Michael Sliney

“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” Rudyard Kipling

“Mother Theresa of Calcutta wrote to me: ‘The important thing is not how many actions we perform, but the intensity of love that we put into each action.’ How does one reach this intensity of love in the present moment? I simply recall that I must live each day, each moment as if it were the last of my life. I leave aside everything accidental and concentrate only on the essential; then each word, each gesture, each telephone call, and each decision I make is the most beautiful of my life. I give my love to everyone; I am afraid of wasting even one second by living it without meaning.” “I am not going to wait. I will live each present moment, filling it to the brim with love.” Cardinal Nguyen, a holy Vietnamese Cardinal who spent 13 years in prison, 9 of them in solitary confinement, under the Communist Government from 1975 until 1988.