“May our lives be blest according to the depth of our love,
the persistence of our faith,
our willingness to forgive and be compassionate,
and in proportion to our yearning to be free.”
-Paul Beattie
How can you show compassion today?
Ancestors
“Forebears who led the way where there was, at first, no way,
lend us your persistence, your temerity, your assurance
that the moral arc of the universe does, indeed, bend towards justice.”
-Karen G. Johnston
What lessons are the ancestors teaching you today?
Puppy Persistence
I so admire the persistence of the animals in my life. If there’s a need, they will let me know I need to meet it presently, and directly. I hope I can be as articulate and forceful with my boundaries and needs. Nina, my puppy, asks for what she needs, without the notion that our relationship will be negatively affected for having done so. How powerful. -Lecretia Williams (CLF)
How have you learned persistence from animals?
Weeds
A weed is a wildflower in a place where it is unwanted. Let us cultivate the wildness to let the weeds persist. -Michael Tino (CLF)
How can you cultivate wildness today?
Patience and Faith
“Sabr wa Iman
Patience and faith
Beloveds, we must have patience and faith
More than that
We need resilience, perseverance, and persistence”
– from a poem by Summer Albayati
How are patience and persistence related in your life?