Wisdom ~ Sept. 22, 2011

I know I picked wisdom for my topic today; but change is what I really want to talk about.
I tend to resist change; I like my routines and the comfort of things being they way I expect them to be. While I admit that change is inevitable and we are changing daily, that isn't always easy for me.  So the recent changes to Facebook have caused changes to my usual routine. I don't like that.

The control freak in me though is really enjoying some of these changes.  I can now pick and choose what posts I want to be my top stories. I can pick what posts I want to see from my friends.  And most especially I can pick which posts I don't want in my feed at all.  It may take a little time to go through all of my friends and individually choose which types of post I want to subscribe to, but it is certainly better than some computer program deciding what I might be interested in.

I mean really, did that program think I didn't want to see the posts of my husband or daughter?  Did it really think that posts related to farmville, hatchlings, adventure world or mafia wars was more important than them?  Seriously?  I'm making the best of these changes; how about you?  What are you doing to make the new Facebook fee work for you?

Quotes

Make me strong in spirit,
Courageous in action,
Gentle of heart,

Let me act in wisdom,

Conquer my fear and doubt,
Discover my own hidden gifts,

Meet others with compassion,
Be a source of healing energies,
And face each day with hope and joy.

~ unknown

Perhaps the highest human potential is only realized when we no longer require the world to conform to our fantasies of how it should be. ~ Earon Davis

~ I really liked this quote when I read it this morning.  I had some really wise words to go along with it too . . . somewhere between this morning and this evening those words went away.  Procrastination is not my friend.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. ~ Gandhi

Blog Posts

Why Curiosity is the Way to a Better Life ~ "Life is a constant state of learning. You learn by being curious. When you were a toddler, you learned about the world around you by being curious and getting your hands dirty. Get involved with the society around you and don’t let it tell you what to do all the time. Get on a plane and go somewhere that you’re not comfortable with (where they don’t speak… *gasp* ENGLISH!), and see how they do things."

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

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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 

May 25, 2011

Quotes
 

Today is a good day to dream! ~ Pony Vigil

Life is a field of unlimited possibilities. ~ Deepak Chopra

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." ~ Cecil Beaton

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~ Harriet Tubman 

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: On Being Openly You ~   “What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.  ~ Carl Rogers

Discovering the Little Things that Make Us Happy ~ "Life is full of little wonders that can make us happy. The sound of a baby’s laughter, a good book, the comforting smell of a favorite old sweatshirt, and the warmth from a cup of hot tea are simple pleasures that can easily put smiles on our faces."

A Conversation with Fear ~  "Love is what we're born with. Fear is what we learned here." ~ Marianne Williamson ~ I love this quote . . . saw it a couple of days ago; so I thought this post would be a good one to share.

Quotes from other FB pages

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Via ~ Lessons Learned In Life

 

We are here to become happy, to become aware, to become awake To find happiness, to find joy, to find compassion, to find forgiveness, to find yourself, to find God, and to find the God inside of yourself, which is your happiness, love and compassion. ~ Marjorie Musacchio Via ~ ॐ Spiritual Bliss ॐ 

"What matters is the value we've created in our lives, the people we've made happy and how much we've grown as people." ~ Daisaku Ikeda Via ~ EMBRACE POSITIVE PASSION