Sue Patton Thoele

Our inner cup of wisdom

Only in the oasis of silence can we drink deeply from our inner cup of wisdom.

Out of the oasis of silence can we drink deeply

Out of the oasis of silence can we drink deeply from our inner cup of wisdom.

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To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than oneself. Whenever we so concentrate our attention that we completely forget our own ego and desires, we are praying.

~ W. H. Auden