The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. — Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer
Sometimes I think we feel we need to be doing something really huge to justify taking up space, but this quote puts it into perspective for me. I just love this one.
It’s enough just to be. And we water the ground around us. Maybe we even make a wilderness bloom. And it is not that we do it consciously, we just do it because we are.
Even the simple things of life that we take doing for granted, such as washing dishes, are seen to be important if they are not done.
It’s enough just to be who we are. Going through our day with as much enjoyment and as much courage as we can muster, hitting some hard or low spots, or even high spots, but carrying on carrying on is really doing a good work.
And yes, sometimes it is work…
Without a word our lives can be a counterbalance to the difficult places or people in life, and that’s saying a lot.
Karin
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Jesus in John 7: 38
Related Posts -
Living life in the moment If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.... - How irritable are you on any given day? What's your irritation quotient? Do you find yourself with a constant underlying sense of irritation about the little things in life that should only be annoyances? Or does your irritation quotient go up only for...
-
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) Twilight is the second book in Stephanie Meyer's saga about Edward, Bella and Jacob. One thing I like about finding this series when the last book is about to be published, is that I get... - A little C.S. Lewis on prayer ...our prayers for others flow more easily than those we offer on our own behalf...I detect two much less attractive reasons for the ease of my own intercessory prayers...I often pray... for others when I...
- Mixed Blessings Somehow when I think of the phrase mixed blessings, I think of what I can remember from the movie Tender Mercies. Even the expressions seem to go together. Perhaps mixed blessings are evidence of tender...
Related Websites - How To Save Money And Gallons Of Water For Only $2.00. No, I am not talking about bottled drinking water...I am talking about the water that comes out of your bathroom and kitchen faucets by the...
- Natural Pest Control It is a fact of life that insects exist, and that they go to where the food is. Who can blame them for wanting to...
- Ladder Safety and Use Guide pt 2 Setting Up a Ladder - First and foremost, you should always remember to lift using your legs rather than your back when you are lifting,...
- Assessing What is Important in Your Life By Curmudgeon You may have read on Steveâs blog a few weeks ago that I spent time in the hospital for a potentially life-threatening condition. ...
- Feeling Disconnection Many spiritual groups don’t welcome dark feelings or dark sentiments in their functions. We don’t have this prejudice on Reflection Island, and our Spiritual Darkness...
Categories:
0 comments ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
Leave a Comment