#thomasmertonquote

“ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs, ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ, ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ, ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇɴᴇss, ᴀ ғᴜʟʟɴᴇss, ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇɴᴇss ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ.”  – ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀs ᴍᴇʀᴛᴏɴ

Okay so a lot of folks have asked me about the “shining brightly as the Sun” part of Thomas Merton’s experience in Louisville, KY. Here is a snippet of it, and I highly suggest reading the entirety of “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander.” I found this book on a relative’s shelf when I was very young, and I still remember the impact it made on me. . . . #thomasmertonquote #thomasmerton #weareallshiningbrightlyasthesun https://www.instagram.com/p/CgKFE_oLtg4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There is in us an instinct for newness, for renewal, for a liberation of creative power. We seek to awaken in ourselves a force which really changes our lives from within. And yet the same instinct tells us that this change is a recovery of that which is deepest, most original, most personal in ourselves. To be born again is not to become somebody else, but to become ourselves. Thomas Merton #thomasmerton #thomasmertonquote #peace #easterquotes #easter #goodfriday #goodfriday2022 #loveandpeace #rebirthandrenewal #rebirth #renewal #bornagain #awaken #awakening #karanscottcoaching #karanscottnlpperformancecoach #karanscott #karanscottauthor #love #loveandlight https://www.instagram.com/p/CcXMklWjf5W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Fri, December 25, 2020 "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." - Thomas Merton ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ #thomasmerton #thomasmertonquote #thomasmannquotes #art #artquotes #quotesaboutart #findyourself #loseyourself #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomempowered #bempowering #quotescreatorapp @quotescreatorapp https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOqwUSnBLY/?igshid=14v8xxxipaokv

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything." - Thomas Merton #thomasmerton #thomasmertonquote #gratitude #grateful #guideposts https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBk3w6pvrf/?igshid=mggxr7q32mdn

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. – Thomas Merton @wordswag #wordswag #thomasmerton #thomasmertonquote #grateful https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2rqAApJKS/?igshid=qxahtxraxy18

To be #grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His #love, every moment of existence is a #grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. #thomasmerton #thomasmertonquote #quotes #encouragingquotes #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XQ6SxpwxX/?igshid=1brkbfjg9vksi