A ROOTS AND WINGS BLOG by GLENN SCHIFFMAN: December 2014

12/31/2014

Conscious relationship

The power of God exists in every human… The meaning of life depends on a conscious relationship with this inner power. (Carl Jung)

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." - Melody Beattie

12/30/2014

Rhythm

"There is an intimate relationship between rhythm and balance. In Mickey Hart's Drumming at the Edge of Magic, the Nigerian drummer, Babatunde Olatunji, describes the capacity of drumming to create realignment within the human system: "Where I come from we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe revolves around rhythms, and when we get out of rhythm, that's when we get into trouble. For this reason, the drum, next to the human voice, is the most important instrument. It's very special."

12/28/2014

Proverb

Carl Sagan

12/26/2014

All Matter Exists

“All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force…” ~ Max Planck

Face it

12/24/2014

Receive Life

"It is with the sun, the moon, the earth we receive life to continue... You take one away, existence is no more. Take care of the land, the water and respect the sun and the moon. For the balance is being disrupted by greed. We hold the future in our hands" William Hawk

Mind Manipulation

12/23/2014

Feeling humble

"Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a Spirit is

manifest in the Laws of the Universe -- a Spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we, with our modest powers, must feel humble. -- Albert Einstein

12/12/2014

two reasons

12/11/2014

mosquito

12/08/2014

Pain

Understanding Power

The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tsu

"If we wish to attain oneness with the Tao, let us not caught up in spiritual superficialities. Instead, let's live a quiet and simple life, free of ideas and concepts; find contentment in the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the only true power. Giving to others selflessly and anonymously, radiating light through the world and illuminating your own darkness,

your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings. This is what is meant by embodying the Tao." -- Brian Walker's translation of Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tsu (#47)