“The Tao Te Ching says, When I let go of what I am, I become what I
might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. Have
you ever struggled to find work or love, only to find them after you
have given up? This is the paradox of letting go. Let go, in order
to achieve. Letting go is God’s law.”
–Mary Manin Morrissey
Sky Watch: Week of Dec. 27
Thursday brings the second full Moon in December. Some almanacs assert that when two full Moons occur in a calendar month, the second full moon is called the blue Moon. The phrase “once in a blue Moon” implies a very seldom event. Yet two full Moons in the same month are not as rare as one might think; this occurs, on average, about every 32 months.
Joe Rao, New York Times
“Your capacity expands in small increments each time you consciously let yourself enjoy the money you have, the love you feel, and the creativity you are expressing in the world. As that capacity for enjoyment expands, so does your financial abundance, the love you feel, and the creativity you express.”
Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap
“Give three hundred seconds to your dream. Take a tiny step with big integrity. It takes a step to break into a run. The result at hand doesn’t matter. The resolve does. Show up for your love. Showing up always shines.”
Tama Kieves, This Time I Dance! Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love
Sky Watch: Week of December 20
The winter solstice, when fall ends and winter begins, will occur at 12:47pm Monday, Eastern time. At that moment, the Sun will be as far south as it is gets in our sky, bringing the day with the shortest duration of sunlight and, thus, the longest night. The Sun’s rays are concentrated on the Southern Hemisphere, where the solstice marks the first day of summer and the Sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, at 23 degrees 30 minutes south latitude. An “armistice” is a staying of the arms, “solstice” is a staying of the Sun’s apparent motion over the latitudes of the Earth. At our summer solstice, the Sun stops its northward motion and begins heading south. At our winter solstice, it turns north. Even at 12:48, the Sun will have ended its southern journey and started north. It will cross the equator at the vernal equinox, passing into the Northern Hemisphere at 12:32pm on March 20.
NYT, Joe Rao
“The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment, feeling fully alive.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.”
Marilyn vos Savant
“I had at last become invincible in a quiet, beaming sort of way, because I had finally convinced myself of the praiseworthiness of my choices.
And there was no one else left to convince. There never is.”
Tama Kieves, This Time I Dance: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love
