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JohnT · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:57 am Post subject:

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”

-- a quote from Ernest Hemingway's novel “A Farewell to Arms”, mentioned in today's newspaper. Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) was an American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and sportsman.

Teri · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:58 am Post subject:

Conversations will not be cancelled... Love will not be cancelled... Hope will not be cancelled. May we lean into the good stuff that remains. ~Jamie Tworkowski[/b]

Teri · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:50 am Post subject:

We belong to each other, and we can do hard things. ~Glennon Doyle

Teri · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:09 pm Post subject:

When I was a child and would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." ~Fred Rogers

Teri · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:48 am Post subject:

As difficult as it is — (And I cannot imagine a single human being that I know, who doesn’t find this insanity difficult) — try to find the positive. Even if it is one tiny little positive, it will still have more power than all of the negative combined. ~Donnie Wahlberg

Teri · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:54 am Post subject:

If you're out and you walk past someone it's ok to still smile. It's exactly what we all need right now. ~Jason Campbell, M.D.

Teri · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:36 am Post subject:

A pandemic will lead to permanent social, economic, and cultural changes. The key is to create good from a bad situation. ~Wayne Gerard Trotman

JohnT · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:50 pm Post subject:

Being Peace

If we are peaceful,
If we are happy,
We can smile and blossom like a flower.
And everyone in our family,
Our entire society,
Will benefit
From our peace.

- Thich Nhat Hanh (born 1926, age 93). It was listed under common Buddhist prayer.
Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk and peace activist, founder of the Plum Village Tradition.

JohnT · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:25 pm Post subject:

We come from a Christian/Catholic tradition, but I am learning to explore and understand a little about other religious traditions.

So here's another one from the Buddhist tradition:

May I be a guard for those who need protection,
A guide for those on the path,
A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood.
May I be a lamp in the darkness,
A resting place for the weary,
A healing medicine for all who are sick
A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles.
And for the boundless multitudes of living beings
May I bring sustenance and awakening,
Enduring like the earth and sky
Until all beings are freed from sorrow
And all are awakened.

- Shantideva (an 8th Century Buddhist monk)

JohnT · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:09 am Post subject:

“The surest test of discipline is its absence.”

— Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Clara Barton was a pioneering American nurse who has been given credit as the one who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk.

— quoted in today's local newspaper, Daytona Beach News-Journal

Teri · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:12 am Post subject:

Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless. ~Charles M. Crowe

Teri · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:55 am Post subject:

We will emerge stronger and more authentic than ever before in life, business and economy… in the meantime, meditation during the storm is the best medicine. ~Maya Nahra

Teri · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:51 am Post subject:

As we practice social distancing, let's not distance ourselves from books. They will keep us company and connect us back to people, back to society. ~Ibram X. Kendi

Teri · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:55 am Post subject:

Stay in with a book. Reading saves lives. ~Matt Haig

Teri · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:05 am Post subject:

In light of current events, I hereby would like to nominate grocery store workers across the world for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. ~Keith Wynn