DLF Visual Storyteller Kelly (2x Daily TM)
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From the 2020 Bob Roth FB Group “2x Daily Transcendental Meditation Call Participants” . The 2x’s daily quotes/poems by Visual Storyteller, Kelly Minnick, read by CEO of the DLF, Bob Roth ~ 2x’s Daily Global Group Zoom Meditation calls.
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11/22/25 PM TM
“When the mind ceases its restless movement
between what was and what might be,
the heart awakens to what already is.
In presence, every breath becomes prayer,
and every moment holy.”
~ Thich Nhat Hahn
“When the mind ceases its restless movement
between what was and what might be,
the heart awakens to what already is.
In presence, every breath becomes prayer,
and every moment holy.”
~ Thich Nhat Hahn
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
11/22/25 PM TM
“When the mind ceases its restless movement
between what was and what might be,
the heart awakens to what already is.
In presence, every breath becomes prayer,
and every moment holy.”
~ Thich Nhat Hahn
“When the mind ceases its restless movement
between what was and what might be,
the heart awakens to what already is.
In presence, every breath becomes prayer,
and every moment holy.”
~ Thich Nhat Hahn
11/21/25 PM TM
“To live in the present is to be free of comparison —
to see this moment as sufficient,
needing nothing added or removed.
Eternity is not in the future;
it is hidden in the depth of now.”
~ Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest, spiritual teacher, and author from India
“To live in the present is to be free of comparison —
to see this moment as sufficient,
needing nothing added or removed.
Eternity is not in the future;
it is hidden in the depth of now.”
~ Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest, spiritual teacher, and author from India
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
11/21/25 PM TM
“To live in the present is to be free of comparison —
to see this moment as sufficient,
needing nothing added or removed.
Eternity is not in the future;
it is hidden in the depth of now.”
~ Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest, spiritual teacher, and author from India
“To live in the present is to be free of comparison —
to see this moment as sufficient,
needing nothing added or removed.
Eternity is not in the future;
it is hidden in the depth of now.”
~ Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest, spiritual teacher, and author from India
11/21/25 AM TM
Draíocht (pronounced DREE-oct) is an Irish word for magic, enchantment—that which is unseen, transcendental. This transcendent enchantment of Draíocht is timeless and is woven into all of our beings if only we can appreciate it.
Draíocht (pronounced DREE-oct) is an Irish word for magic, enchantment—that which is unseen, transcendental. This transcendent enchantment of Draíocht is timeless and is woven into all of our beings if only we can appreciate it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
11/21/25 AM TM
Draíocht (pronounced DREE-oct) is an Irish word for magic, enchantment—that which is unseen, transcendental. This transcendent enchantment of Draíocht is timeless and is woven into all of our beings if only we can appreciate it.
Draíocht (pronounced DREE-oct) is an Irish word for magic, enchantment—that which is unseen, transcendental. This transcendent enchantment of Draíocht is timeless and is woven into all of our beings if only we can appreciate it.
11/20/25 PM TM
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind.
…
Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.”
~ Anne Lamott
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind.
…
Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.”
~ Anne Lamott
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
11/20/25 PM TM
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind.
…
Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.”
~ Anne Lamott
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind.
…
Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.”
~ Anne Lamott
11/20/26 AM TM
“When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive,
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~ Marcus Aurelius
“When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive,
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~ Marcus Aurelius
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
11/20/26 AM TM
“When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive,
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~ Marcus Aurelius
“When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive,
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~ Marcus Aurelius
11/19/25 PM TM
Yes
“And sometimes
it all arrives at once.
The anxiety, the fear,
the voices that scratch
your confidence like
a chalkboard and somehow
all the oxygen in the room
suddenly becomes water
…
The answer is
this is temporary,
and yes, you will.”
~ Rudy Francisco
Yes
“And sometimes
it all arrives at once.
The anxiety, the fear,
the voices that scratch
your confidence like
a chalkboard and somehow
all the oxygen in the room
suddenly becomes water
…
The answer is
this is temporary,
and yes, you will.”
~ Rudy Francisco
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
11/19/25 PM TM
Yes
“And sometimes
it all arrives at once.
The anxiety, the fear,
the voices that scratch
your confidence like
a chalkboard and somehow
all the oxygen in the room
suddenly becomes water
…
The answer is
this is temporary,
and yes, you will.”
~ Rudy Francisco
Yes
“And sometimes
it all arrives at once.
The anxiety, the fear,
the voices that scratch
your confidence like
a chalkboard and somehow
all the oxygen in the room
suddenly becomes water
…
The answer is
this is temporary,
and yes, you will.”
~ Rudy Francisco
11/19/25 PM TM
Aoibhneas (pronounced eevnass) is an Irish Gaelic word that refers to the joy we feel from external things such as music, companionship, scenery and good weather. Aoibhneas is to fill our senses with the joys of the world around.
Aoibhneas (pronounced eevnass) is an Irish Gaelic word that refers to the joy we feel from external things such as music, companionship, scenery and good weather. Aoibhneas is to fill our senses with the joys of the world around.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
11/19/25 PM TM
Aoibhneas (pronounced eevnass) is an Irish Gaelic word that refers to the joy we feel from external things such as music, companionship, scenery and good weather. Aoibhneas is to fill our senses with the joys of the world around.
Aoibhneas (pronounced eevnass) is an Irish Gaelic word that refers to the joy we feel from external things such as music, companionship, scenery and good weather. Aoibhneas is to fill our senses with the joys of the world around.
11/18/25 PM TM
YOUR WORLD
“Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
…
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture,with power,with ease!”
~Georgia Douglas Johnson
YOUR WORLD
“Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
…
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture,with power,with ease!”
~Georgia Douglas Johnson
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
11/18/25 PM TM
YOUR WORLD
“Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
…
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture,with power,with ease!”
~Georgia Douglas Johnson
YOUR WORLD
“Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
…
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture,with power,with ease!”
~Georgia Douglas Johnson
11/18/25 PM TM
“In an age of speed, I began to think,
…
in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
~ Pico Iyer
“… nowadays it’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize.”
~ Pico Iyer
“In an age of speed, I began to think,
…
in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
~ Pico Iyer
“… nowadays it’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize.”
~ Pico Iyer
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
11/18/25 PM TM
“In an age of speed, I began to think,
…
in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
~ Pico Iyer
“… nowadays it’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize.”
~ Pico Iyer
“In an age of speed, I began to think,
…
in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
~ Pico Iyer
“… nowadays it’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize.”
~ Pico Iyer
11/17/25 PM TM
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass
…
It is like peeling an onion.
…
I am always looking for the hidden meaning, the secret message. I am always trying to understand the mystery of life.”
~ Henry Miller
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass
…
It is like peeling an onion.
…
I am always looking for the hidden meaning, the secret message. I am always trying to understand the mystery of life.”
~ Henry Miller
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
11/17/25 PM TM
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass
…
It is like peeling an onion.
…
I am always looking for the hidden meaning, the secret message. I am always trying to understand the mystery of life.”
~ Henry Miller
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass
…
It is like peeling an onion.
…
I am always looking for the hidden meaning, the secret message. I am always trying to understand the mystery of life.”
~ Henry Miller
11/17/25 AM TM
“It's a funny thing about life,
once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for,
you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
~ Germany Kent
“It's a funny thing about life,
once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for,
you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
~ Germany Kent
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
11/17/25 AM TM
“It's a funny thing about life,
once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for,
you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
~ Germany Kent
“It's a funny thing about life,
once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for,
you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
~ Germany Kent
11/16/25 PM TM
“A door opens
in the center
of our being,
and we seem
to fall through it
into immense depths,
which although
they are infinite—
are still accessible to us.
All eternity seems
to have become ours
in this one placid
and breathless contact.”
~ Thomas Merton
“A door opens
in the center
of our being,
and we seem
to fall through it
into immense depths,
which although
they are infinite—
are still accessible to us.
All eternity seems
to have become ours
in this one placid
and breathless contact.”
~ Thomas Merton
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
11/16/25 PM TM
“A door opens
in the center
of our being,
and we seem
to fall through it
into immense depths,
which although
they are infinite—
are still accessible to us.
All eternity seems
to have become ours
in this one placid
and breathless contact.”
~ Thomas Merton
“A door opens
in the center
of our being,
and we seem
to fall through it
into immense depths,
which although
they are infinite—
are still accessible to us.
All eternity seems
to have become ours
in this one placid
and breathless contact.”
~ Thomas Merton
11/16/25 AM TM
The Guest House
“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes...
Welcome and entertain them all!
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”
~ Rumi
The Guest House
“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes...
Welcome and entertain them all!
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”
~ Rumi
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
11/16/25 AM TM
The Guest House
“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes...
Welcome and entertain them all!
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”
~ Rumi
The Guest House
“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes...
Welcome and entertain them all!
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”
~ Rumi
11/15/25 PM TM
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.
…
– this knowledge, this feeling … that is the core of the true religious sentiment. In this sense, and in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men.”
~ Albert Einstein
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.
…
– this knowledge, this feeling … that is the core of the true religious sentiment. In this sense, and in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men.”
~ Albert Einstein
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
11/15/25 PM TM
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.
…
– this knowledge, this feeling … that is the core of the true religious sentiment. In this sense, and in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men.”
~ Albert Einstein
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.
…
– this knowledge, this feeling … that is the core of the true religious sentiment. In this sense, and in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men.”
~ Albert Einstein
11/15/25 AM TM
“Happiness
is not a matter
of intensity
but of balance
and order
and rhythm
and harmony.”
~ Thomas Merton, 1915-1968, American Trappist monk, writer,
theologian, poet, and scholar of comparative religion.
“Happiness
is not a matter
of intensity
but of balance
and order
and rhythm
and harmony.”
~ Thomas Merton, 1915-1968, American Trappist monk, writer,
theologian, poet, and scholar of comparative religion.
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
11/15/25 AM TM
“Happiness
is not a matter
of intensity
but of balance
and order
and rhythm
and harmony.”
~ Thomas Merton, 1915-1968, American Trappist monk, writer,
theologian, poet, and scholar of comparative religion.
“Happiness
is not a matter
of intensity
but of balance
and order
and rhythm
and harmony.”
~ Thomas Merton, 1915-1968, American Trappist monk, writer,
theologian, poet, and scholar of comparative religion.
11/14/25 PM TM
“Rivers do not drink their own water;
trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself
and flowers do not spread
their fragrance for themselves.
…
Life is good when you are happy;
but much better when others
are happy because of you.”
~ Vedic proverb
“Rivers do not drink their own water;
trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself
and flowers do not spread
their fragrance for themselves.
…
Life is good when you are happy;
but much better when others
are happy because of you.”
~ Vedic proverb
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
11/14/25 PM TM
“Rivers do not drink their own water;
trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself
and flowers do not spread
their fragrance for themselves.
…
Life is good when you are happy;
but much better when others
are happy because of you.”
~ Vedic proverb
“Rivers do not drink their own water;
trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself
and flowers do not spread
their fragrance for themselves.
…
Life is good when you are happy;
but much better when others
are happy because of you.”
~ Vedic proverb
11/14/25 AM TM
“We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
~ Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic.
“We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
~ Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic.
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
11/14/25 AM TM
“We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
~ Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic.
“We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
~ Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic.
11/13/25 PM TM
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk:
every day I walk myself into a state of well-being
and walk away from every illness;
I have walked myself into my best thoughts
and I know of no thought so burdensome
that one cannot walk away from it.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk:
every day I walk myself into a state of well-being
and walk away from every illness;
I have walked myself into my best thoughts
and I know of no thought so burdensome
that one cannot walk away from it.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
11/13/25 PM TM
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk:
every day I walk myself into a state of well-being
and walk away from every illness;
I have walked myself into my best thoughts
and I know of no thought so burdensome
that one cannot walk away from it.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk:
every day I walk myself into a state of well-being
and walk away from every illness;
I have walked myself into my best thoughts
and I know of no thought so burdensome
that one cannot walk away from it.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
11/13/25 PM TM
“The bird a nest,
the spider a web,
man friendship.”
~ William Blake
“The bird a nest,
the spider a web,
man friendship.”
~ William Blake
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
11/13/25 PM TM
“The bird a nest,
the spider a web,
man friendship.”
~ William Blake
“The bird a nest,
the spider a web,
man friendship.”
~ William Blake
11/12/25 PM TM
“Until we have begun to go without them,
we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are.
We’ve been using them not because we needed them
but because we had them.”
~ Seneca
“Until we have begun to go without them,
we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are.
We’ve been using them not because we needed them
but because we had them.”
~ Seneca
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
11/12/25 PM TM
“Until we have begun to go without them,
we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are.
We’ve been using them not because we needed them
but because we had them.”
~ Seneca
“Until we have begun to go without them,
we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are.
We’ve been using them not because we needed them
but because we had them.”
~ Seneca
11/12/25 AM TM
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anais Nin
“Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning of your soul—you create suffering.”
~ Anais Nin
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anais Nin
“Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning of your soul—you create suffering.”
~ Anais Nin
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
11/12/25 AM TM
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anais Nin
“Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning of your soul—you create suffering.”
~ Anais Nin
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anais Nin
“Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning of your soul—you create suffering.”
~ Anais Nin
11/11/25 PM TM
“Most people only see our cover,
the minority read only the introduction,
many people believe the critics.
Few will know our content.”
~ Emile Zola, 1840-1902, French writer
“Most people only see our cover,
the minority read only the introduction,
many people believe the critics.
Few will know our content.”
~ Emile Zola, 1840-1902, French writer
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
11/11/25 PM TM
“Most people only see our cover,
the minority read only the introduction,
many people believe the critics.
Few will know our content.”
~ Emile Zola, 1840-1902, French writer
“Most people only see our cover,
the minority read only the introduction,
many people believe the critics.
Few will know our content.”
~ Emile Zola, 1840-1902, French writer
11/11/25 AM TM
YOU
“If every single person who has liked you in your
lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create
the most glitteringly beautiful network you
could imagine.
…
What a thing indeed.”
~ Donna Ashworth
YOU
“If every single person who has liked you in your
lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create
the most glitteringly beautiful network you
could imagine.
…
What a thing indeed.”
~ Donna Ashworth
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
11/11/25 AM TM
YOU
“If every single person who has liked you in your
lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create
the most glitteringly beautiful network you
could imagine.
…
What a thing indeed.”
~ Donna Ashworth
YOU
“If every single person who has liked you in your
lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create
the most glitteringly beautiful network you
could imagine.
…
What a thing indeed.”
~ Donna Ashworth
11/10/25 PM TM
“Everything pleasing in Nature has healing power.
…
Transcendental Meditation has the greatest healing power because it heals the mind, the body, and the soul all at once. All life must be healed, not just a part. All life must be soothed, must be harmonious.”
~ Maharishi
“Everything pleasing in Nature has healing power.
…
Transcendental Meditation has the greatest healing power because it heals the mind, the body, and the soul all at once. All life must be healed, not just a part. All life must be soothed, must be harmonious.”
~ Maharishi
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
11/10/25 PM TM
“Everything pleasing in Nature has healing power.
…
Transcendental Meditation has the greatest healing power because it heals the mind, the body, and the soul all at once. All life must be healed, not just a part. All life must be soothed, must be harmonious.”
~ Maharishi
“Everything pleasing in Nature has healing power.
…
Transcendental Meditation has the greatest healing power because it heals the mind, the body, and the soul all at once. All life must be healed, not just a part. All life must be soothed, must be harmonious.”
~ Maharishi
11/10/25 AM TM
“Meditation is not evasion;
it is a serene encounter with reality.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“Meditation is not evasion;
it is a serene encounter with reality.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
11/10/25 AM TM
“Meditation is not evasion;
it is a serene encounter with reality.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“Meditation is not evasion;
it is a serene encounter with reality.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh