Today’s inspiration from Rumi is about speaking up for yourself and your beliefs. Silence can be deafening and the answer to everything you are against. “Open your hands if you want to be held.” This quote for me is similar to the quote, “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed.” It is next to impossible to… Continue reading Open up
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Be the voice of inspiration
Today’s inspiration from Rumi is about the impact of our voice. “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” The world we live in is loud. The sound is almost unbearable and it clouds one’s thinking. We seem to have always been a nation where the loudest voice is the… Continue reading Be the voice of inspiration
Seeking freedom
Today's inspiration from Rumi is about seeking freedom. “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open.” Rumi I heard a story about a set of twin boys who were born to a drug addicted mother and an alcoholic father. One brother got himself out of the situation by focusing on school… Continue reading Seeking freedom