August 2011
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Furrow #74, Cheerfulness →
You are not happy because you make everything revolve around yourself as if you were always the centre: you have a stomach-ache, or you are tired, or they have said this or that…—Have you ever tried thinking about Him, and through Him, about others?
July 2011
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Sweet Ultrasound →
June 2011
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“You are hurt by your neighbour’s lack of charity towards you. Think how...”
– St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Way, #441
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To the bus stop and back
Remember when we would walk to the stop sign and back? When I didn’t feel like it you would say, “Ashley will be outside,” and I would go with you in a heartbeat. You knew I had a crush on the neighbor’s daughter.
Remember when we would walk to the basketball court and back? When I struggled with my free throws you would say, “Shoot 10 more,” and I would try to...
“‘Tomorrow’: sometimes it is prudence; very often it is the adverb of...”
– St. Josemaría Escrivá. The Way, #251
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I am a broken record
By my words alone I am a broken record looping on the same old tired empty commitments. By my actions I am a consistent, fortified melody. Today, I won’t say a word. I’ll commit to do something in each heroic minute to make progress, even in the smallest way.
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“You can hold only one watermelon in each hand. When you try to hold more, you...”
– Lebanese proverb
“Sunday is the perfect day to start tomorrow.”
– CJS
“Taking one small, imperfect step now is better than waiting for the giant,...”
– CJS
May 2011
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March 2011
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Your Way
The path is rather blurry. Grant me clarity so I may see. Grant me courage so I may accept. Lord, show me Your way.
Show me Your way, oh Lord, I am not worthy to see, Let Your will be done not mine, Your graces alone equip me.
I say yes but I still stumble. Bruised and bleeding with pain. With each step I draw near. Lord, show me Your way.
Show me Your way, oh Lord, I am not worthy to be,...
February 2011
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“I must remember: Whenever a woman enters the room, always rise no matter how...”
– Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
November 2010
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September 2007
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