One of my favorite teachers and writers is Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh who has created a beautiful affirmation for deep listening that is the root of understanding, joy and can help to eliminate suffering in our interactions with one another to live together peacefully. 'Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I vow to cultivate loving speech and deep listening...

This morning as I gazed out the kitchen window, I was amazed to see the most lit up juicy-pink sunrise, rolling like waves over the mountain, to warm the baron and colorless landscape. Beauty abounds! Even in this cold dark place, beauty can warm and heal, as it warmed my morning heart. It felt like myself and my husband Michael were the only souls there to see it, feel it,...

Beauty in connection and relationship. A touching video of sweet children who agreed to be blindfolded then search for and find their mothers in a small group of women. This one made me cry! Just to let you know - they all find their mothers.

DEAR GOD Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened. my divine love, my love, please let us touch your face. Rabia of Basra (c. 717-801) female Islamic Saint from the Sufi tradition