Instructions for living a life: pay attention, be astonished, tell about it. (Mary Oliver)

Christianity requires that we each be so much be a prophetic presence that our corner of the world becomes a better place because we have been there. (Sr. Joan Chittister,…

We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us and wealth classified us. (Anonymous)

May God bless you with an anger at injustice, oppression and the exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. (A Franciscan Benediction)

Help us to love even those who hate us so we can change the world.   (Cesar Chavez)

The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power.  You only have the present wherein to do good.  (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye…it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.  (Edvard Munch)

You carry Mother Earth within you.  She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.  (Thich Nhat Hanh)

The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands. (Robert M. Pirsig)

The inspiration you seek is already within you.  Be silent and listen.  (Rumi)