July 28, 2011 & July 29, 2011

Quotes

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. ~ Eric Hoffer

For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody. ~ Marc Barasch

  

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama

When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do. ~ John O'Donohue

Blog Posts

4 Simple Mantras to Help You Stay Positive and Happy ~ “The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.” ~ Swedish Proverb

July 26, 2011 & July 27, 2011

Quotes

"Remember that your thoughts are the primary cause of everything. So when you think a sustained thought it is immediately sent out into the Universe. That thought magnetically attaches itself to the like frequency, and then within seconds sends the reading of that frequency back to you through your feelings. Put another way, your feelings are communication back to you from the Universe, telling you what frequency you are currently on. Your feelings are your frequency feedback mechanism!" ~ Jack Canfield

Don't live every day as if it were your last. Live every day as if it were your first. ~ Via Paulo Coelho

The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. ~ Charles Swindoll

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. ~ Earl Nightingale

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. ~ Earl Nightingale

Blog Posts

In a World in Crisis - Keep Giving Your Best ~ "Perhaps this is what integrity is? Giving our best. Being genuine and true to ourselves. Being patient when a voice in our head says it’s time to quit."

Insecure? Reclaim the Joy of Being You ~  “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”  ~ Vincent Van Gogh

How to Set Healthy Boundaries: 3 Crucial First Steps ~ “You change for two reasons: Either you learn enough that you want to, or you’ve been hurt enough that you have to.” ~ Unknown

Ju;y 25, 2011

I was getting ready for work this morning; putting in earrings when I noticed that one of my diamond earrings was missing. I have my ears pierced multiple times and always wear a pair of diamond studs. I just about cried.


I was pretty upset. Not really because of the earrings themselves; but because they were a gift from my husband at a milestone I thought was important. My husband gave them to me when I graduate from college. I never take those earrings out.  

Before leaving for work this morning I let go of the sadness I felt for loosing my earring. I decided that I would find it. Later in the day I was reading ~ The Power by Rhonda Byrne (she also wrote The Secret). There is a part talking about the loss of a dog and when they let go of the negative feelings about their loss; they imagined that their dog was with them, put out his food etc.  Soon after they found a notice of a found dog, their dog.

When I read that, I knew for sure I would find my earring. So after work I came home and before the vacuuming and laundry got done I searched for my earring.  Well I found it!!!!! I was so excited; again not because of the earring itself, but because of the memories it holds.



Quotes

It must be those brief moments
when nothing has happened - nor is going to.
Tiny moments, like islands in the ocean
beyond the grey continent of our ordinary days.

There, sometimes, you meet your own heart
like someone you've never known.

~ Hans Børli

Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don't rent them out to tomorrow. ~ Jerry Spinelli

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully and yell for help if you need it. ~ Judy Blume

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: Why We're Not Honest With Friends ~ “An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.” ~ Proverb

75 Steps for a Fear-Less Life ~ You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

July 24, 2011

Quotes

So the question is not: Why start off on such a path? You have already started off. You did so with the first beat of your heart. The question is: Do I wish to walk this path consciously, or unconsciously? With awareness or lack of awareness? As the cause of my experience, or at the effect of it? ~ Neale Donald Walsch

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark.... Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach.  Check your road and the nature of your battle.  The world you desired can be won.  It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. ~ Ayn Rand  

Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

If you knew who walks beside you on this path that you have chosen, fear would be impossible. ~ A Course in Miracles

July 23, 2011

A Note

A Farewell to Can't

This goodbye does not make me sad. I will not miss you. I have discovered what it feels like to do the unthinkable. The hard. The long. The challenging. You have no business here anymore. From no on, the difficult will seem doable. I will see the impossible as simply no yet conquered. Farewell, can't. You will  haunt me never again. Hello, Can. Welcome to my world.

Quote credit - not sure who to credit exactly. This was in an ad for Outwardbound.org.
Photo credit goes to bertvthul at stock.xchng.

Quotes
 
Love is an element which though physically unseen is as real as air or water. It is an acting, living, moving force . . . it moves in waves and currents like those of the ocean. ~ Prentice Mulford

I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life. ~ Paulo Coelho

Blog Posts

Finding Your Voice ~  "We are writers, musicians, designers, programmers, parents, builders of anything. But we are not truly expressing ourselves, and speaking the truth, until we’ve found our voice: the tone, style, tenor, pitch, personality we use to express ourselves."

Unconditional Love, Unconditional Friendship ~ “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~ Dalai Lama

July 22, 2011

Quotes 

One moment it was there, another moment it is gone. One moment we are here, and another moment we have gone. And for this simple moment, how much fuss we make! How much violence, ambition, struggle, conflict, anger, hatred, just for this small moment! Just waiting for the train in a waiting room on a station, and creating so much fuss: fighting, hurting each other, trying to possess, trying to boss, trying to dominate - all that politics. And then the train comes and you are gone forever. ~ Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Being happy is the cornerstone of all that you are! Nothing is more important than that you feel good! And you have absolute and utter control about that because you can choose the thought that makes you worry or the thought that makes you happy; the things that thrill you, or the things that worry you. You have the choice in every moment. ~ Abraham Hicks

Life is a dance. Sometimes we lead, sometimes we follow. The clearer the communication, the better the dance.  The music may change so you just have to learn how to adapt and be flexible. Sometimes it's fast and really “up”, sometimes it's slow and sensual. But when you get really present and in the moment, it's just soooooo easy. ~ Pamela Marshall

Blog Posts

5 Questions: When You Aren't Sure What You Want In Life ~ “The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably deal with.” ~Tony Robbins

Quick ~ "Quick! Without stopping list 10 things that make you happy in 30 seconds or less! Was that easy or a bit tricky?"

July 21, 2011

Quotes

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 Photo courtesy of  PsychoPink

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation. ~ Sri Aurobindo

An inspired form of giving, love breathes life into the heart and brings grace to the soul. ~ unknown

A single smile is a cure for anything. It penetrates the human heart causing it to beat faster. A single smile means warmth, satisfaction, happiness, and most of all it means life. People smiling know and understand they have something worth living for. ~ Andriana Kelisakieva

Blog Posts

Improving Your Reactions to Mishaps from the Inside Out ~ “Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it.” ~ Unknown  

The Secret to Happiness ~  

July 20, 2011

Quotes

"Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results." ~ Albert Einstein

"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it."

~ Mother Teresa

"Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world."
~ Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching) 

Blog Posts

4 Roadblocks to Dreaming Big ~ "What I want for you is: to dream big, to dream way past the ‘how to’ of it, to have a juicy, exciting force of energy that pulls you into the future, and to feel the richness of life through the realization of your dreams."

Stop Waiting to Live: Scare Yourself Alive ~ “It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Tiny Wisdom: How You Know You're On the Right Track ~ “If you are never scared, embarrassed, or hurt, it means you never take chances.” -Julia Soul

July 19, 2011

So yesterday I got a chance to sit outside in the sun and knit with the company of my four birds. The weather was great, but quite windy, but I sat in the sun anyway.  My birds weren't quite sure what to think though. They spend most of their days in the house. I think a couple of them really enjoyed it. I hope we can do it again it was a nice way to spend an hour in the afternoon sun.

Quotes

Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. ~ Eckhart Tolle

Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience. Taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them. ~ Byron Katie

I am responsible for what I see.
I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt.
I could see peace instead of THIS.
The past is over - it can touch me not.
This instant is the only time there is.
Today I will judge nothing that occurs.
I am not the victim of the world I see.
I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.
I am determined to see things differently.
I am never upset for the reason I think.
Forgiveness is the key to happiness.

All that I give I give to myself.

~ Hugh Prather

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves.
The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. ~ Elanor Roosevelt

Blog Posts

Simply Beautiful Things (New Series) ~ "Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed." ~ Walt Whitman

Embrace Your Essence ~ "You are complete. You know the answers. You are abundantly enough." Raam Dev

The Bare Truth About Living in the Moment ~ "Living in the moment is all about awareness, about where your mental focus is directed. The difference between total presence and complete unconsciousness is small, it is an imperceptible shift out of thought and into being. Therefore, increased presence ultimately lies in increased awareness. Awareness of the sights, sounds, and smells that flood the senses every day. Awareness of your body in space, the air on your skin. Awareness of sensation."

An Ode to Love ~ 

July 18, 2011

Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought. Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us; to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. ~ Abraham Lincoln

When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly. ~ Bar Lajeunesse

Blog Posts

4 Reasons to Let Go of Jealousy and Celebrate Your Greatness ~ “Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.” ~Unknown  

Tiny Wisdom: On Being Happy With What you Have ~ “Until you make peace with who you are, you will never be content with what you have.” ~ Doris Mortman

July 16 & July 17, 2011

Kind words and deeds will raise your consciousness and enable you to identify with the soul. Let yours be a message of joy and hope, for doing so will open you to the gifts of spirit. By creating an extraordinary life that fits your dreams you clothe your soul with enlightenment and inspiration. Write a new chapter and make the book of your life a story of happiness that celebrates love as a blessing. ~ Micheal Teal

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. ~ Anna Quindlen 

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. ~ Vincent van Gogh 

Blog Posts

8 Reasons You Should Meditate + The 30 Day Meditation Challenge ~ "Meditation gives us the opportunity to de-clutter and do some housekeeping of the mind."

What you should worry about ~ "Actually, it doesn't pay to worry about anything."

Other FB pages

When you become a lantern lighting the way for others, you’ll find yourself surrounded by lanterns lighting the way for you. Via ~ Begin with Yes

I have never been a millionaire. But I have enjoyed a great meal, a crackling fi...re, a glorious sunset, a walk with a friend, a hug from a child, a cup of soup, a kiss behind the ear. There are plenty of life’s tiny delights for all of us. ♥ Jack Anthony ♥•*´¨♥¸.• ♥ ´*.*♥¸. ~ Via ~ ‎"gr8quotes"

By your own efforts
Waken yourself, watch yourself.
And live joyfully.
You are the master.
Buddha  Via ~ ॐ Blue Buddha Quote Collective

Only a soul heart that is free to love is free to receive love. Open your heart... to an expansive chalice to receive the infinite blessing of the Eternal Flame of Love. ~ Via Shaman Medicine Woman

 

"We don't know all the reasons that propel us on a spiritual journey, but someh...ow our life compels us to go. Something in us knows that we are not just here to toil at our work. There is a mysterious pull to remember." (~ Jack Kornfield) Via ~ Beth Bracaglia's Simply Inspired

 

I am so glad you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Via ~  The Sacred ॐ Jღurney ॐ Of The ॐ Sღul. 2

Friendship ~ July 15, 2011

This post is all about friendship. My friend, David passed away a couple of days ago. I will miss him, I will miss his hugs; he gave the best.


Quotes

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. ~ Anaïs Nin

Your beloved and your friends were once strangers.  Somehow at a particular time, they came from the distance toward your life. Their arrival seemed so accidental and contingent. Now your life is unimaginable without them. ~ John O'Donohue

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love. ~ Gandhi

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. ~ Woodrow Wilson

July 14, 2011

Quotes

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. ~ Thomas Fuller

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.  ~ Mary Morrissey
 
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: On the Power of Attention ~ “Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.”  ~ Jim Rohn 

July 13, 2011

Quotes

My soul is a sanctuary of enlightenment where the enhancing flow of positive energy communicates a peaceful message of love. Beauty and joy embraces my spirit as i savour and celebrate the glory of all living things. I have found empowerment through spirituality and it is my desire to use that power to radiate goodness and contribute wisdom, wellness and bliss to all humankind. ~ Micheal Teal

While holding positive thoughts and emotions is advantageous, positive thinking itself is not "Hallmark Card thinking."  It's really an ongoing awareness that all truly is well with the world, with life, and with oneself. It's also a commitment not to mindlessly pass on fears but to bring positive energy, images, ideas, and feelings into the lives of others, to help them attune to the wellness at the heart of the world. ~ David Spangler

Photo via hildajoyce at stck.xchng


Love really is the answer to human problems:  love of oneself, love of others, love of where one is, love of what one is doing, love of nature, love of life, love of the world, love of spirit in all its wonder and splendor. Love sets our energy free. It opens us and puts us in a flow with spirit and life on many levels.  Love is the true secret behind manifestation. ~ David Spangler

Blog Posts

How to Be Fully Awake Instead of Living on Autopilot ~ “To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”  ~ Pema Chodron

How to Be Happy Anytime ~  "Life will suck if you are always wishing you’re doing something else. Life will rock if you realize you’re already doing the best thing ever."

Tiny Wisdom: When Beliefs Are Not Facts ~  “The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.” - Pema Chodron

July 12, 2011

Quotes

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. ~ H.E. Luccock

In God's wildness lies the hope of the world—the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
~ John Muir

Photo thanks to gun4hire via stock.xchng


Love heals the world one heart at a time. ~ Mr. Prophet

Loving ourselves is the miracle cure we are all looking for. ~ Louise Hay

Blog Posts

How to Reduce Stress by Doing Less and Doing it Slowly ~ “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.” ~ Lao Tzu

5 Practices that Cultivate Peace of Mind ~  Peace is its own reward. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Finding Your Way Back to Yourself ~ “Love says ‘I am everything.’ Wisdom says ‘I am nothing.’ Between the two, my life flows.” ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Video

If I were Brave ~ by Jana Stanfield 

July 11, 2011

Quotes

Waves of a serene life pass over us from time to time, like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. ~ Grenville Kleiser

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. ~ Joseph Addison

Blog Posts

Waiting for the fear to subside ~ "By the time the fear subsides, it will be too late." ~ Seth Godin


You'll Never Be Ready ~ "We’ll never be ready if we keep waiting for the perfect time to come." ~ Mat Kearney

July 9, 2011

Quotes

You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it! ~ Sai Baba

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas! ~ Sir William Osler


Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands-a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world. ~ Sidney Lovett

July 8, 2011

Had a busy day . . . every other Friday usually is (payday - today we did payroll for 21 people . . . most of whom we had to wait to clock out in order to process). Today was extra busy though. Had lunch with a friend talked real estate (one of my previous professions; I'm still licensed but not really actively pursuing), then she came and picked up her bird. We have been bird sitting her African Grey parrot for the last two weeks. Louie has been great, talking about a storm, keeping us entertained and touching our hearts. It was hard to let him go home; even our birds (we have 3 cockatiels and a green cheeked conure) were a bit sad to see him go.

And my sister is coming to visit . . . she just got here . . . another busy weekend on tap. Hope yours is GREAT!

Quotes

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth. ~ Bradley Whitford

There's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path. ~ The Matrix

"What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear your words." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

From Other FB Pages

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?” ~ Buddha Via ~ ॐ Blue Buddha Quote Collective

 

If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself
endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that
you encounter. ~ |Eleanor Roosevelt| Via ~ Positive Vibrations

 

"When life pokes and prods you, it is not punishment or abuse. You are being pushed out of the nest. Spread your wings and take flight. See how well you can fly." ~ Melody Beattie ~ Via You Gotta Believe

 

The essence of life is not being perfect, impressing people, or succeeding at everything. The essence of life is simply making mistakes and learning from them, surrounding yourself with people that love you when you're being yourself, and getting through the failures so that you can continue improving. ~ Via ‎"gr8quotes"

 

 

 

July 7, 2011

Quotes

Imagine living your life without being afraid to take a risk and to explore life. ~ Don Miguel Ruiz

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. ~ Rosa Parks

It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually. ~ Abraham Maslow

Blog Posts

10 Steps to Mastering the Art of Joyful Living ~ “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” ~ Hafiz of Persia

Shhhh...Are You Listening ~ “Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.” ~ Khalil Gibran

July 6, 2011

Quotes

Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

 ~ Frank Herbert

The best path to happiness is learning to change as rapidly as life does. ~ Don Miguel Ruiz 
 
Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops
Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
And all that we can be and not what we are...

~ John Denver ~ The Eagle and the Hawk 

Blog Posts

51 Things that Will Make You Smile ~ "Sometimes you wake up to chaos, in your head or in the world around you. You hit snags, and bumps, and roadblocks at every turn. You try too hard, or don’t try enough, and things fall apart, or things fall short."
 
 

 

July 5, 2011

Quotes

All changes even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves: we must die to one life before we can enter another! ~ Anatole France

If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page. ~ Mark Houlahan

Love is a home for your soul, a spiritual blueprint which allows us to build a life guided purpose and divine light. Love washes over us like raindrops from heaven bathing us in meaning, purpose and joy. Seek the company of souls adrift and let your love wash over them as doing so will awaken humanity to unimaginable bliss. Love is the karmic whole that enables us to live life in a more conscious way. Love! ~ Micheal Teal

Blog Posts

5 Immediate Ways to Silence the Your Critic ~ “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~ William Shakespeare

July 3, 2011 & July 4, 2011

Quotes

Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what's going on outside of us, there's always something we could be grateful for.

~ Barry Neil Kaufman

God help us to be grateful for our blessings, never to be guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and to instill this same gratitude into the lives of our children. Someone has said that an ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating apples and never looking up to see where they come from. ~ Ezra Taft Benson

The law of gratitude is universal. It is a natural function of the soul. All things upon this earth or in the universe operate and respond to love and praise. ~ Robert Scheid


Despite our differences, we are all in this together. No act of kindness or compassion goes unnoticed. To change the world, take compassionate action within your immediate sphere of influence. To change yourself, start by being still and making time just to listen. ~ Edmund Bourne


One of the basic points is kindness.  With kindness, with love and compassion, with this feeling that is the essence of brotherhood, sisterhood, one will have inner peace. ~ Dalai Lama

That best portion of a good man's life,-his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. ~ William Wordsworth

July 2, 2011

Quotes

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. ~ Marcel Proust 

I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom. ~ Les Brown

I haven't a clue as to how my story will end. But that's all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, you don't conclude that the road has vanished. . . . And how else could we discover the stars? ~ unknown

Blog Posts

Set Yourself Free: 3 Ideas to Become More Conscious ~ "We become bewitched by the soundtrack of our own thoughts and story lines. We get stuck in the mud of what was or could have been, what may or may not be. In the process, the joy of life, the lightness, the details, all get drowned out by the muddy waters of “not here.”"

June 30, 2011

Quotes

Kites rise highest against the wind-not with it. ~ Winston Churchill

And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. ~ Kahlil Gibran

It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are. Far more then our abilities. ~ Albus Dumbledor to Harry Potter ~ J.K. Rowling

Blog Posts

8 Steps to Help Create a Positive Mental Attitude ~ "Not everyone woke up this morning and not everyone will go to bed tonight. Life has no guarantees. Every minute you are living is a blessing that has to be experienced in the moment. It’s not always easy, but it’s always an option—a choice. Your choice."

Platitudes, Lemons and Finding Integrity ~ "I learned that it IS possible to keep my word to myself and others even when l’m getting bitch slapped in the mouth with a stocking full of lemons."

5 Ways to Feel Empowered Each Day ~  “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” – Thomas A Edison