29 Monday May 2023
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Enjoy the holiday, and may we all take some time out to commemorate and honor those men and women, and their families, who have made such great sacrifices, serving our country, and the world.
God Bless you all !!!
23 Sunday Apr 2023
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Good Nature, Graffiti Sayings, Graphic Arts, Hope, Phil Gennuso Arts, POSTERS, Washington Irving
From my fellow New Yorker, Washington Irving!
When I think back over the years of my life and the people I have known, the ones I remember and treasure the most are those with this quality, this special gift of a good nature. And I feel there is a lesson there for me learn from these friends.
Enjoy your Sunday!
02 Sunday Apr 2023
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Charity, Faith, HOLY WEEK, Hope, Palm Sunday, Peace, Phil Gennuso Arts
Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week for Christians throughout the world. It has been celebrated and commemorated for many centuries, as have other sacred traditions from other religions from all parts of the world.
This year to me the messages of Holy Week are simple and direct.
First, I give thanks that the terrible pandemic seems to be slowly fading from the world scene, even though people are still getting infected and need to be careful.
Second, I pray the violence around the world stops and the parties involved come to peaceful resolutions.
Third, I hope that politicians of all stripes concentrate on resolving the common issues facing humanity, rather than tearing each other down.
And lastly, the great pledges, Faith, Hope, and Charity. These are great words to live by. And Holy Week is a great time to recommit to these goals.
These will be my prayers and meditations for Holy Week this year.
I wish everyone a peaceful, thoughtful Palm Sunday.
04 Saturday Mar 2023
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If you put your hands in water, you may catch the moon’s reflection.
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This is a quote from the excellent book, Zen Wisdom for the Anxious, by Shinsuke Hosokawa, published by Tuttle. It contains 52 Zen sayings, translated by Shinsuke Hosokawa, with explanations and interpretations. All in a direct, easy to understand manner!
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What a beautiful saying! And bless those souls who first cupped their hands in the water and caught the moon’s reflection, even for a few moments!
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The moon in all its beauty has intrigued and captivated us from the beginning of time. All civilizations, across the globe, not to mention Nature itself, have been entranced and mystified by its luminous beauty. Thousands of poems, songs, loves, have been inspired and motivated by the moon. What a glory and a blessing to be able to see it so clearly in our skies.
If we are lucky enough to be near a body of water, on a clear night, when the moon is shining brightly, we can even stoop down, and gather its very reflection in our hands! Sure it will dissipate, the water will return to the earth, and the reflection also, but for that moment, we can hold the magic of the moon right in our hands, without any possessiveness, without taking it from anyone, without hoarding its shared beauty.
How magnificent!
For me, that is the simple message of this short Zen saying passed down to us through the ages. Enjoy the beauty of life when it presents itself, and keep it as a beacon and a lamp close to your spirit, for future trials and tribulations, and as a reminder to, and a reflection of, your true being.
Best Wishes!
14 Tuesday Feb 2023
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Happy Valentine’s Day !!!
A time for sweet kisses
and delicate chocolates!
May you walk forever
in the beautiful sunshine of love!
16 Monday Jan 2023
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This is another one of my favorite Martin Luther King sayings. It is subtle, elegant, to the point, and undeniable.
If you live long enough you surely will discover the truth of these words. Even in cases where you may have good reasons to hate, an unjust treatment, for example, that hatred will ultimately do more harm to you than any sense of emotional satisfaction you may try to get through hatred.
Dr. King embraced these words, and led by example, and for that he paid with his life.
Today we honor, commemorate, and celebrate that life.
31 Saturday Dec 2022
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Every year you make a resolution to change yourself.
This year make a resolution to be yourself.
Anon
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