rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"...the great gift you have in you to give to the world is the gift of who you alone are..." words from Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) accompanied by the artwork of Omer Yilmaz 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"...moments of wonder...are actually portals into the sacred nature of things..." words from Valerie Kaur accompanied by the photography of Frank Sellin 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"The exploration and enrichment of the human spirit is what determines or very humanity..." words from Daisaku Ikeda accompanied by the artwork of Dutch artist Baukje Exler. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"We are the bridges" is a poem by Chicago poet, Lesle Honore accompanied by a photo of the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery to Selma Civil Rights March on Saturday, March 7, 2015. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"The 'pulse of life', the ancient art of trading seasonal changes is called phenology....The equinoxes and solstices are great points on the calendar for retreat and reevaluation of our lives." Words today are from Christine Sine and Parker Palmer accompanied by the photography of Betsy Norris. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"...the light begins its gradual journey inward, inviting us to do the same..." Celebrating the Fall Equinox with words from Grandmother Flordemayo, Mayan curandera. 011
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"...if things get chaotic and crazy around me, I can just go into that little spot of my own...I gain strength and courage and hope and light from that little spot..." words from Dolly Parton (1946-2026) 010
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"...art begins when you start engaging with it" words of artist Maya Lin who designed "The Ann Dunham Water Garden" at The Obama Presidential Center in honor of the President's mother. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"...How important it must be for every creature to become as beautiful as it can in every way so that it may be the witness it is meant to be..." words from Matthew Fox 001
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Serve with joy, especially the most forgotten..." words of Pope Leo XVI 020
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"...All creatures live by breathing God's breath and participating in His Spirit..." words from poet and environmental activist, Wendell Berry (1934 to 2026) in an interview with Bill Moyes (1934-2025) 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Our most urgent task today is helping younger generations discover their inner center..." words from Ilia Delio accompanied by a photo from the Rites of Passage Council website 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"What are you willing to endure for a better tomorrow?' words from Joe Primo from Grateful Living accompanied by the artwork of Karin Foreman, "Flame Keeper". 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Be a source of light!" words from Santokh Singh Khalsa, Doctor of Chiropractic medicine and Yoga teacher accompanied by the artwork of Agnes Pelton, "Light Center" 011
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"...embrace the beauty that surrounds every moment..." words of Guillermo Cuellar (1945-2018) accompanied by the artwork of Thomas Pollart 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"...humankind has always been flawed...and Love and Light continue to exist anyway..." words of writer Ann O'Shaughnessy accompanied by the artwork of Bruce Rolff, "Being of Light" 001
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"...it is the struggles and how we are with others that matters..." words of Sister Marcia Allen, C.S.J. 001
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"We must heal our culture from the inside-out..." words from Rabbi Zelig Golden accompanied by the artwork of Joy Krauthammer 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"The first thing I focus on is going straight to the heart..." words by musical artist, Carols Santana 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 03/09/2026In honor of the poet and writer, Wendell Berry (August 5, 1934 - August 31, 2026) who wrote one of my favorite poems, "The Peace of Wild Things" which is accompanied by the artwork of Pat Berberich (my sister). 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"...If the outer world is diminished in its grandeur then the emotional, imaginative, intellectual, and spiritual life of the human is diminished and extinguished..." words of Thomas Berry (1914-2009), Catholic priest, cultural historian, and scholar of the world's religions. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"...so you are the divine's uttered expression...you, shaped from a reservoir of tenderness, so deep and clear..." from the verse of poet Moudi Sbeity 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"There is a waiting, a silence and a darkness in all birthing..." words from the author of Prism of Love by Daniel J. O'Leary, accompanied by the artwork of Susan Ruach, "A Subtle Joy". 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"Let borders become sunlight so we traverse this Earth as one nation and drive the darkness out..." words of author, poet, educator Kamand Kojouri 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The "ventilating force"...of "extravagant tenderness..." words from Father Gregory Boyle's book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Fr. Boyle's words are accompanied by the artwork of Anna Miarczynska, "Mandala of Transformation". 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"We are called...to embrace the whole of creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder..." These are the words of Wangari Maathai (1940-2011), Kenyan social and environmental activist. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"I always ask God to work through me..." words of Dolly Parton (1946-2026) 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"The future is an enigma, and our journey leads us through the fog; but we want to go on giving ourselves because You are waiting there in the light, in a thousand human eyes..." words of Father Luis Espinal Camps, S.J. (1932-1980) 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Lord, let me show at least a drop of Your beauty on the tip of my brush" words of artist Tanya Lasovsky whose artwork accompanies Thomas Merton's quotation. 010
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"Writing was water that cleansed the wound and fed the parched root of my heart." words of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca from his book, Working in the Dark. Baca is also the author of A Place To Stand, his autobiography. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"Ubuntu" in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are". 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 20/08/2026"Human rights is organic and fundamental. Every human being possesses a legal right by virtue of their humanity..." words from Michael Breen, President and CEO of Human Rights First accompanied by the artwork, "Human Rights" by Benedetto Cristofani 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"It's possible to transform the violent energy of our time into a culture of kindness...." the words of Lily Yeh, "an internationally celebrated artist and founder of Barefoot Artists who transforms economically distressed and trauma-impacted communities worldwide into vibrant public spaces". 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"Generous listening creates a space of safety..." words from Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen who passed on August 8, 2026 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"Be bread to those who have not been fed." words of the 13th century poet Rumi 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"...creative people -- who are people of deep sensitivity to the world outside and the world within and all the worlds they carry -- make democracy thrive." words of Maria Popova accompanied by the artwork of Dina Telesheva. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Belonging...is something that we carry in our hearts..." words from Brene Brown accompanied by the artwork of Tetsuhiro Wakabayashi 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"We have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released..." words of Jean Houston (1937-2026) accompanied by the artwork, "Divine Pearl" by Rassouli. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"Every individual has their own mission, that which the soul is predisposed to do...Everybody has to fulfill the intention of the Creator, for which they were created..." words of Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1995) 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 04/08/2026"May we be gentle with this fragile world." from John Roedel's Substack page accompanied by the artwork of Nikolay Panov 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble..." words from John Lewis (1940-2020), represented Georgia's 5th congressional district. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 02/08/2026"What makes me feel most alive when I do it? What makes the world respond with a 'yes'? from Jonathan Harris accompanied by the artwork, "Shiwawaku Tree Medicine" by Mimi Buttacavoli, who paints her visions of the healing energy of sacred trees and plants. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"...create a clearing in the dense forest of your life..." from a poem by Martha Postlewaite 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 31/07/2026"Sometimes our light goes out..." a quotation from Albert Schweitzer accompanied by photographs posted by David Mochel. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"...The inner center where we are most deeply alive is a constant unfolding of creative imagination..." words extracted from "The Biology of Wonder" by Andreas Weber, biologist and philosopher 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"...the joy of being alone with nature..." words from Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall (1934-2025), primatologist and anthropologist 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"I am humanity," said compassion." words from Matshona Dhliwayo accompanied by photos from Gaza and the World Central Kitchen. 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"let me be water...the river that carves granite..." lines from John Roedel's poem found on his Substack page 000
rumi47.bsky.social @rumi47.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"It's when the earth shakes and foundations crumble that our light is called to rise up..." lines from poet Chelan Harkin's poem accompanied by the photo image, "Be A Light In The Darkness," by Paul Griffin 000
