“Night Jasmine” | Anthony Satori
“Twas midnight — through the lattice, wreathed with woodbine, many a perfume breathed from plants that wake when others sleep, from timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let their delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about.”
— Thomas Moore
“Folded Umbrellas” | Anthony Satori
“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.”
— William Blake
“In the Night” | Anthony Satori
“Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive — that you can touch the miracle of being alive — then that is a kind of enlightenment.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Loyal Heart” | Anthony Satori
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn, is just to love and to be loved in return.”
— Eden Ahbez
“By Firelight” | Anthony Satori
“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roasted chestnut, a scuffed-up little coal-burning heater, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
— Nikos Kazantzakis
“Little Bird” | Anthony Satori
Today a little bird told me that springtime is here.
He was dressed in his brightest new clothing.
And he had flown to the highest point in his favorite tree.
And then, with all his might, he declared in his loudest voice, “Springtime is here!”
To others, it may have sounded like the tiniest little series of chirps, almost a whisper, so easy to miss.
But I didn’t miss it.
I didn’t miss it, because I was listening.
And because I was listening, I got to hear this little bird’s big soul sing out in joy at the renewal of life.
And because I was watching, I got to see the bright colors of his springtime feathers plume out with pride and delight.
And because I was paying attention, I got to be filled with the happiness, lightness and hope that came from witnessing this little bird’s heart-felt cheer at the start of spring.
Yes, little bird, I feel it, too.
Springtime is here!
“Umbrellas” | Anthony Satori
“My work is loving the world. Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work.. which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. Which is mostly rejoicing, since all ingredients are here.. Which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart.. and a mouth with which to give shouts of joy.. telling them all, over and over, how it is that we live forever.”
— Mary Oliver
“Of Heaven and Earth” | Anthony Satori
“I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.”
— Eden Ahbez
“Conscious Endeavor” | Anthony Satori
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Simplify” | Anthony Satori
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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