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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    The life of the individual has meaning only insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate. Albert Einstein

  • illinoislady
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    edited March 17

    Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest human values--honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity, compassion, humility, courage, personal responsibility, courtesy, and human service.

    Michael DeBakey

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.  These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

    Joseph Addison

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
    edited March 19

    HATE has four letters,

    But so does HEAL.

    ENEMIES has seven letters

    But so does FRIENDS.

    LYING has five letters

    But so does TRUTH.

    HURT has four letters

    But so does HEAL.

    Transform every negative energy into an aura of positivity. It’s our perception that makes the difference in the way we feel.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Happiness is a process of radiation, not absorption.  No need to seek for happiness.  Happiness is within.  Happiness is the only thing where the more you give, the more you possess. Pleasure can be bought at a price.  Happiness is priceless.

    Fred van Amburgh

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    True happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed.

    The Dalai Lama

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
    edited March 22

    Wise people are able to give themselves gracefully to seemingly contradictory experiences, because they know that they belong to different seasons of life, all of which are necessary to the whole. Spring and winter, growth and decay, creativity and fallowness, health and sickness, power and impotence, and life and death all belong within the economy of being.

    -Sam Keen

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    No longer forward nor behind
    I look in hope or fear;
    But, grateful, take the good I find,
    The best of now and here.

    John Greenleaf Whittier

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    There is nothing more personal than your values.  What you will and won't do to get ahead, the lines you will and won't cross to win, whom you will and won't step on for personal gain, are at the very core of your code of honor.  And your code of honor determines your character.  And your character is who you are. Behind closed doors.  When nobody is watching.

    Patti LaBelle

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    We cannot live only for ourselves.  A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men and women; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

    Herman Melville

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.  Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

    Patanjali

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.

    Brené Brown

    The Gifts of Imperfection

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    This morning take a few minutes to reflect on how you give of yourself to the world.  Often we get caught up in the frenzy of buying and giving things. Look at the ways you give appreciation, friendship, energy, time, love, and affection, and give of your own special talents and abilities throughout the year.  Acknowledge yourself for having enriched the lives of others.  Spend some time loving yourself for the giving light that you are.

    Shakti Gawain

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube it would be about the size of an eight-room house. If a man got possession of all that gold--billions of dollars' worth--he could not buy a friend, character, peace of mind, clear conscience, or a sense of eternity.    -Charles F. Banning

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body;
    there is no comforter to compare with good will for dispersing the shadows
    of grief and sorrow.  To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion,
    and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole.  But to think well of all,
    to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all—such unselfish
    thoughts are the very portals of happiness; and to dwell day by day in thoughts
    of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.

    James Allen

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Right now I know that I am standing on the threshold of a breakthrough--

    a spiritual journey that will take me further along in my growth than

    I could ever possibly imagine. This is a journey on which I will be filled

    with a peace that far surpasses anything I have ever experienced,

    and I begin it by knowing and living the truth of my divine potential.

    I am on a journey of positive thinking, praying, and living. If ever I find myself

    falling into a rut of negative thinking, I can't break down--I break through!

    I break through the barriers of those negative thoughts and that

    less-than-positive attitude. I break through and discover that

    I am a spiritual being on a divine journey.

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Faith is not something that is passive.  Our faith requires a commitment from us.  If thoughts of lack come to mind, we counteract such negativity by counting our blessings and giving thanks for the abundance of good things we have.  The ability of our bodies to heal is enhanced by our affirmations of life, which stimulate a positive response from the life within our very cells.

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Humility is strong--not bold; quiet--not speechless; sure--not arrogant.

    Estelle Smith

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Soul is what gives us the life energy that carries us through the mundane of the daily life to the most meaningful dimensions of life.  The problem is not that we didn't get enough soul to make life meaningful; the problem is that the soul is what we are required to nurture in ourselves. All we get is the raw material to make one.

    Joan Chittister "Seeing with Our Souls".

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness—happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you’re lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.

    Adela Rogers St. Johns

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    If it can be verified, we don't need faith. . . . Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason.  Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.

    Madeleine L'Engle

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Would that there was an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough.  Good enough.  Successful enough.  Thin enough.  Rich enough.  Socially responsible enough.  When you have self-respect, you have enough.

    Gail Sheehy

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    How tremendously valuable is the power of joy and laughter to enliven our soul as we go forward to meet our goals.  Laughter can lift us over the high ridges and lighten up the dark valleys in a way that makes life much easier. A happy heart generates a forcefield of love and joy in which doubt, fear, disaster, and dismay have no power to interrupt the universal flow of good. And in some instances, laughter has been considered to be a high form of prayer!  Truly, when you are in the consciousness of the joy of spirit, you are praying from the very heart of your being.

    John Marks Templeton

    Worldwide Laws of Life

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross has always been a huge inspiration to me. This is one of my old time and all-time favorites.

    Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.  There are no mistakes and no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn from.

    Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    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.

    Dodinsky

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Just a little bit of the divine:

    A warm breeze blew through my window like a gentle wave lapping the sandy shore in summer at low tide, and as I took in a breath of air that blanketed my body like tall grass in a field, I felt for just that moment in time, like I did when I was a child. I felt that I had not one worry, not one burden, nothing was on my mind except that breeze that made the curtains swell like balloons.

    Christina Pagliarulo

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    May every soul that touches mine—be it the slightest contact—get from there some good; some little grace; one kindly thought; one aspiration yet unfelt; one bit of courage for the darkening sky; one gleam of faith to brave the thickening ills of life; one glimpse of brighter skies beyond the gathering mists—to make this life worthwhile.    -George Eliot

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

    Robert G. Ingersoll

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world.

    Bill Bullard

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506

    Looking for and enjoying beauty is another way to nourish the soul. The universe is in the habit of making beauty.  There are flowers and songs, snowflakes and smiles, acts of great courage, laughter between friends, a job well done, the smell of fresh-baked bread. Beauty is everywhere, ready to nourish the soul.  It must only be seen to begin helping us.

    Matthew Fox