Topic: Illinois ladies facing bc

Oct 7, 2020 08:30AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Humankind has not woven the web of life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are bound together.
All things connect.
- generally attributed to Chief Seattle

but actually written by Ted Perry in 1972

Oct 9, 2020 08:26AM IllinoisLady wrote:

The present moment is never intolerable. It is always what
is coming in five minutes or five days that makes people
despair. The Law of Life is to live in the present, and this
applies to both time and place. Keep your attention to the
present moment, and in the place where your body is now.

Emmet Fox

Oct 11, 2020 08:20AM IllinoisLady wrote:

When you walk to the edge of all the light you have
and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown,
you must believe that one of two things will happen:
__ There will be something solid for you to stand upon,
__ or, you will be taught how to fly.
Faith © Patrick Overton from his book of poems: The Leaning Tree, 1975

Oct 13, 2020 07:17AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Over the years I have come to believe that life
is full of unchosen circumstances, that being
human has to do with the evolution of our
individual consciousness and with it,
responsibilities for choice. Pain and joy
both come with life. I believe that how we
respond to what happens to us and around us
shapes who we become and has to do with
the psyche or the soul's growth.

Jean Shinoda Bolen

Oct 15, 2020 08:38AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Time is . . . Too slow for those who wait,
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice;
But for those who love. . . Time is Eternity!
-Henry van Dyke

Oct 17, 2020 07:11AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Oct 19, 2020 08:14AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Celebrating a birthday reminds us of the goodness of life, and in this spirit we really need to celebrate people's birthdays every day, by showing gratitude, kindness, forgiveness, gentleness, and affection. These are ways of saying: "It's good that you are alive; it's good that you are walking with me on this earth. Let's be glad and rejoice. This is the day God has made for us to be and to be together." -Henri J.M. Nouwen

Oct 20, 2020 04:37PM - edited Oct 20, 2020 04:38PM by ChiSandy

Jackie, sorry to hear your town is in a county in IL region 5, which--because its positivity rate exceeded 8% for more than 7 days--today went back into Phase 3 mitigation (no indoor restaurant or bar service, distanced outdoor table service limited to the lesser of 25 people or 25% of capacity, and indoor gatherings limited to 10 or fewer people). Chicago (city limits) has one of the lower positivity rates (6%) in the state (which is now at 5.5%), but has been rising for the past 10 days; the west and south suburbs are also subject to those new mitigations--which will stay in place at least 14 days and will not be lifted thereafter unless rates have declined sufficiently for three days in a row. The city is threatening to reimpose those restrictions, not waiting till we hit 8%, should cases still be rising by Friday. Our winemaker dinner is Thurs. night--perhaps the only night this week (maybe till spring) warm enough for patio/open tent dining. Cellars will go into "hibernation" from the week before Thanksgiving till outdoor dining season officially resumes this spring. So we'll be going back to takeout from other places, or home cooking.

Oct 22, 2020 08:16AM IllinoisLady wrote:

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
And how will I do this?
Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again.
I will love the sun for it warms my bones;
yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit.
I will love the light for it shows me the way;
yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars.
I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart;
yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul.
I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due;
yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

- Og Mandino

Oct 24, 2020 05:19AM IllinoisLady wrote:

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

Oct 26, 2020 08:39AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Measure wealth not by the things which you have,
but by the things you have for which you would not take money.

anonymous

Oct 28, 2020 08:13AM - edited Oct 28, 2020 08:14AM by IllinoisLady

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

Oct 30, 2020 08:03AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self-confidence young. Keep your hope young. -Luella F. Phean

Nov 1, 2020 05:20AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "This is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it.

William James

Nov 2, 2020 07:50AM IllinoisLady wrote:

Imagine how our lives might be if everyone had even a bit more of the Wisdom that comes from seeing clearly. Suppose people everywhere, simultaneously, stopped what they were doing and paid attention for only as long as it took to recognize their shared humanity. Surely the heartbreak of the world's pain, visible to all, would convert everyone to kindness. What a gift that would be.

Sylvia Boorstein