Women at Rest

Love Does That by Meister Eckhart

All day long a little burro labors, sometimes
with heavy loads on her back and sometimes just with worries
about things that bother only
burros.

And worries, as we know, can be more exhausting
than physical labor.

Once in a while a kind monk comes
to her stable and brings
a pear, but more
than that,

he looks into the burro's eyes and touches her ears

and for a few seconds the burro is free
and even seems to laugh,

because love does
that.

Love frees.

Sunday Morning

The only real rest comes
when you're alone with God.

~Rumi

Can You Hear It Calling You?

"Our culture is so filled with bombast, quiet is intensified." ~Unknown

(Photo by amma_maw.)

A Momentary Breather

"The concept of living one day at a time simplifies my life enormously. I have to make sensible plans for my future, but I don't have to write scenarios about the outcome, and make myself anxious and fearful." ~From Living in the Day