Mirrors we use

Bloor & Avenue #5, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

What we don't see is that

the mirrors we use are distorted.

Mark Labberton,

The Dangerous Act of Loving your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus

Gifts & Possessions

RIC_1829, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

All you are unable to give,

possesses you.

Andre Gide

World-changing work

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

People teach as an act of construction and reconstruction and as a gift of oneself to others. I teach in the hope of making the world a better place.

Bill Ayers, To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher

Welcoming strangers

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

The other must always must have precedence over myself, not because she or he is necessarily congenial or shares my opinions, but simply because she or he is there and needs me.

Emmanuel Levinas
quoted and paraphrased by Dow Marmur, rabbi emeritus, Holy Blossom Temple, Our duty to welcome strangers, Toronto Star, September 6, 2010, A13

Life is energy

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Life is energy, and energy is creativity. And even when individuals pass on, the energy is retained in the work of art, locked in it and awaiting release if only someone will take time and the care to unlock it.

Marianne Moore

Being Birthed

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

The birth of the human heart is an ongoing process. It is being birthed in every experience of your life. Everything that happens to you has the potential to deepen you.

John O’Donohue, Anam Ċara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom