Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.
How does a lamp burn? Through the continous input of small drops of oil … My daughters, what are these drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, punctuality, small words of kindness, a thought for others, our way of being silent, of looking, of speaking, of acting. These are the true drops of love …
Be faithful in the small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
– Mother Teresa
Just recently a group of students and I completed the Winter Solstice practise of 108 Salutations. The practise of completing 108 Salutations is symbolic of purifying oneself on the darkest day of the year so that we can literally step into lightness.
