You are Beautiful as You are

Photo by denis latraverse

When you feel small amidst the grandeur of your world, remember that you were created a part of that world; your existence is a stroke of paint that completes a masterpiece.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE...

At times we see ourselves as lesser persons than the others.   These happen

Life's Journey - Finding Our Way Home

Photo by Sweetverni

Life is a road of choices.  We live it by our day to day decisions and actions.  Which side of the road we choose to walk on, paints the perspective on what life is for us.  It is indeed a journey of discovering who and what we are in each and every step we take.

The journey is a race, not against others, but against the weaknesses and limitations of ourselves.  It is not to

If The Love of God Blesses You... (Henri J. M. Nouwen, "Finding My Way Home")

If the love of God blesses you, you have the eyes to see the blessedness of others.

 (Henri J.M. Nouwen, "Finding My Way Home")

You are God's beloved. That's how blessed you are. Embrace your blessedness, and you will see that the

Serenity, by Doris Lagrasse

To walk when others

     are running;

To whisper when others 

     are shouting;

To sleep when others 

     are restless;

To smile when others

     are angry;

To work when others

     are idle;

To pause when others

     are hurrying;

To pray when others

     are doubting;

To think when others

     are in confusion;

To face turmoil when others

     yet feel composure;

To know inner calm

     inspite of everything -

This is the test of Serenity.

Not A Sad Thing...

Photo by Sweetverni (Feb. 2012, UP Diliman, QC, Philippines

Loneliness is not a sad thing, 

but a discrete openness to a presence 

that the heart so long desires. 

A presence that may fill an empty space, 

or may clear out an occupied place. 

The heart has its own time to feel and fill,