Spiritual maturity is not measured by how much scripture you quote or how loud and long your prayers. Spiritual maturity is becoming like Jesus in the way we think, feel and act. ~Collins Hasty

Love is the most healing force in the world; nothing goes deeper than love.
It heals not only the body, not only the mind, but also the soul. ~Unknown

Old World monkeys have 32 teeth. New World monkeys have 36. There are 96 species of Old World monkeys. Old World monkeys are divided into two subfamilies, generalists and specialists. Generalists eat almost anything, and specialists eat mainly leaves. Old World monkeys often have large cheek pouches that enable them to feed rapidly and store their food, then chew and swallow it later. Source: Random Facts

Your life is your spiritual path. It’s what’s right in front of you. You can’t live anyone else’s life. The task is to live yours and stop trying to copy the one you think looks better. ~Unknown

Castle Mountain – Banff National Park. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Through the gift of this natural world, we are not meant to take advantage and destroy, but we are invited to use and replenish. As humans become more intelligent, they lose sight that nature is unquantifiable and we will never be able to understand the totality of natures complexities. It is when humans in all our arrogance attempt to mathematically formalize nature, that we lose what is truly natural. ~Mike Vitale

Lotus Blossom. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can,
tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely,
with too high a spirit to be cumbered
with your old nonsense. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

If you leave your dog a piece of clothing that smells like you, the scent will comfort them and it can help curb their separation anxiety. If a guy has a dog with him, he’s three times more likely to get a girl’s phone number. Source: BuzzFeed

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. ~Unknown

It is important to understand that pain is not just a physical sensation; it is also emotional, mental, and even spiritual.  ~Kumar Anupam

Cats can drink seawater.But they can’t taste sweet things. Some cats have thumbs. The furry tufts on the inside of cats’ ears are called “ear furnishings”. The ridged pattern on cat’s nose is as unique as a human fingerprint. Source: BuzzFeed

Let your hopes, dreams, and beliefs, not your hurts,
pain or sorrow shape your future. ~Anurag Prakash Ray