Love is the universal force.

our silent sinkingin the sea of beingthat is at onceGod and ourselves.

loving relationship.We should lovewithout beingclingy or needyand withoutcodependency.The sweetnessof love comeswhen we forgetourselves andfocusing ourattention ona perfect being;our beloved.Attachment iswhat happenswhen we tryand hold onto love,domesticate it,or use it to provehow lovable we are.(Written from the comments ofthe great poetess Marie Shine of Listowel, Ireland)

of any individual,group or communityunless we are ableto see and admitour own inadequacyand past failures.Once we begin to see,to experience and toadmit our weakness,then we can begin toappreciate the fundamentalprinciple of the spiritual life,that we cannot go a singlestep forward without God.

or her feelingswill have astronger chanceof effectivelyleading thosehe or she isresponsiblefor leading.

a healthier lifestyle.I treat my bodywith respect andrespect its limits.

and guide, to instructand warn, to helpand comfort,and to deliver usfrom those thatdespise us orwould do us harm.