Note:  Special thanks to artist, Marie Benzing, CSJ for her beautiful watercolor, "Abundance". This reflection is compliments of Ministry of the Arts.
CVQ-1305 Abundance garden  
"There is within each one of us
a potential for goodness
beyond our imagining
for giving which seeks no reward;
for listening without judgment;
for loving
unconditionally."
  
                            ~Eizabeth Kubler-Ross
  
The thoughts in this
quote beautifully express the way you live.  
In this month of May, when we honor
the women in our lives,
know that you are special in mine.
Happy Mother's Day!  

    Marie
Benzing, CSJ beautiful watercolor, "Abundance" is also  in the month
of May 2013 Calendar at www.MinistryOfTheArts.org

Posted with permission from Minsitry of the Arts

Submitted by ~liz Sorensen Wessel

4 responses to “Days 131-132 Abundance”

  1. Erie Chapman Foundation Avatar

    Thank you for posting this life-giving watercolor by Sister Marie, Liz. Her image brings exactly what her title describes, a deep sense of abundance during this weekend that we honor our mothers and mothers everywhere.
    I remember the profound experience of meeting Kubler-Ross about thirty-five years ago after a talk she gave at Toledo’s St. Charles Hospital. She spoke in a monotone for more than an hour and everyone sat riveted. Of course, her “Stages of Grief” are routinely quoted everyday by hundreds of thousands of people around the world – most of whom have no idea that she created this analytical model.

    Like

  2. Julie Laverdiere Avatar

    I love the watercolor, and Kubler-Ross opened up the souls of the dying to what we the loving needed to hear. The message is really about listening and responding with love.

    Like

  3. Woody Wessel Avatar
    Woody Wessel

    Very Nice!

    Like

  4. Cheri Cancelliere Avatar
    Cheri Cancelliere

    What a wonderful quote and art from Sr. Marie! Thank you, Liz,for bringing beauty to our day. My mother taught me what unconditional love is by example. I am so grateful that I am still able to celebrate Mother’s Day with her. When we have love, we truly have abundance. Now it is my turn to return that unconditional love that endures forever.

    Like

Leave a reply to Cheri Cancelliere Cancel reply