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Align with Loving Truth. Rest and Relax. Enjoy running, walking, standing, moving, sitting, being still. Hold hands. Make time for breakfast and lunch. Cover one another. Keep everything clean. Embrace positive habits. Turn off the phone. Cover your head and feet. Listen. Practice forgiveness. Sing. Share dinners. Find honest humor. Ask caring questions. Appreciate the arts ~ architecture, design, fashion, painting, music, poetry, theatre, dance. Bask in aromatherapy and bubble baths. Feel I love you when you speak it. Prayerfully give support. Visualize life. Love your home. Experience the sunrise and sunset. Learn from lessons and stories. Set and respect boundaries. Be thankful all of the time. Cherish the Creator and each other.
Aimee Joy, Ed.D.
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Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. Psalm 71:8
6 Sing praises to G-d, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For G-d is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Psalm 47:6-7
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3
19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord. Hosea 2:19-20
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward. Isaiah 58:8
This is the day the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
1 Happy is the husband of a good wife; the number of his days will be doubled. 2 A loyal wife brings joy to her husband, and he will complete his years in peace. 3 A good wife is a great blessing; she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord. 4 Whether rich or poor, his heart is content, and at all times his face is cheerful. 13 A wife's charm delights her husband, and her skill puts flesh on his bones. 14 A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline. 15 A modest wife adds charm to charm, and no scales can weigh the value of her chastity. 16 Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home. Sirach 26: 1-4, 13-16
While it is true that a groom, upon getting married, experiences a joy like one never before felt, after the seven days of feasting that follows the wedding, the joy can wane. The level of Torah study that almost automatically came to the groom upon his marriage can drop. How can the groom maintain his royal status? By keeping happy, by maintaining a pleasant atmosphere in the house. With happiness comes the company of the Divine Presence.
Rabbi Yehudah Prero
Marriage and the Royal Family
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Lord, help me to be a good wife/husband and behave toward my spouse in a manner that is pleasing to You. Help me to remember to bring any problems in my marriage to You so that You may intervene and bring a good outcome rather than my trying to handle it myself. I know that when You intervene You will change my heart or the heart of my spouse or both, depending on what is right in Your sight. I am trusting in You to bring resolution to any and all problems we may encounter. I ask You to bless my husband/wife and give him/her Your wisdom in all things. Most of all, Lord, help me to walk in love toward him/her continually.
Sandra G. Kennedy
The Magnificent Word of the Lord
Marriage should improve the human species, becoming a barrier against vice, a protection to woman, strength to man, and a centre for the affections.
Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.
Marriage should signify a union of hearts.
Love, redolent with unselfishness, bathes all in beauty and light.
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings.
Spiritual sense of the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father-Mother G-d, all-harmonious,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Adorable One.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Enable us to know, — as in heaven, so on earth, —
G-d is omnipotent, supreme.
Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And Love is reflected in love;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
And G-d leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth
us from sin, disease, and death.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
For G-d is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love,
over all, and All.
Daily Prayer:
Thy kingdom come; let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them. Manual 41:19
Mary Baker Eddy
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Glimpsing the Divine
Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, the Chazon Ish, paints a poetic portrait of the spiritual heights one can reach when he succeeds in transcending the mundane. In his treatise on Emunah U'Bitachon (Ch 1 section 9), he writes: When a person elevates himself to the point that he is able to truly sense the presence of the Almighty G-d he is filled with an ecstasy which has no bounds. His soul basks in delight, as earthly desires simply become unimportant. His delicate soul wrapped in a sacred embrace. When a mortal enters this realm of sanctity, a new world opens before his eyes. One can live in this world and yet actually, for a brief period, experience angelic ecstasy: All mundane pleasures melt into nothingness in the face of his celestial bliss. There is no greater testimony to the Divine origins of man than this unique encounter of the soul with its spiritual source.
Ramban: A Letter for the Ages
Photography: Mount Pilatus, Switzerland
From sense to Soul my pathway lies before me,
From mist and shadow into Truth's clear day;
The dawn of all things real is breaking o'er me,
My heart is singing: I have found the way.
I reach Mind's open door, and at its portal
I know that where I stand is holy ground;
I feel the calm and joy of things immortal,
The loveliness of Love is all around.
The way leads upward and its goal draws nearer,
Thought soars enraptured, fetterless and free;
The vision infinite to me grows clearer,
I touch the fringes of eternity.
Written by Violet Hay
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Mindset Training Through the Arts™ encompasses many forms of creativity ~ including music, photography, drawing, painting, and poetry ~ all of which reflect the Creator, with joy, clarity, and well-being.
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Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, the first couple on Earth, had a love that was designed by G-d and rooted in unity. Genesis 2:24 stated, "Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh."
Eve was born of Adam's rib, symbolizing a deep connection between them. And, like any couple, Adam and Eve endured hardships together. When Eve was tricked by the serpent in the garden of Eden, Adam took the blame, and sacrificed his innocence to G-d to protect his wife. The verse explained, "Because you did as your wife said and ate of the tree about which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' Cursed be the ground because of you; By hard labor shall you eat of it. All the days of your life."
The couple faced the consequences of their actions together. Adam did not abandon Eve, and they remained united in their exile out of the garden of Eden. This love story was not a typical fairy tale. It was a story about mistakes and the endurance of struggles. Adam and Eve's relationship embodied the beauty of companionship through turmoil and the depth of human love. While Adam and Eve appear to be the beginning of our sins, they also gave us the privilege to be imperfect, and to look for help in others.
Written by Mattie Newgent
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Communicate mindfully.
Appreciate
Wonder
Collaborate
Pause before responding.
Anchor in Spirit
Breathe Deeply
Accept Responsibility.
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Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.
Doris Day
Do all things without grumbling and disputing, in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of G-d without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world, holding fast to the word of life, for a source of pride to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Philippians 2:14–16
I had once heard somewhere that if you do anything for 21 days, it will become a part of your soul. I didn't know if that was true or not, but 21 days sounded like a period of time that I could work with. So, I made myself a 21-day calendar, which I posted on my refrigerator. And I made the commitment that for 21 days I would not gossip, I would not criticize, I would not complain - not to others or even to myself (if I could help it). I would not utter any negative language at all for 21 days... Gossip and criticism create a powerfully negative energy that really pollutes everything around you. At first, when I stopped complaining and criticizing, I couldn't think of anything to say. I just didn't know what to do with myself. But, then, after some time had passed, I found that I had all sorts of new energy pouring into me. It was what we call in the old school "Holy Spirit power." All of a sudden I had so much more energy and time to contribute to the good ideas and projects in my life. And I began to experience the joy that comes with praising and saying good things about other people, and appreciating more what I had in my life. (Because it's a spiritual truth that the more you notice the good in your life, the more you get.)
Edwene Gaines
The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity
A New Model of Consumer Satisfaction and Complaint Resolution
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Adam and Eve Sit Under the Forbidden Tree
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Temptation
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10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:10-12
Abstract Still Life
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Abstract Still Life Portrait
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Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Matthew 17:27
Moroccan Fish
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Roots to the Sky
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1 Samuel 16:14-23
14 The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was terrifying him. 15 "It's an evil spirit from G-d that's frightening you," Saul's officials told him. 16 "Your Majesty, let us go and look for someone who is good at playing the harp. He can play for you whenever the evil spirit from G-d bothers you, and you'll feel better." 17 All right," Saul answered. "Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him here."
18 "A man named Jesse who lives in Bethlehem has a son who can play the harp," one official said. "He's a brave warrior, he's good-looking, he can speak well, and the Lord is with him." 19 Saul sent a message to Jesse: "Tell your son David to leave your sheep and come here to me." 20 Jesse loaded a donkey with bread and a goatskin full of wine, then he told David to take the donkey and a young goat to Saul. 21 David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons.
22 Not long after this, Saul sent another message to Jesse: "I really like David. Please let him stay with me." 23 Whenever the evil spirit from G-d bothered Saul, David would play his harp. Saul would relax and feel better, and the evil spirit would go away.
Le roi a la harp
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that
I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Cymbals of Creation
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Soul Pulse
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Father Sky
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Strings of Glory
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The Mighty Mandolin
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Song of Sunrise
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Lovesong
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Celestial Sax
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Celebration
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Eclectic Heaven
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Sunset Rock
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Deep Sea Song
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Abraham and Sarah
The story of Abraham and Sarah was a story of patience, devotion and faithfulness. Abraham and Sarah's story begins in Genesis, when God promised Abraham that if he left his home and traveled to Canaan, his offspring would be as abundant as all the stars in the sky. The couple eventually made the journey to Canaan, but despite this promise from God, Sarah did not bear children.
Due to the famine in Canaan, Abraham and Sarah then ventured to Egypt, where Sarah obtained a servant named Hagar, but the Pharaoh later expelled them upon discovering their marriage. Years after they returned home to Canaan, Sarah still did not bear any children, which caused her deep sadness.
Nevertheless, Sarah's eagerness to help God fulfil his promise to her husband led her to suggest that her husband have a child with her handmaid, Hagar. Hagar later gave birth to Abraham's son, Ishmael. God's promise to Abraham wasn't truly fulfilled until Genesis 17, when Abraham was 99 years old. At that point, God said, "No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations."
Later, God expressed to Abraham, "I will bless her [Sarah] and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her." Eventually, when Abraham was 100 years old, Sarah bore a son, Isaac, father of Jacob, the patriarch of Israel.
Abraham and Sarah are the grandparents of Israel. Their story shows faith in God's promises, and that love will stand the test of time if one can harvest the power of hope.
Written by Mattie Newgent
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We Must be Saved by Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime;
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense
in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous,
can be accomplished alone;
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous
from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love
which is forgiveness.
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The Hai Queen, a haiku
Speak up, speak up quick
the heart is calling us now
truth, freedom, movement
be still and patient
with all you feel and don't feel
Spirit brings the Wind
just trust it don't fear
you know what must be done now
it is your honor
there is an open
pathway for you just listen
don't doubt your courage
an upward stairway
waiting for the heart to climb
shhh, do I have to?
you must give warning
to the friends you hold dear love
speak up shout it out
Do not jump or stand
on your head to make demand
to invite or leave
Time flexible now
merciful, stretchy, bending
learn to draw, erase
pride no good listen
The heart knowing best way now
Trust and be tender
gentle words, be still
the Wind knows, Queen's calls answered.
abundant love, grace
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In marriage, we say not only I love you today, but also I promise to love you tomorrow, the next day and always. In promising always, we promise each other time. We promise to exercise our love, to stretch it large enough to embrace the unforeseen realities of our future. We promise to learn to love beyond the level of our instincts and inclinations, to love in foul weather as well as good, to love in hard times as well as when we are exhilarated by the pleasures of romance. We change because of these promises, We shape ourselves according to them; we live in their midst and live differently because of them. We feel protected because of them. Our souls are protected; our hearts have come home.
Excerpt by Daphne Rose Kingma
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Proverbs 31:10-31
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our G-d, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
The Meeting at the Well
As with other major Biblical figures, the venue of the first encounter between Moses and Zipporah, his future wife, was beside a well (Ex. 2:15–17). In the midrashic expansion, when the daughters of Jethro returned home, they told their father that a stranger had saved them from the shepherds, and he asked them: “Why did you leave the man? Ask him in to break bread” (Ex. 2:20). With the words “to break bread" (implying marriage), Jethro hinted that Moses might marry one of them. Upon hearing her father, Zipporah immediately ran after Moses like a bird (ke-zippor, i.e., with alacrity) (Ex. Rabbah 1:32). According to this midrash, Zipporah wanted to marry Moses, acted accordingly, and achieved her goal.
A second tradition has Jethro deciding upon Zipporah’s marriage to Moses after he brought Moses into his home and came to know his qualities. Jethro was one of the magicians of Egypt, and when he saw Pharaoh’s staff with its magical symbols, he desired it and took it. He planted the staff in the garden of his house, and no man could approach it. When Jethro invited Moses into his house, the latter entered the garden and saw the staff. He read the symbols on it, extended his hand, and took it. When Jethro saw what Moses had done, he exclaimed: “This one will redeem Israel from Egypt,” and therefore gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer [ed. Higger], chap. 39).
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II Corinthians 9:8-11
8 And G-d is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to G-d.
Genesis | Artist: Mindi Oaten
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