Daily Jots

Thought of the Day:
“I believe in the sun even when it is not shining;
I believe in love even when I do not feel it;
I believe in God even when He is silent.”
Unknown
Thinking Outside of the Box:
When I was compiling my quotations for Valentine’s Day and looking for the best quotes on love, I ran into this thought and it struck me how much alike faith and love are. Both are stepping out on a limb. Both are believing in something that cannot be seen or proven.
Much of real love (and faith for that matter) requires trusting in …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Thinking Outside of the Box:
February is the month of love. Valentine’s Day is just a week away and the stores are filled with hearts and flowers. But love is more than Hallmark cards and bouquets. Love is… well, I can’t describe it any better than you can. Not real love. The “other half of yourself” feeling that happens when it …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“Love is fulfilled in marriage and marriage is consumation of love.”
Joseph Campbell
Thinking Outside of the Box:
I was watching a DVD tonight about Joseph Campbell and he said the above line in a conversation about marriage. I had to pause the DVD and write it down, I liked it so well. I’ve been thinking about marriage a bit recently; probably because of the holidays and fact I am widowed.
Marriage seems so much like a institution in our society but I don’t view it that way. I grant you, it is the foundation of the …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are”
African American Proverb – Unknown
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Current thinking says that we cannot, particularly as women, lose our identity in the one we love. But can we truly love if we do not? Do we not need to merge our identity with someone so fully, so entirely, that we are unsure of where we end and where he begins? Love seems to be all about identity; not retaining it but being willing to surrender to someone who will protect it, nurture it, …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is.”
Duke Ellington
Thinking Outside of the Box:
I remember being very young and asking my mother how I would know when I was in love. I was less than 12 I’m sure but I was hedging my bets; I wanted to be sure I didn’t make any major FUBARs along the way. Well, I did, but that’s another story. The important thing is her answer and the end result. She …read more

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