AOM Meditations: 032620

Art and Poem by AOM

The art is a Photoshop edit of a painting I painted

The poem I wrote back in 1986

I hope you enjoy them

 I feel at first that the poem is a bit dark

But the resolution is very positive

A little ditty reminding us to give of ourselves

What we give to others, do for others, the Love we share with others

These are the things that remain  of us after we are gone

These are the parts of us that will ripple throughout eternity

~AOM

AOM Meditations: 031819

by George Quaintance

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"We may sometimes feel 

that we can’t do much as individuals, 

but humanity is made up of individuals; 

we can make a difference. 

As individuals 

we can influence our own families. 

Our families can influence our communities 

and our communities can influence our nations."

~Dalai Lama

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When you help another, 

you exponentially increase 

the amount of joy in the world.

~AOM

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“There is no greater joy, 

nor greater reward 

than to make 

a fundamental difference 

in someone’s life.”

~Mary Rose McGeady

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“It’s not enough to have lived. 

We should be determined 

to live for something. 

May I suggest that it be 

creating joy for others, 

sharing what we have 

for the betterment of person-kind, 

bringing hope to the lost 

and love to the lonely.”

~Leo Buscaglia

AOM Meditations: 031419

Smaug by Einen

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“I am opposing a social order 

in which it is possible for one man 

who does absolutely nothing that is useful 

to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, 

while millions of men and women 

who work all the days of their lives 

secure barely enough for a wretched existence.” 

~Eugene Victor Debs

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“When we give freely, we feel full and complete; when we withhold, we feel small, petty, impotent, and lacking. We are meant to learn this great truth, that giving fulfills us, while withholding and trying to get causes us to feel empty and even more needy. This truth runs counter to our programming, which drives us to try to get something from others to fulfill our neediness, only to end up even more needy, grasping, lacking, and unfulfilled.” 

~Gina Lake

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"Capitalism is the astounding belief 

that the most wickedest of men 

will do the most wickedest of things 

for the greatest good of everyone." 

~John Maynard Keynes

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I am not opposed to capitalism. 

I am opposed to capitalism 

that has no restraint, regulation, 

or moral conscience rooted in Love. 

~AOM

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“Earth provides enough 

to satisfy every man's needs, 

but not every man's greed.” 

~Mahatma Gandhi

AOM Meditations: 031119

by Frederick Judd Waugh

Thanks to our Friend, David, for sending us this beautiful art

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“No one is useless in this world 

who lightens the burdens of another.” 

~Charles Dickens

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“Learn to light a candle 

in the darkest moments of someone’s life. 

Be the light that helps others see; 

it is what gives life its deepest significance.” 

~Roy T. Bennett

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“You give but little 

when you give of your possessions.

It is when you give of yourself 

that you truly give.” 

~Kahlil Gibran

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“For it is in giving that we receive.” 

~St. Francis of Assisi

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“Until we can receive with an open heart, 

we're never really giving with an open heart. 

When we attach judgment to receiving help, 

we knowingly or unknowingly 

attach judgment to giving help.” 

~Brené Brown

Parting Thought: 122117

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

~Jesus

(Matthew 25:34–40)