Marla Inks: Spiritual Direction

12/08/2024

11/21/2024

As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life that are the real ones, after all.

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

~ Art by Nicholas Hely Hutchinson

10/30/2024

Conflict really starts in the heart with our attachments, our desires, fears, and so forth. This is a particularly divided time where there’s different beliefs and views about how to go forward. We need to pause for a moment and reflect, “What is it that matters?” ☀️✨🍁

10/30/2024

WANDERING IN WONDER
Keep your heart open to life's quiet miracles - they hide in morning dewdrops, dance in afternoon shadows, and whisper in evening breezes. Each day holds countless moments of wonder, waiting to be discovered by those who pause long enough to notice. Look for magic in the curve of a river, the silhouette of mountains against sky, the gentle sway of pine trees in the wind. These simple wonders are nature's gifts, freely given to those who remain curious, who never lose their capacity for awe. In a world that rushes past beauty, be the one who stops to marvel.
Etheric Echoes... Thank you
Kudos for Art -- by Yaoyao Ma Van As

10/30/2024

Beautifully said...

The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world.

There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor.

But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents.

Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around.

It’s overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt.

Leo Buscaglia

09/16/2024

Something will grow from all you are going through. And it will be you.