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Category: Inspiration
Oh Radiant Dawn
One of the O Antiphon – Inspired by the Prophet Isaiah
O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:
Come,
shine on those who
dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
Christ is the dawn,
He is the light
the sun that brings the dawn
Rosa Mystica
The name “rosary” comes from the flower, the rose, which in medieval times was seen as a symbol of life eternal. Mary, the first to be redeemed by Christ, has been called the Mystical Rose. She reminds us we are called to the eternal life of Paradise.
Immaculata
whole being is “a yes to love, a yes to God”
greatest assertion is to be loved
to be protected by Mary teaches us to be more humble
then we can welcome the embrace of her Son
His embrace is Life, Hope, and Peace
the glory of God is…
The most oft-cited quote from Saint Irenaeus is from the fourth book of the Adversus Haereses and it runs as follows:
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| Born | AD 130 Smyrna in Asia Minor (modern-day ?zmir, Turkey) |
| Died | AD 202 (aged 72) Lugdunum in Gaul (modern-day Lyons, France) |
The Art Of Being Yourself
First lets just pause for a moment and embrace her SWAGG. She’s really orig! So I think she knows what shes talking about when she says be yourself and you’ll be a blazing star.
Emote, Extend, Exercise
Jane Ransom helps people build great relationships with themselves, their partners and the rest of the world. As a coach and speaker, she draws on the latest brain science, while using true stories to teach and to inspire. A professional hypnotist, Jane specializes in the subconscious mind, that hard-to-pin-down part of ourselves that guides our feelings, thoughts and behavior.
3 keys:
emote: to portray emotion in a theatrical manner. fire up the hypocampus (brain center of learning and memory)
extend gratitude: include other people – spark the most highly evolved part of the brain devoted to social intelligence
exercise: repetition (daily gratitude)
Practice Being Grateful Everyday
Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day.
2016 Advent Adventure Begins
Let Us Prepare for the Potter To Come
Isaiah’s image: “Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you are the potter: we are all the work of your hands.”
Accept and trust
then the work will be done
Happiness is all in your mind
Gen Kelsang Nyema at TEDxGreenville 2014
Simple, profound truths are the realm of this Buddhist nun. Her message? The gift of happiness truly lies within our own hearts and minds. Gen Kelsang Nyema, exuding a peacefulness that immediately connects with the audience, starts by asking three questions: Are you having a good day? Why? Tomorrow, would you rather have a good day or a bad day? She teaches that we cannot put our happiness at the whim of other people and of circumstances. If we want to be happy, we have to “stop outsourcing our happiness to other people” and cultivate a source of inner peace. What happens next is quite astounding. The whole crowd of 350+ people proceeds to meditate with Nyema. There’s a little squirming at first, but as she leads the audience through a calm citation of how to rest the mind, audience members feel a collective relaxation flow into the room and through the people. Fascinating! Refreshing.
This talk was part of TEDxGreenville UNZIPPED, held April 11, 2014, at the Kroc Center in Greenville, South Carolina.