THE DAILY SPARK

PIECES OF HEART

My soul tells me we were all broken from the same nameless heart and every living thing wakes with a piece of that original heart aching its way into blossom.  This is why we know each other below our strangeness.   Why when we fall, we lift each other or when in pain we hold each other.  Why when sudden with joy, we dance together.  Life is the many pieces of that great heart loving itself back together.  

Quote by Mark Nepo from his book:  THE EXQUISITE RISK

REFLECTION:

  • What is aching its way into blossom?
  • Do you allow others to lift you up, hold you when in pain or dance with another in joy?
  • How can you allow more love into your heart – to love all your broken parts together with the help of another?

EXPECT vs. APPRECIATE

For those who expect everything, there are many curses.  For those who appreciate everything, there are many blessings.

Quote by James Clear

James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. 

REFLECTION:

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  • Do you focus on expectations or appreciations?
  • Do you walk around cursing or blessing things in your life?
  • How can you appreciate more what you do have in your life?
  • Look for the blessings today!

WAITING FOR YOU

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.  All things break.  And all things can be mended.  Not with time, as they say, but with intention.  So go.  Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.  The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. 

Quote by L. R. Knost

Award-winning author, feminist, and social justice activist, L.R.Knost, is the founder and director of the children’s rights advocacy and family consulting group, Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources, and Editor-in-Chief of Holistic Parenting Magazine. Her work has been quoted from Hollywood to D.C. to South Africa, most notably in an address on children’s rights to the South African Parliament by the Minister of Justice. She lives in Florida with the youngest three of her six children.

REFLECTION:

  • Are you dismayed by all the “brokenness” of the world?
  • How can you let your love and light shine today?
  • How can you love more intentionally?  More unconditionally this day?