Sacred Moments: Daily Meditations on the Virtues

This day-by-day book of meditations helps you contemplate the nature of virtue with the use of quotes for each day of the year. Pulled from the world’s sacred texts and from the storehouse of wisdom of intellectuals, artists, writers and philosophers, these meditations on the gift within are sure to inspire you.Virtues such as excellence, discernment, honesty and trust are illuminated with quotes from Franz Kafka, William Blake, Katherine Hepburn and many more, as well as by the author’s personal stories. Accompanied by Kavelin Popov’s probing questions, this book will guide you through the year in a thoughtful and enlightening manner.The Virtue of Truthfulness: “If a man does not keep a pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away”. — Henry David ThoreauThe Virtue of Compassion: “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete”. — Jack KornfieldThe Virtue of Generosity: “A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, desiring attainment for himself, helps other to attain”. — Confucius”What better gift can we give ourselves than to take a few unhurried moments each day to ponder the virtues within us? Sacred Moments is our pathway to that gift”. — Janet Luhrs, Editor and Publisher of Simple Living, the Journal of Voluntary Simplicity