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life

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Appreciation

Alloy42 @Alloy42 (372) • United States 2 Mar 08

For an unknown reason, with a particular set of my friends, each time they post about anything introspective, it strikes a cord within me and I begin thinking about aspects of life - self - relationships that I had previously not...

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What is life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare....

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 24 Feb 08

and what do you stare or dream of when you pause your busy life for just a moment? Do you manage to find that pause button, or is it stuck on fast forward.

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Have you attended an Ignatian spiritual retreat?

paxmundi @paxmundi (80) • Philippines 11 Oct 07

The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola is a month long program of meditation, contemplation, and prayers. I attended one and it has changed my view of life. It has brought me closer to my God. It had made Christ more human...

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