…we have evolved as a species to pay the utmost attention to that which is just beyond our reach. Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow. What happens when we stop reaching? My Yoga teacher tells me the moment we let go of the desire for the material and the worldly we gain tranquility. Greed is like a…
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As The Hubbell Pew comes close to reaching over two thousand searchable meditations, I have a favor to ask. If you have a friend or relative you think would benefit from receiving a daily meditation either send me their email at [email protected] or go to TheHubbellPew.com and subscribe them yourself. I promise to never share…
The News Isn’t Good!
Set your heart on doing good … Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy. –– Buddha The news these days isn’t good. Mass shootings, bad weather, people without home, food, or water, and in every town anger and vitriol seems on the rise. It’s enough to depress a new…
He Would Be There All Night
Atticus is sitting with Jem as he sleeps, watching over him after the attack by Bob Ewell: He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning. — Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird. No wonder Jesus called God — “Father.” Although many believe humans are created in God’s image…
Taint’t Worthwhile to Wear a Day All Out Before It Comes.
Taint’t worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes. — Sarah Orne Jewett, The Country of the Pointed Firs In her classic novel, Sarah Orne Jewett, sums up a primary cause of loss of sleep for most of us — anxiety about events yet to occur. Although we are told “be not anxious” and…