Tag Archives: happiness

Main Motivation

Posted on September 16, 2020 by billtonnis

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “How Wonderful to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ … Continue reading →

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Compassionate Power

Posted on September 10, 2020 by billtonnis

“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.” – Martin Luther King +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube. +++ Luke 6:27-29 “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who … Continue reading →

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Happily Empty

Posted on September 9, 2020 by billtonnis

“Attachment is the source of all suffering.” Buddha +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 6:20 And raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for … Continue reading →

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Do Your Thing

Posted on September 8, 2020 by billtonnis

“We are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Romans 8:28 … Continue reading →

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Love Wins

Posted on September 1, 2020 by billtonnis

“All shall be well. And all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.” – Julian of Norwich +++ Listen to my song “I Stand in the Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 145:9 The … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found

Posted on August 28, 2020 by billtonnis

God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called. +++ Listen to my song “You’ll Lead Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ 1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and … Continue reading →

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Love Required

Posted on August 25, 2020 by billtonnis

“Compassion is a verb.” Thich Nhat Hanh +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 23:23-24 Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of dill and cumin, and … Continue reading →

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Praise Be

Posted on August 24, 2020 by billtonnis

“Any moment of genuine happiness we’ve ever had was a moment of self-forgetfulness.” – (from Unbinding by Kathleen Dowling Singh) +++ Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 145:10 All your works … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on August 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” – Jesus +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 19:21-22 Jesus said to him, “If you … Continue reading →

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Grace Abounds

Posted on August 14, 2020 by billtonnis

Radical Love is animating all of creation, but many humans are unaware. +++ Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ezekiel 16:60, 63 Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you … Continue reading →

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