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I move through my day-to-day life with a sense of appreciation and gratitude
that comes from knowing how fortunate I truly am and how unearned all
that I am thankful for really is. To have this perspective in my everyday
consciousness is in itself a gift, for it leads to feeling “graced,” or blessed,
each time. . . . Every time I see beauty around me I appreciate what I am
seeing, and simultaneously I have this sense of appreciation—for being
alive to have this particular moment.
Jean Shinoda Bolen0 -
It Takes Courage
- It takes courage to refrain from gossip when others delight in it - to stand up for the absent person who is being abused.
- It takes courage to live honestly within your means, and not dishonestly on the means of others.
- It takes courage to be a REAL man or a TRUE woman, to hold fast to your ideals when it causes you to be looked upon as strange and peculiar.
- It takes courage to be talked about and remain silent, when a word would justify you in the eyes of others, but which you dare not speak because it would injure another.
- It takes courage to refuse to do something that is wrong although everyone else may be doing it with attitudes as carefree as a summer song.
- It takes courage to live according to your own convictions, to deny yourself what you cannot afford, to love your neighbor as yourself!
Author Unknown
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I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and
express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of
coincidences that have no meaning or connection.
As for me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the
views of eternity and hope my choices will create a positive ripple
effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.
Mike Ericksen
Upon Destiny's Song0 -
To let go isn't to forget, not to think about, or ignore. It doesn't
leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret. Letting go isn't about
winning or losing. It's not about pride and it's not about how you
appear, and it's not obsessing or dwelling on the past. Letting go
isn't blocking memories or thinking sad thoughts, and it doesn't leave
emptiness, hurt, or sadness. It's not about giving in or giving up.
Letting go isn't about loss and it's not about defeat. To let go is
to cherish the memories, but to overcome and move on. It is having
an open mind and confidence in the future. Letting go is learning
and experiencing and growing. To let go is to be thankful for the
experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow.
It's about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will
soon gain. Letting go is having the courage to accept change,
and the strength to keep moving. Letting go is growing up. It is
realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy.
To let go is to open a door, and to clear a path and set yourself free.
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Sorry folks. I have been out for having some skin cancer removed from my nose. Just now able to get my glasses back on. All cancer gone.
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When we awaken, we find that we are part of the one great Reality and we realize our union with all things.
Paramananda
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Always remember, we all have our own opinions and beliefs.
We have different ways of dealing with life’s troubles and joys.
To survive our differences without hurting each other is what
Goodness is all about.
Dodinsky0 -
One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else. Accordingly, I find that the one thing which I want to put into practice in my own life is the conscious and deliberate habit of finding someone to thank. -Elton Trueblood
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To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are--always!
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People are living books. The real library of life is community.
Bryant McGill
Simple Reminders0 -
I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts. -Alice Potter
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"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."
-- Christian D. Larson0 -
To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countless ways in which we are supported by the world around us. Such a life provides less space for our suffering because our attention is more balanced. We are more often occupied with noticing what we are given, thanking those who have helped us, and repaying the world in some concrete way for what we are receiving. Gregg Krech0 -
Thou that has given so much to me,
Give one thing more--a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if thy blessings had spare days;
But such a heart, whose pulse may be
Thy praise.
George Herbert0 -
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. — Albert Schweitzer
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"Too often, we carry around those things from our past that hurt us the most. Don't let past pain rob you of your present happiness. You had to live through it in the past, and that cannot be changed, but if the only place it lives today is in your mind, then forgive, let go, and be free."
-- Doe Zantamata0 -
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
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Pessimists see only the dark side of the clouds, and mope;
philosophers see both sides, and shrug; optimists
don't see the clouds at all--they're walking on them.
Leonard Louis Levinson0 -
We should take it for granted that no life can be entirely free
from vexations, trials, troubles, sorrows, and disappointments;
but we should resolve that these things shall not be allowed to
disturb our peace of mind, or to destroy our happiness. It is as
amazing as it is sad, that we go about largely burdening ourselves
with strivings that are of no consequence, and miss the gladness
and exhilaration of living. No life is successful until it is
radiant with happiness.
Orison Swett Marden
The Joys of Living0 -
Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all,
the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity.Robert Burton
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What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that
permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those
with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more
than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism,
that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone
to speak critically, my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute,
skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve."
Gordon B. Hinckley0 -
Few of us, indeed, realize the wonderful privilege of living;
the blessings we inherit, the glories and the beauties of
the universe, which is our own if we choose to have it so;
the extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish
to be; or the power we possess of securing peace,
of triumphing over pain and sorrow.
John Lubbock0 -
Nothing can produce so great a serenity of life as a mind free
from guilt and kept untainted, not only from actions, but purposes
that are wicked. By this means the soul will be not only unpolluted
but also undisturbed. The fountain will run clear and unsullied.
Plutarch0 -
The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong."
Sydney J. Harris0 -
Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength--carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom
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Imagine your mind as a garden and thoughts as the seeds you plant. Habitual
negative, unhealthy, self-critical thoughts produce the weeds and thistles of
depression, discontent, and anxiety in the garden of your mind. Luckily, the
opposite is also true. Consistently planting positive, healthy, constructive
thoughts will yield a crop of beautiful feelings, such as gratitude, love, and joy.
Sue Patton Thoele0 -
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. J.B. Priestley0 -
When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.
Fred Rogers
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Blessed is the person who can enjoy the small things, the common beauties, the little day-by-day events; sunshine on the fields, birds on the bough, breakfast, dinner, supper, the daily paper on the porch, a friend passing by. So many people who go afield for enjoyment leave it behind them at home. -David Grayson
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The ingredients of happiness are so simple that they can be counted on one hand. First of all, happiness must be shared. Selfishness is its enemy; to make another happy is to be happy one’s self. It is quiet, seldom found for long in crowds, most easily won in moments of solitude and reflection. It comes from within, and rests most securely on simple goodness and clear conscience. -William Ogden
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