Monday, January 16, 2012

COFFEE BREAK 311

+ updated at 10:04am EST on Monday, January 16, 2012 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOLIDAY + Frigid along the Erie Canal

+ The Charter for Compassion is a document that transcends religious, ideological, and national differences. Supported by leading thinkers from many traditions, the Charter activates the Golden Rule around the world. Read the Charter.

+ Here is the Gratefulness Word for the Day offered by Gratefulness.org:

Bless those who challenge us for they remind us of doors we have closed and doors we have yet to open. -- Native American Prayer

+ Here is the Spiritual Practice of the Day offered by Spirituality and Practice:

I am the caterpillar or the ant that the bird is looking for to eat, but I am also the bird that is looking for the caterpillar or the ant. I am the forest that is being cut down. I am the rivers and the air that are being polluted, and I am also the person who cuts down the forest and pollutes the rivers and the air. I see myself in all species, and I see all species in me. — Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book / To Practice This Thought: Put aside the attitudes that separate you from all the rest of the Creation.

+ It is the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.  Here is a powerful statement he included in several speeches: 

"Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."

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