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Still Saturday: How to be More Compassionate

January 24, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

bluebird - compassionate

eastern bluebird – male

 

“Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. Experience has taught me that I connect best with others when I connect with the core of myself. When I allow God to liberate me from unhealthy dependence on people, I listen more attentively, love more unselfishly, and am more compassionate and playful. I take myself less seriously, become aware that the breath of the Father is on my face and that my countenance is bright with laughter in the midst of an adventure I thoroughly enjoy.”

~Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child, p. 58

 

female bluebird

eastern bluebird – female

female bluebird

 

“Conscientiously “wasting” time with God enables me to speak and act from greater strength, to forgive rather than nurse the latest bruise to my wounded ego, to be capable of magnanimity during the petty moments of life It empowers me to lose myself, at least temporarily, against a greater background than the tableau of my fears and insecurities, to merely be still and know that God is God.”

~Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child, p. 58

 

male bluebird

 

In the stillness,

Sandy

Excavated from the archives because I’m missing my bluebirds. And forgive me for the late posting. My laptop has breathed its last, and I’m learning to work with my iPad for a few days.

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  1. June says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I hope your computer trouble are soon solved, Sandy, they can be so frustrating. Lovely quotes from Manning and I love your bluebirds!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      January 24, 2015 at 1:08 pm

      I haven’t seen my bluebirds since the sparrows killed their babies. 🙁

      And I will go buy a new laptop next week.

      Have a great weekend, June. We are off to meet the rest of the family at an indoor waterpark. It’ll be the first time all of us have been together since before my mom died. So after a still hour and a half in the car, the noise will begin. 🙂

  2. Alli says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:20 am

    I love those quotes! “…become aware of the breath of my father on my face.” That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      January 24, 2015 at 1:10 pm

      That line made me catch my breath.

  3. Elizabeth says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:22 am

    I want to savor the words in these quotes. So, so good. Love Brennan Manning,

    • Sandra Heska King says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:37 am

      Me, too. 🙂

  4. Pam@Writing...Apples of Gold says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:29 am

    So glad you excavated this one, Sandy. So lovely in words and photo! The only blue birds I’ve seen are jays… I love these! A compassionate spirit is an echo to something I’ve posted today too… so this touches me even more. Blessings!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:39 am

      Love when God echoes. I loved these bluebirds. I hope I can entice them back this spring.

  5. Mitzi says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Such beautiful quotes and images! Very thought provoking and inspiring!

  6. Sandra Heska King says

    January 24, 2015 at 1:14 pm

    Makes me wish for a breath of spring.

    Hope you make some space to breathe this weekend, Mitzi.

  7. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

    January 24, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    So much here, Sandy. Thank you. I feel comforted, reading, and regarding, and reflecting. God bless you.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:38 am

      Always good to sit a spell with you, Sheila. Is it Frio time yet?

  8. Laurie Collett says

    January 24, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    Beautiful quote, post, & photos! Thanks for hosting & God bless!

  9. Joanne Viola says

    January 25, 2015 at 6:41 am

    Beautiful in photos, quotes & thoughts. I love the Brennan Manning quote. This here undid me this morning >> “to merely be still and know that God is God.” We can say this so casually but this truly provoked me this morning – “Do I know & believe that God is God, in this moment, in this situation, in every situation?” Lifting my eyes upward this morning so I can know & believe God IS God. Grateful to have read this today.

  10. Donna McMorrow says

    January 25, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    Savoring your quotes. Loving the pictures of the bluebirds. Thanks.

  11. Heather @ My Overflowing Cup says

    January 25, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    So sorry to hear about your computer issues. That’s very frustrating.

    Love the bluebirds! Thanks for sharing and for hosting.

    Blessings to you and yours.

  12. Mary Dolan Flaherty says

    January 26, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    Beautiful quotes, but even more beautiful photos! Thanks for hosting!

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