We are better than this

In terms of spiritual practice, “taking in the good” highlights key states of mind

Such as kindness and inner peace,

So you can find your way back to them again

                                                          Richard Hason, Buddha’s Brain, p. 76

I am larger, better than I thought,

I did not know I held so much goodness

                                                          Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road”

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It was a dark and stormy day

The rain bowed my head

And the wind bent my body

Inwardly I cursed

And I let the darkness assail my soul

And then for a moment

The sun broke through

And shown through leaves

Kissed with Sacred love

Glowing in radiant wetness

Purple and green

Orange and yellow

The shades of hope

And in that moment

I took in the good

And found a place to rest

And breathe

And believe

A refuge

A homeland

Of the soul