Posts by Ann Ruane
Silence Q&Q
Reflection Questions What is your relationship with Nature? How well do you know silence? How are the two connected? See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls. ~Mother Teresa
Read MoreHidden Treasures
The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed. ~Charlotte Brontë Mantra: When I choose to know silence, I discover my heart’s hidden treasures.
Read MoreBlessings
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Mantra: When I choose to touch the silence within myself, I see how I am supported by the Universe.
Read MoreRest
True silence is the rest of the mind and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~William Penn Mantra: When I choose true silence, I realign to what is within me.
Read MoreStrength
Silence is a source of great strength. ~Lao Tzu Mantra: When I choose silence, I open to inner strength.
Read MoreTruth
Silence is the mother of truth. ~Benjamin Disraeli Mantra: When I choose to listen within myself, I open to hearing truth.
Read MoreSilence Mantra
When I choose to honor silence within me, I ground myself in who I am. ~Ann Ruane
Read MoreSelf-Reflection Q&Q
Reflection Questions What is a trait within another that chafes you? How does that trait appear within you? What other aspects do you try to keep in the shadows within you? Unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside you is only a…
Read MoreWithin You
Don’t become too preoccupied with what is happening around you. Pay more attention to what is going on within you. – Mary-Frances Winters Mantra: When I choose to pay attention within myself, I gain insight and clarity.
Read MoreInner Crevices
Self-reflection is necessary to dig beneath our own layers and visit the inner crevices of our heart and mind to develop an understanding of life. – Unknown Mantra: When I choose to explore the depths of my heart and mind, I experience life with greater love.
Read More