AS THE WIND BLOWS: Low tide between the Island City and the Big City

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Low tide between the Island City and the Big City

The mountain of the Island City and the Big City's black-sanded beach and the low sea in-between and a young man being chased by another through the waters of low tide.

The boys playing on the beach amidst remnants of pillars of sea houses.

And the men wading their way through waters for home after a 'plunge' to the low waters. (Photos by Gio C. Tijano)

Dream Prayer

"Lord of the Universe! I am Thine and my dreams are Thine; a dream have I dreamed and I know not what it is. If they be good dreams, strengthen and fortify them and may they be fulfilled like the dreams of Joseph; but if they require to be amended, heal them as the waters of Marah were healed by the hands of Moses, our teacher, as Miriam was healed of her leprosy, as Hezekiah from his illness, and like the waters of Jericho sweetened by the hands of Elisha. And as Thou didst turn the curse of the wicked Balaam into a blessing, so do Thou turn all my dreams for me into good."
AMEN.

Mother Teresa

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls."

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature -- trees, flowers, grass -- grows in silence; see the stars, the sun and the moon, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."