"Why can't people just see the best in things? It gets you so much further in life. It's always negative this and negative that. That's all you see and hear."
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That was the Quote of the Week for May 27 and was said by a remarkable young man named John Challis. Included with the quote was a link to his story and a number of you emailed back saying how moved you were by his story ( http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm).
Unfortunately, I just learned of John's passing and here are a couple of links that tells of his life and courage as inspired people around the country with positive messages in his final days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut1XjcFRVLA
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3543534
May he rest in peace.
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"Courage + believe = life"
John Challis
07 December 2008
From the Quote of the Week files for November 24, 2008
Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices.
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The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
Albert Schweitzer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic and Challenge...
"Give honest and sincere appreciation."
Dale Carnegie's' 2nd Human Relation Principle
In the U.S., this week marks our Thanksgiving holiday. In spite of all the pre-holiday sales, anticipation of the arrival of Santa, traveling, eating Turkey, drinking and watching football, the center of this holiday is thankfulness. Or is it?
I don't think Dale Carnegie thought that one should wait for Thanksgiving to "Give honest and sincere appreciation", but that it should be done on a daily/weekly basis. If you have gotten away from this practice (like I have), this Thanksgiving could be the perfect time to start up again!
My challenge for myself is to not only think about those who have helped me, caught me, taught me, believed in me, re framed things for me, showed me, etc. but to take the time and "Give honest and sincere appreciation!" Anybody care to join me in this challenge?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
Albert Schweitzer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic and Challenge...
"Give honest and sincere appreciation."
Dale Carnegie's' 2nd Human Relation Principle
In the U.S., this week marks our Thanksgiving holiday. In spite of all the pre-holiday sales, anticipation of the arrival of Santa, traveling, eating Turkey, drinking and watching football, the center of this holiday is thankfulness. Or is it?
I don't think Dale Carnegie thought that one should wait for Thanksgiving to "Give honest and sincere appreciation", but that it should be done on a daily/weekly basis. If you have gotten away from this practice (like I have), this Thanksgiving could be the perfect time to start up again!
My challenge for myself is to not only think about those who have helped me, caught me, taught me, believed in me, re framed things for me, showed me, etc. but to take the time and "Give honest and sincere appreciation!" Anybody care to join me in this challenge?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files for November 17, 2008
Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Today's short quote is about being grateful..
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You cannot be grateful and bitter.
You cannot be grateful and unhappy.
You cannot be grateful and without hope.
You cannot be grateful and unloving.
So just be grateful.
Author Unknown
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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You cannot be grateful and bitter.
You cannot be grateful and unhappy.
You cannot be grateful and without hope.
You cannot be grateful and unloving.
So just be grateful.
Author Unknown
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files, November 10, 2008
Welcome. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Come on in and enjoy this week's quote!!
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"When you have a choice to be right or to be kind. Always pick kind."
Dr. Wayne Dyer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
" If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential —- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never."
Søren Kierkegaard
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"When you have a choice to be right or to be kind. Always pick kind."
Dr. Wayne Dyer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
" If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential —- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never."
Søren Kierkegaard
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
03 November 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, November 3, 2008
You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time, where color collides with sound, and shadows explode. You get an email and you realize that it isn't an ordinary email... it's an email from the "Quote of the Week Zone."
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"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I am Raoul Nolan, and I approve of this message!
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"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I am Raoul Nolan, and I approve of this message!
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 27, 2008
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote on Gratitude!
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"Gratitude encourages intuition and abundance. This week and every day be thankful for who and what is in your life — instead of complaining about what you don't have. Appreciate all the abundance and goodness that's around you, whether big or small. Be thankful for your health, children, sunny days, your garden, family, best friends, or even the person who let you jump ahead in line at the bank. The more joy you begin to notice and appreciate, the easier it is for your intuition to lead you to even more happiness and prosperity."
John Holland
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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With love and many blessings!
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"Gratitude encourages intuition and abundance. This week and every day be thankful for who and what is in your life — instead of complaining about what you don't have. Appreciate all the abundance and goodness that's around you, whether big or small. Be thankful for your health, children, sunny days, your garden, family, best friends, or even the person who let you jump ahead in line at the bank. The more joy you begin to notice and appreciate, the easier it is for your intuition to lead you to even more happiness and prosperity."
John Holland
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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With love and many blessings!
19 October 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 20, 2008
Looking for that inner place of peace and joy? A soul center where you can go to get a deeper, richer experience of life? Then welcome to the Quote of the Week!
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"The richest lives attain an inner balance comprised of work, play and love in equal order."
Erik Erikson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"The richest lives attain an inner balance comprised of work, play and love in equal order."
Erik Erikson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
17 October 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 13, 2008
Step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought with today's Quote of the Week!
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"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."
Max Ehrmann
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classsic...
There Is More In Valladolid, Spain, Christopher Columbus died in 1506. There stands a onument commemorating the great discoverer. An interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion destroying one of the Latin words that had been part of Spain's motto for centuries. Before Columbus made his voyages, the Spaniards thought they had reached the outer limits of the earth. Thus, their motto was "Ne Plus Ultra," which means, "No more beyond." The word being torn away by the lion was "Ne" or "No," making it read "Plus Ultra." Columbus had proved that there was indeed "more beyond."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I'm Raoul Nolan and I approve of this message!
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"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."
Max Ehrmann
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classsic...
There Is More In Valladolid, Spain, Christopher Columbus died in 1506. There stands a onument commemorating the great discoverer. An interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion destroying one of the Latin words that had been part of Spain's motto for centuries. Before Columbus made his voyages, the Spaniards thought they had reached the outer limits of the earth. Thus, their motto was "Ne Plus Ultra," which means, "No more beyond." The word being torn away by the lion was "Ne" or "No," making it read "Plus Ultra." Columbus had proved that there was indeed "more beyond."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I'm Raoul Nolan and I approve of this message!
05 October 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 6, 2008
Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Did you know that the Quote of the Week is Cruelty Free? I do not test the Quote of the Week on innocent lab animals. Enjoy this week's quote!
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"There is nothing for you to go back and live over, or fix, or feel regret about now. Every part of your life has unfolded just right. And so --now -- knowing all that you know from where you now stand, now what do you want? The answers are now coming forth to you. Go forth in joy, and get on with it."
Abraham Hicks
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A Recycled Question of the Week Classic...
When the bottom falls out of your life, is that the problem or is it the point?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"There is nothing for you to go back and live over, or fix, or feel regret about now. Every part of your life has unfolded just right. And so --now -- knowing all that you know from where you now stand, now what do you want? The answers are now coming forth to you. Go forth in joy, and get on with it."
Abraham Hicks
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A Recycled Question of the Week Classic...
When the bottom falls out of your life, is that the problem or is it the point?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of Week Files, September 29, 2008
Step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought with today's Quote of the Week!
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"Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
Steve Jobs
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.
Swedish Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
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"Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
Steve Jobs
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.
Swedish Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
From the Quote of the Week Files, September 22, 2008
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Weeksters. Are you ready to enjoy a new inspiring or insightful Quote of the Week? It's great with a fresh cup of coffee or tea as you begin (or end) your day!
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"The way into this new world can be so simple - and so sweet. When you're willing to listen to your own voice and trust yourself enough to follow your heart, you encounter your true power - a power marked by courage and vulnerability. Any moment you offer a whole-hearted 'Yes!' to your own truth, you are infused with the power, self-worth, self-respect, self-esteem and confidence that will give wings to the best year of your life."
Debbie Ford
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"The way into this new world can be so simple - and so sweet. When you're willing to listen to your own voice and trust yourself enough to follow your heart, you encounter your true power - a power marked by courage and vulnerability. Any moment you offer a whole-hearted 'Yes!' to your own truth, you are infused with the power, self-worth, self-respect, self-esteem and confidence that will give wings to the best year of your life."
Debbie Ford
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files, September 15, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ bringing you quotes of interest that will make us both think a little bit more, question life, or enjoy living more. Letting go this the theme of this week's quote.
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"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."
Joseph Campbell
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
Faith enough to make real the things of God.
Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Thinking the best for all
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"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."
Joseph Campbell
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
Faith enough to make real the things of God.
Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Thinking the best for all
22 September 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, September 8, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly Spiritual Snack for the Mind, Body and Soul. Living the life you want is the theme of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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Deep within each one of us there is an inner longing to live a life of greatness and contribution – to really matter, to really make a difference. We may doubt ourselves and our ability to do so, but I want you to know of my deep conviction that you can live such a life. You have the potential within you. We all do. It is the birthright of the human family. All of us can consciously decide to leave behind a life of mediocrity and to live a life of greatness, at home, at work and in the community. No matter what our circumstances may be, such a decision can be made by every one of us, whether that greatness manifests by:
- choosing to have a magnificent spirit in facing an incurable disease,
- making a difference in the life of a child, giving that child a sense of worth and potential,
- becoming a change-catalyst inside an organization, or
- becoming an initiator of a great cause in society.
We all have the power to decide to live a great life, or even simpler, to have not only a good day but a great day. No matter how long we've walked life's pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It's never too late. We can find our voice.
Stephen Covey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Deep within each one of us there is an inner longing to live a life of greatness and contribution – to really matter, to really make a difference. We may doubt ourselves and our ability to do so, but I want you to know of my deep conviction that you can live such a life. You have the potential within you. We all do. It is the birthright of the human family. All of us can consciously decide to leave behind a life of mediocrity and to live a life of greatness, at home, at work and in the community. No matter what our circumstances may be, such a decision can be made by every one of us, whether that greatness manifests by:
- choosing to have a magnificent spirit in facing an incurable disease,
- making a difference in the life of a child, giving that child a sense of worth and potential,
- becoming a change-catalyst inside an organization, or
- becoming an initiator of a great cause in society.
We all have the power to decide to live a great life, or even simpler, to have not only a good day but a great day. No matter how long we've walked life's pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It's never too late. We can find our voice.
Stephen Covey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
02 September 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, September 1, 2008
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's Quote is about you!
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"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
Dr. Seuss
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."
Jack London
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
Dr. Seuss
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."
Jack London
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
26 August 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, August 25, 2008
You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time, where color collides with sound, and shadows explode. You see a sign up ahead. This is no ordinary email, this is the "Quote of the Week Zone."
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"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life — happiness, freedom, and peace of mind — are always attained by giving them to someone else."
Peyton Conway March
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."
Albert Pine
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life — happiness, freedom, and peace of mind — are always attained by giving them to someone else."
Peyton Conway March
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."
Albert Pine
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
18 August 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for August 18, 2008
What would happen if you discoverd who you really are? Derek Walcott in his poem, Love after Love, thinks it would be like two different people meeting for the first time and making friends. Enjoy!
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Love After Love
The time will come when,
with elation,you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was yourself.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life,
whom you ignored for another,
who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
Derek Walcott
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
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Love After Love
The time will come when,
with elation,you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was yourself.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life,
whom you ignored for another,
who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
Derek Walcott
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
From the Quote of the Week Files, August 11, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. This week's quotes are on the silly side. Enjoy!
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"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."
Chuckles, the Clown; The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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A link to the "Chuckles the Clown" episode... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cL4tMKjfS0
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."
Chuckles, the Clown; The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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A link to the "Chuckles the Clown" episode... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cL4tMKjfS0
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
10 August 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, August 4, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. __________
"No effort is ever wasted, although some pay dividends later than you think... Do not imagine that you 'wasted your time' because something didn't turn out right. There is no such thing as 'waste' in the Universe. Everything -- everything -- yields benefit... It's true. And your life will show you this. So don't decry the 'effort that failed.' All things lead to your highest good. You just may not know it yet".
Neale Donald Walsch
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him."
Zig Zigler
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
"No effort is ever wasted, although some pay dividends later than you think... Do not imagine that you 'wasted your time' because something didn't turn out right. There is no such thing as 'waste' in the Universe. Everything -- everything -- yields benefit... It's true. And your life will show you this. So don't decry the 'effort that failed.' All things lead to your highest good. You just may not know it yet".
Neale Donald Walsch
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him."
Zig Zigler
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
29 July 2008
A Quote Revisited; A Man Remembered
It has come to my attention that Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, 47, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this past Friday. With months to live, Pausch gave his famous "Last Lecture" speech at Carnegie Mellon University in September 2007 and it was featured as a Quote of the Week on September 24th (see below for a link to his last lecture).
He cast a long shadow, and his good works will not long be forgotten. May he rest in peace.
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"Be thankful for brickwalls. Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things."
Professor Randy Pausch
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The Story behind the quote...
Many colleges and universities are sponsoring "Last Lectures," inviting speakers to deliver what they would if they knew it was their last lecture. For the author of the above quote, the "last" part of "last lecture" is very real.
Link to his full lecture...
http://www.etc.cmu.edu/global_news/?q=node/42 and hit Play it now
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What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance?
He cast a long shadow, and his good works will not long be forgotten. May he rest in peace.
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"Be thankful for brickwalls. Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things."
Professor Randy Pausch
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The Story behind the quote...
Many colleges and universities are sponsoring "Last Lectures," inviting speakers to deliver what they would if they knew it was their last lecture. For the author of the above quote, the "last" part of "last lecture" is very real.
Link to his full lecture...
http://www.etc.cmu.edu/global_news/?q=node/42 and hit Play it now
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What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance?
From the Quote of the Week Files, July 28, 2008
Inspired by Saturday's marriage of Quote of the Week members, Donna and Michael, this week's quotes are on Love and Marriage (which goes together like a horse and carriage!) Congatutations Donna and Michael! Wishing you a happy marriage and hoping that your life together will be rich in joy and love!
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"Marriage is an Athenic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity--everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul."
Thomas Moore
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"There are four questions of value in life...
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for?
The answer to each is the same.
Only love."
Don Juan DeMarco
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"Marriage is an Athenic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity--everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul."
Thomas Moore
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"There are four questions of value in life...
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for?
The answer to each is the same.
Only love."
Don Juan DeMarco
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
22 July 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, July 22, 2008
"We are spiritual beings, and inherent in our DNA is a design to return us home -- home to our true essence, our greatest self, our limitless self. One of the ways we unconsciously ensure our return is through pain. Pain is the greatest motivator for change. It is the spiritual crowbar that pries open the door to new realities. Would we look into our deeper selves or dwell in them, grapple with them, or inquire into them and initiate change if everything was perfect? More than likely we would just continue living day by day in the comfort of our familiar worlds".
Debbie Ford, Why Good People Do Bad Things
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength;through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy;through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety;through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fulfillment, love and companionship;through the gateway of feeling your hate lies your capacity to love;through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope;through the gateway of accepting the lacks of your childhood lies your fulfillment now.In giving ourselves permission to feel all of our feelings, we free ourselves from the tyranny of our defenses and open ourselves to our heart's desires."
Eva Pierrakos
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Debbie Ford, Why Good People Do Bad Things
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength;through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy;through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety;through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fulfillment, love and companionship;through the gateway of feeling your hate lies your capacity to love;through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope;through the gateway of accepting the lacks of your childhood lies your fulfillment now.In giving ourselves permission to feel all of our feelings, we free ourselves from the tyranny of our defenses and open ourselves to our heart's desires."
Eva Pierrakos
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
14 July 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, July 14, 2008
Simple Truths, A recipe for Spaghetti all equate to living your life more fully ~ or at least Mario Batali thinks so. Enjoy this week's quote!
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"Pay attention to the truth. It's not an intellectual thing. It's a gut thing. My truth is that I love real, honest, passionate, intense experiences. Experiences that don't apologize for themselves or claim to be something they aren't. ... You want a recipe? Boil some spaghetti in well-salted water. While you're doing that, heat up some good extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet and throw in some thin slices of garlic and some red pepper flakes. When the pasta's cooked, toss it in the skillet. Throw in some chopped parsley and a little of the pasta water. Toss it around. Put it on a plate. Grate some Parmigiano Reggiano on top. Congratulations, dude. You've just made spaghetti all'aglio e olio. One of the greatest simple truths of humankind - and a damn good emergency dinner. That's a recipe. It's an idea. It's a dish. It's an icon. It's an experience. It's not rules. And as you cook up your life, I hope you never let anyone else's recipe for success intimidate you or get in your way. Rules are overrated. "
Mario Batali, Chef, Commencement Address, Rutgers College
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
Eric Hoffer
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"Pay attention to the truth. It's not an intellectual thing. It's a gut thing. My truth is that I love real, honest, passionate, intense experiences. Experiences that don't apologize for themselves or claim to be something they aren't. ... You want a recipe? Boil some spaghetti in well-salted water. While you're doing that, heat up some good extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet and throw in some thin slices of garlic and some red pepper flakes. When the pasta's cooked, toss it in the skillet. Throw in some chopped parsley and a little of the pasta water. Toss it around. Put it on a plate. Grate some Parmigiano Reggiano on top. Congratulations, dude. You've just made spaghetti all'aglio e olio. One of the greatest simple truths of humankind - and a damn good emergency dinner. That's a recipe. It's an idea. It's a dish. It's an icon. It's an experience. It's not rules. And as you cook up your life, I hope you never let anyone else's recipe for success intimidate you or get in your way. Rules are overrated. "
Mario Batali, Chef, Commencement Address, Rutgers College
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
Eric Hoffer
07 July 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for July 7, 2008
"One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others."
Lewis Carroll
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A Recyled Quote of the Week Classic..
I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
To allow my living to open me,
To make me less afraid,
More accessible.
To loosen my heart until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
To live so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom
And that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Lewis Carroll
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A Recyled Quote of the Week Classic..
I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
To allow my living to open me,
To make me less afraid,
More accessible.
To loosen my heart until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
To live so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom
And that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
29 June 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, June 30,2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. This week's quotes are from Marcus Aurelius's book, The Meditations, which was his own personal manual for living. By the way, Marcus Aurelius was the old emperor in the movie "Gladiator." :).
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"Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill will, and selfishness-all of them due to the offenders' ignorance of what is good or evil. But for my part I have long perceived the nature of good and its nobility, the nature of evil and its meanness, and also the nature of the culprit himself, who is my brother; therefore none of those things can injure me, for nobody can implicate me in what is degrading"
Marcus Aurelius (To Himself, II.1)
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Three more pieces of wisdom...
"Have I done an unselfish thing? Well then, I have my reward. Keep this thought ever present, and persevere."
"Forget the future. When and if it comes, you'll have the same resources to draw on--the same Logos."
"Think of yourself as dead. You've lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly."
Marcus Aurelius
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Wishing you a most beautful day, wherever this may find you.
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"Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill will, and selfishness-all of them due to the offenders' ignorance of what is good or evil. But for my part I have long perceived the nature of good and its nobility, the nature of evil and its meanness, and also the nature of the culprit himself, who is my brother; therefore none of those things can injure me, for nobody can implicate me in what is degrading"
Marcus Aurelius (To Himself, II.1)
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Three more pieces of wisdom...
"Have I done an unselfish thing? Well then, I have my reward. Keep this thought ever present, and persevere."
"Forget the future. When and if it comes, you'll have the same resources to draw on--the same Logos."
"Think of yourself as dead. You've lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly."
Marcus Aurelius
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Wishing you a most beautful day, wherever this may find you.
24 June 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for June 23, 2008
Good Morning! Welcome to The Quote of the Week, a place to step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought! This week's quote and video link was sent in by Quote of the Week Member Loretta, who also happens to be my Aunt!!
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Words to Live By
Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go;
Be what you want to be,
Because you have only one life
And one chance to do all the things
You want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human and
Enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of
Everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always
Be based on a forgotten past;
You can't go forward in life until
You let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling
Live your life so at the end
You're the one who is smiling and everyone
Around you is crying.
Anonymous
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This weeks bonus video link...
http://www.noglassceilingmovie.com/
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change."
Wayne Dyer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Words to Live By
Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go;
Be what you want to be,
Because you have only one life
And one chance to do all the things
You want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human and
Enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of
Everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always
Be based on a forgotten past;
You can't go forward in life until
You let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling
Live your life so at the end
You're the one who is smiling and everyone
Around you is crying.
Anonymous
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This weeks bonus video link...
http://www.noglassceilingmovie.com/
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change."
Wayne Dyer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
16 June 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, June 16, 2008
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night. Are you ready to enjoy a new inspiring or insightful Quote of the Week? It's great with a fresh cup of coffee or tea as you begin or end your day!
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"There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever."
Lao-Tse
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever."
Lao-Tse
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
08 June 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for June 9, 2008
Thank- you is the subject of this weeks quote. Enjoy!
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"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you".
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Remember that Right Now...
Somebody is very proud of you.
Somebody is thinking of you.
Somebody is caring about you.
Somebody misses you.
Somebody wants to talk to you.
Somebody wants to be with you.
Somebody hopes you aren't in trouble.
Somebody is thankful for your support.
Somebody wants to hold your hand.
Somebody hopes everything turns out all right.
Somebody wants you to be happy.
Somebody wants you to find him/her.
Somebody is celebrating your successes.
Somebody wants to give you a gift.
Somebody thinks that you are a gift.
Somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot
somebody wants to hug you.
Somebody loves you.
Somebody admires your strength.
Somebody is thinking of you and smiling.
Somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on.
Somebody wants to go out with you & have a lot of fun.
Somebody thinks the world of you.
Somebody wants to protect you.
Somebody would do anything for you.
Somebody wants to be forgiven.
Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness.
Somebody wants to laugh with you.
Somebody remembers you & wishes you were there.
Somebody needs to know your love is unconditional.
Somebody values your advice.
Somebody wants to tell you how much they care.
Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.
Somebody wants to hold you in their arms.
Somebody wants you to hold them in your arms.
Somebody treasures your spirit.
Somebody wishes they could stop time because of you
somebody can't wait to see you.
Somebody loves you for who you are
somebody loves the way you make them feel.
Somebody wants to be with you.
Somebody wants you to know they are there for you.
Somebody's glad that you're his/her friend.
Somebody wants to be your friend.
Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you.
Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her.
Somebody wants to get to know you better.
Somebody wants to be near you.
Somebody misses your advice/guidance.
Somebody has faith in you.
Somebody trusts you.
Somebody needs you to send them this letter
somebody needs your support.
Somebody needs you to have faith in them.
Somebody will cry when they read this.
Somebody needs you to let them be your friend.
Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you".
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Remember that Right Now...
Somebody is very proud of you.
Somebody is thinking of you.
Somebody is caring about you.
Somebody misses you.
Somebody wants to talk to you.
Somebody wants to be with you.
Somebody hopes you aren't in trouble.
Somebody is thankful for your support.
Somebody wants to hold your hand.
Somebody hopes everything turns out all right.
Somebody wants you to be happy.
Somebody wants you to find him/her.
Somebody is celebrating your successes.
Somebody wants to give you a gift.
Somebody thinks that you are a gift.
Somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot
somebody wants to hug you.
Somebody loves you.
Somebody admires your strength.
Somebody is thinking of you and smiling.
Somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on.
Somebody wants to go out with you & have a lot of fun.
Somebody thinks the world of you.
Somebody wants to protect you.
Somebody would do anything for you.
Somebody wants to be forgiven.
Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness.
Somebody wants to laugh with you.
Somebody remembers you & wishes you were there.
Somebody needs to know your love is unconditional.
Somebody values your advice.
Somebody wants to tell you how much they care.
Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.
Somebody wants to hold you in their arms.
Somebody wants you to hold them in your arms.
Somebody treasures your spirit.
Somebody wishes they could stop time because of you
somebody can't wait to see you.
Somebody loves you for who you are
somebody loves the way you make them feel.
Somebody wants to be with you.
Somebody wants you to know they are there for you.
Somebody's glad that you're his/her friend.
Somebody wants to be your friend.
Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you.
Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her.
Somebody wants to get to know you better.
Somebody wants to be near you.
Somebody misses your advice/guidance.
Somebody has faith in you.
Somebody trusts you.
Somebody needs you to send them this letter
somebody needs your support.
Somebody needs you to have faith in them.
Somebody will cry when they read this.
Somebody needs you to let them be your friend.
Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files, June 2, 2008
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Week Members. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote!
Do you know the secrets of life? Stuart Wild thinks he does. Check it out!
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"Get out of any situation that endorses negativity, causing you imbalance. People come together in relationships for growth, not for life. If a relationship sustains you, that is, if you're both growing from it, and if it's beautiful and it has energy, you're together for good. If not, either fix it or ditch it. You don't need situations that don't support you or that lower your energy. You don't owe anything to anyone.
The only real responsibility you have is to work on yourself to raise your energy. That will become your gift to the world. Pull back from negative situations and negative people. You don't need to judge them or try to change them. Just allow them to follow their path. You may want to give them a little shove, but if they won't move, you move. Never mind security; preserve your soul".
Stuart Wild, The Secrets of Life.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?"
George Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
Do you know the secrets of life? Stuart Wild thinks he does. Check it out!
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"Get out of any situation that endorses negativity, causing you imbalance. People come together in relationships for growth, not for life. If a relationship sustains you, that is, if you're both growing from it, and if it's beautiful and it has energy, you're together for good. If not, either fix it or ditch it. You don't need situations that don't support you or that lower your energy. You don't owe anything to anyone.
The only real responsibility you have is to work on yourself to raise your energy. That will become your gift to the world. Pull back from negative situations and negative people. You don't need to judge them or try to change them. Just allow them to follow their path. You may want to give them a little shove, but if they won't move, you move. Never mind security; preserve your soul".
Stuart Wild, The Secrets of Life.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?"
George Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
29 May 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, May 26, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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"Why can't people just see the best in things? It gets you so much further in life. It's always negative this and negative that. That's all you see and hear."
John Challis
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You maybe asking yourself, Who is John Challis? Go to the following link and find out...
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
Seneca
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, whevever this may find you!
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"Why can't people just see the best in things? It gets you so much further in life. It's always negative this and negative that. That's all you see and hear."
John Challis
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You maybe asking yourself, Who is John Challis? Go to the following link and find out...
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
Seneca
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, whevever this may find you!
20 May 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, May 19, 2008
Welcome New and Old Souls to the Quote of the Week.
This week's quote are the lyrics from Yael Naim song, A New Soul. Perhaps you know the song or recognize the tune from the Apple AirBook commercial...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUxbDEPFiM
Whether you are a new Soul, a young Soul or an old Soul, maybe the lesson is to communicate and learn how to give and take.
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I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake
See I'm a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate? try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make
This is a happy end
Cause you don't understand
Everything you have done
Why's everything so wrong
This is a happy end
Come and give me your hand
I'll take you far away
I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake
New soul... (la, la, la, la,...)
In this very strange world...
Every possible mistake
Possible mistake
Every possible mistake
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind."
Steve Allen
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Happy Birthday to Quote of the Week member, Mary, who celebrated a huge birthday this past Saturday!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
This week's quote are the lyrics from Yael Naim song, A New Soul. Perhaps you know the song or recognize the tune from the Apple AirBook commercial...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUxbDEPFiM
Whether you are a new Soul, a young Soul or an old Soul, maybe the lesson is to communicate and learn how to give and take.
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I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake
See I'm a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate? try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make
This is a happy end
Cause you don't understand
Everything you have done
Why's everything so wrong
This is a happy end
Come and give me your hand
I'll take you far away
I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake
New soul... (la, la, la, la,...)
In this very strange world...
Every possible mistake
Possible mistake
Every possible mistake
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind."
Steve Allen
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Happy Birthday to Quote of the Week member, Mary, who celebrated a huge birthday this past Saturday!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
13 May 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, May 12, 2008
Are you looking...
to become more aware of your spiritual self?
feel more alive?
to be more connected to others and to nature?
to feel less isolated?
to be more comfortable with change?
to enhance your physical and mental health?
age more gracefully?
Then the suggestions from this week's quote is for you!!! Enjoy!
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"Pay attention to your breath. Many cultures identify breath with spirit, seeing the breath cycle as the movement of spirit in the physical body.. Simply minding the breath is a way of expanding consciousness beyond the ego, of experiencing ranscendence.
* Connect with nature. You can do this by walking or sitting in a natural setting; a city park will do just fine. Allow yourself to slow down, drop your usual routines, and just absorb the influence of the place.
* Make a list of people in your life in whose company you feel more alive, happy, and optimistic. Make an effort to spend more time with them. Our spiritual selves resonate with others, and that connection is a healing.
* Bring flowers into your home and enjoy their beauty.
* Listen to music that you find inspirational and uplifting.
* Admire a work of art that raises your spirits: a painting, sculpture, or work of architecture.
* Reach out and try to resume connection with someone from whom you are estranged; practice forgiveness.
* Do some sort of service work. Give some of your time and energy to help others. The possibilities are endless but do not include just writing a check to charity.
"The suggestions above are intended to help you become more aware of your spiritual self. Any activity that makes you feel more alive, more connected to others and to nature, less isolated, more comfortable with change, is beneficial. It will enhance your physical and mental health. It will help you accept the fact of your aging. It will help you to age gracefully".
Andrew Weil, from Healthy Aging
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today."
Ashleigh Brilliant
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
to become more aware of your spiritual self?
feel more alive?
to be more connected to others and to nature?
to feel less isolated?
to be more comfortable with change?
to enhance your physical and mental health?
age more gracefully?
Then the suggestions from this week's quote is for you!!! Enjoy!
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"Pay attention to your breath. Many cultures identify breath with spirit, seeing the breath cycle as the movement of spirit in the physical body.. Simply minding the breath is a way of expanding consciousness beyond the ego, of experiencing ranscendence.
* Connect with nature. You can do this by walking or sitting in a natural setting; a city park will do just fine. Allow yourself to slow down, drop your usual routines, and just absorb the influence of the place.
* Make a list of people in your life in whose company you feel more alive, happy, and optimistic. Make an effort to spend more time with them. Our spiritual selves resonate with others, and that connection is a healing.
* Bring flowers into your home and enjoy their beauty.
* Listen to music that you find inspirational and uplifting.
* Admire a work of art that raises your spirits: a painting, sculpture, or work of architecture.
* Reach out and try to resume connection with someone from whom you are estranged; practice forgiveness.
* Do some sort of service work. Give some of your time and energy to help others. The possibilities are endless but do not include just writing a check to charity.
"The suggestions above are intended to help you become more aware of your spiritual self. Any activity that makes you feel more alive, more connected to others and to nature, less isolated, more comfortable with change, is beneficial. It will enhance your physical and mental health. It will help you accept the fact of your aging. It will help you to age gracefully".
Andrew Weil, from Healthy Aging
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today."
Ashleigh Brilliant
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
06 May 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, May 5, 2008
Welome to the Quote of the Week. Reinhold Niebuhr the 20th century theologian is the author of this weeks' quotes. Enjoy!
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Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite a virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
The Full Original Serenity Prayer
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite a virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
The Full Original Serenity Prayer
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
30 April 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; April 28, 2008
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening. Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Are you looking to making this year your best year ever? That is the subject of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."
Debbie Ford
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk,
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream
How you gonna have a dream come true?
Rogers and Hamerstein, South Pacific
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."
Debbie Ford
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk,
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream
How you gonna have a dream come true?
Rogers and Hamerstein, South Pacific
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
23 April 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, April 21, 2008
Here is your weekly spiritual snack for your mind, body and soul, The Quote of the Week! This week's quote is Emily Dickinson's poem, I Shall Not Live in Vain.
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If I can stop one Heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one Pain
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in Vain.
Emily Dickinson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do."
Dale Carnegie
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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If I can stop one Heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one Pain
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in Vain.
Emily Dickinson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do."
Dale Carnegie
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
14 April 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, Apirl 14, 2008
Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. This week's quote is from an old Tom Rush song made famous by Joni Mitchell. Enjoy!!
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And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and down.
We're captive on the carousel of time.
We can't return, we can only look
Behind from where we came,
And go round and round and round in the circle game
Tom Rush, "The Circle Game"
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A Recycled Quote of the Week ....
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and down.
We're captive on the carousel of time.
We can't return, we can only look
Behind from where we came,
And go round and round and round in the circle game
Tom Rush, "The Circle Game"
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A Recycled Quote of the Week ....
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
08 April 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for April 7, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week which has been serving the psychosocial needs of its members since 1984. This week's quote comes to us from Quote of the Week member and all around good guy, Bill. As an Baby Boomer (an aging one at that), Bill thought this one line from a Hal Ketchum song would resonate with other QoftheW Boomers. Enjoy!
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"And the lesson we learned and won't ever forget.......that what makes you grow old is replacing hope.....with regret."
Hal Ketchum
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"And the lesson we learned and won't ever forget.......that what makes you grow old is replacing hope.....with regret."
Hal Ketchum
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
31 March 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for March 31, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week where you can find Quotations, Thoughts and Proverbs of Philosophers, Kings, Politicians, The Wise and not so Wise as well as the Famous and not so Famous. Today's quotes are about living in the moment.
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"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this."
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Henry David Thoreau
"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy Birthday to famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher, Rene Descartes who was born on this day in 1595.
"I think, therefore I am."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this."
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Henry David Thoreau
"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy Birthday to famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher, Rene Descartes who was born on this day in 1595.
"I think, therefore I am."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
24 March 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; March 24, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week, The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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"Where there is great doubt,
there will be great awakening;
small doubt, small awakening,
no doubt, no awakening."
Zen saying
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive
where we started and know the place for the first time."
T. S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
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"Where there is great doubt,
there will be great awakening;
small doubt, small awakening,
no doubt, no awakening."
Zen saying
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive
where we started and know the place for the first time."
T. S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
17 March 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; St Patrick's Day 2008
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
An Irish Blessing
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Happy St Patrick's Day Everyone!!!
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A McRecycled Quote of the Week...
"May those who love us, love us.
And for those who don't love us, May God turn their hearts.
And if he cannot turn their hearts may he turn their ankles,
So we may know them by their limping."
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Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
An Irish Blessing
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Happy St Patrick's Day Everyone!!!
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A McRecycled Quote of the Week...
"May those who love us, love us.
And for those who don't love us, May God turn their hearts.
And if he cannot turn their hearts may he turn their ankles,
So we may know them by their limping."
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Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.
11 March 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; March 10, 2008
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is about being yourself. Enjoy!
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Oscar Wilde
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The best things in life are not things."
C. & J. Woods
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Wishing you a most beautful day, wherever this may find you!
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Oscar Wilde
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The best things in life are not things."
C. & J. Woods
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Wishing you a most beautful day, wherever this may find you!
09 March 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, March 3, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. Today's quote is by Epictetus, a most practical philosopher. Enjoy!
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Grow up! Who cares what others think about you?
You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don't be concerned with who is watching you.
Nothing can truly be taken from us. There is nothing to lose. Inner peace begins when we stop saying of things, "I have lost it" and instead say, "It has been returned from where it came from."
Except for extreme physical abuse, other people cannot hurt you unless you allow them to.
The universe we inhabit is the best possible universe.
Fix your resolve on expecting justice and order, and they will increasingly reveal themselves in a divine intelligence whose intentions direct the universe.
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A small tribute to a great guy...
Last week a Quote of the Week member, Dave Griffin, past away in Costa Rica. He was my friend and someone who was unendingly generous of spirit and effort towards me. I first met him in 1974 when I was living in Ithaca, NY. He was a great guy with a zest for life, a terrific sense of humor and a contagious laugh. He approached life with a great enthusiasm and was a joy to be around. I feel fortunate to have been his friend and I will miss him dearly.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Grow up! Who cares what others think about you?
You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don't be concerned with who is watching you.
Nothing can truly be taken from us. There is nothing to lose. Inner peace begins when we stop saying of things, "I have lost it" and instead say, "It has been returned from where it came from."
Except for extreme physical abuse, other people cannot hurt you unless you allow them to.
The universe we inhabit is the best possible universe.
Fix your resolve on expecting justice and order, and they will increasingly reveal themselves in a divine intelligence whose intentions direct the universe.
__________
A small tribute to a great guy...
Last week a Quote of the Week member, Dave Griffin, past away in Costa Rica. He was my friend and someone who was unendingly generous of spirit and effort towards me. I first met him in 1974 when I was living in Ithaca, NY. He was a great guy with a zest for life, a terrific sense of humor and a contagious laugh. He approached life with a great enthusiasm and was a joy to be around. I feel fortunate to have been his friend and I will miss him dearly.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
25 February 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for February 25, 2008
Yes, It is the Quote of the Week! Pormoting Cosmic Wisdom at Bargain Basement Prices! This week's quote is on Reflection, actually Self Reflection!
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"Man need only divert his attention from searching for the solution to external questions and pose the one, true inner question of how he should lead his life, and all the external questions will be resolved in the best possible way."
Leo Tolstoy
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And speaking of reflection, the practice of Naikan (a Japanese word which means "inside looking" or "introspection" or "seeing oneself with the mind's eye") offers 3 questions to structure a self-reflection exercise...
What have I received from others?
What have I given to others or given back to others?
What trouble and bother have I caused them?
I think I will try this this week!
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Confucius
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"Man need only divert his attention from searching for the solution to external questions and pose the one, true inner question of how he should lead his life, and all the external questions will be resolved in the best possible way."
Leo Tolstoy
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And speaking of reflection, the practice of Naikan (a Japanese word which means "inside looking" or "introspection" or "seeing oneself with the mind's eye") offers 3 questions to structure a self-reflection exercise...
What have I received from others?
What have I given to others or given back to others?
What trouble and bother have I caused them?
I think I will try this this week!
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Confucius
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
19 February 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, February 18, 2008
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Weeksters. It is President's Day in the United States and with that in mind, we have 2 Presidential quotes.
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A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties."
Harry Truman
"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."
Andrew Jackson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The grass may be greener on the other side, but it is just as hard to mow!"
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties."
Harry Truman
"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."
Andrew Jackson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The grass may be greener on the other side, but it is just as hard to mow!"
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
14 February 2008
From the Quote of the Week files for February 11, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Come on in and tune in to this weeks quote on success. . .
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Which Way is Success?
"Which way is success?" the man asks. The stoic sage points down the path to his left. The man, thrilled at the prospect of easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction. From the distance comes a loud SPLAT! The man reappears. He is bruised and tattered.
Again he asks the guru, "Which way is success?" Once again the wise man says nothing. He simply points down the path to his left. The man quickly races down the path a second time. From the distance comes a much louder SPLAT! The man returns crawling on his hands and knees. He is bloody and beaten.
He yells at the guru, "Twice I have asked you about the path to success. Both times I followed your directions and both times all I have gotten is splatted!" He screams at the top of his lungs, "No more pointing, talk to me!" The wise man calmly replies, "Success is that way. It is just a little past SPLAT."
Based on a cartoon by Jules Feiffer
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And in honor of upcoming Valentine's Day, a Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."
The Beatles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Which Way is Success?
"Which way is success?" the man asks. The stoic sage points down the path to his left. The man, thrilled at the prospect of easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction. From the distance comes a loud SPLAT! The man reappears. He is bruised and tattered.
Again he asks the guru, "Which way is success?" Once again the wise man says nothing. He simply points down the path to his left. The man quickly races down the path a second time. From the distance comes a much louder SPLAT! The man returns crawling on his hands and knees. He is bloody and beaten.
He yells at the guru, "Twice I have asked you about the path to success. Both times I followed your directions and both times all I have gotten is splatted!" He screams at the top of his lungs, "No more pointing, talk to me!" The wise man calmly replies, "Success is that way. It is just a little past SPLAT."
Based on a cartoon by Jules Feiffer
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And in honor of upcoming Valentine's Day, a Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."
The Beatles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week files for February 4, 2008
Step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought with today's Quote of the Week!
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"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it."
Rabindranath Tagore
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
Marcus Aurelius
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
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"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it."
Rabindranath Tagore
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
Marcus Aurelius
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.
28 January 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 28, 2008
Have you forgotton your own best advice? NO PROBLEM!! Rediscover it right here with The Quote of the Week! Going Deep, Meditation and Catching Fish are the themes of this weeks' quote. Enjoy!
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"Ideas are like fish.
If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.
Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful.
I look for a certain kind of fish that is important to me, one that can translate to cinema. But there are all kinds of fish swimming down there. There are fish for business, fish for sports. There are fish for everything.
Everything, anything that is a thing, comes up from the deepest level. Modern physics calls that level the Unified Field. The more your consciousness-your awareness-is expanded, the deeper you go toward this source, and the bigger the fish you can catch."
David Lynch
Movie Producer; Director and Author
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A Recycled Quote of the Week
It may be hard to…
Begin over
Omit Error
Take advice
Keep out of a rut
Think first and then act
Forgive and forget
Shoulder a well-deserved blame
Be unselfish
Apologize
Keep trying…But it always pays!!!
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"Ideas are like fish.
If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.
Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful.
I look for a certain kind of fish that is important to me, one that can translate to cinema. But there are all kinds of fish swimming down there. There are fish for business, fish for sports. There are fish for everything.
Everything, anything that is a thing, comes up from the deepest level. Modern physics calls that level the Unified Field. The more your consciousness-your awareness-is expanded, the deeper you go toward this source, and the bigger the fish you can catch."
David Lynch
Movie Producer; Director and Author
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A Recycled Quote of the Week
It may be hard to…
Begin over
Omit Error
Take advice
Keep out of a rut
Think first and then act
Forgive and forget
Shoulder a well-deserved blame
Be unselfish
Apologize
Keep trying…But it always pays!!!
Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
21 January 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, January 21, 2008
Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Did you know that the Quote of the Week is Cruelty Free! I do not test the Quote of the Week on innocent lab animals.
This January 24th is Global Belly Laugh Day and I hope that somewhere on on that day (at 1:24 p.m.local time) a Quote of the Week member will be smiling, throwing their arms in the air and laughing out loud. Will that be you?
Check out the sight for more information... http://www.bellylaughday.com/124laughbounce.html
And now for the Quote of the Week!
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"Laughter is not only the best medicine. It's what keeps marriages alive, families from going insane, team mates in sync, and companies from going belly under (pun intended). Let your own Magical Impish Child come out more often and you'll be surprised at how the world looks different -- for the better."
Carol Ross
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Three Recycled Quotes of the Week...
"the most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
e.e. cummings
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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Victor Borge
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"I had a few laughs, so it was a good day."
Mike Pennella (A QoftheW member)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
This January 24th is Global Belly Laugh Day and I hope that somewhere on on that day (at 1:24 p.m.local time) a Quote of the Week member will be smiling, throwing their arms in the air and laughing out loud. Will that be you?
Check out the sight for more information... http://www.bellylaughday.com/124laughbounce.html
And now for the Quote of the Week!
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"Laughter is not only the best medicine. It's what keeps marriages alive, families from going insane, team mates in sync, and companies from going belly under (pun intended). Let your own Magical Impish Child come out more often and you'll be surprised at how the world looks different -- for the better."
Carol Ross
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Three Recycled Quotes of the Week...
"the most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
e.e. cummings
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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Victor Borge
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"I had a few laughs, so it was a good day."
Mike Pennella (A QoftheW member)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
18 January 2008
A Thought
Where do we get the fuel to thrive and flourish?
We have -- within us -- the fuel to thrive and to flourish...
Where is this fuel within us?
We tap into it whenever we feel energized and excited by new ideas.
We tap into it whenever we feel at one with our surroundings.
We tap into it whenever we feel playful, creative, or silly.
We tap into it whenever we feel our soul stirred by the sheer beauty of existence.
We tap into it whenever we feel connected to others and loved.
In short, we tap into it whenever positive emotions resonate within us.
When positive emotions are in ample supply – we take off.
We become generative, creative, resilient,
ripe with possibility and beautifully unpredictable.
Barbara L. Frederickson, Ph.D.
We have -- within us -- the fuel to thrive and to flourish...
Where is this fuel within us?
We tap into it whenever we feel energized and excited by new ideas.
We tap into it whenever we feel at one with our surroundings.
We tap into it whenever we feel playful, creative, or silly.
We tap into it whenever we feel our soul stirred by the sheer beauty of existence.
We tap into it whenever we feel connected to others and loved.
In short, we tap into it whenever positive emotions resonate within us.
When positive emotions are in ample supply – we take off.
We become generative, creative, resilient,
ripe with possibility and beautifully unpredictable.
Barbara L. Frederickson, Ph.D.
14 January 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 14, 2008
Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your Fast Relief from Dogma Slavery! Today's quote was sent in by QoftheW member Pat on making New Year's Resolutions. Have you made yours?
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"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other."
Author Unknown
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And speaking of making New Year's Resolutions....
I can certainly relate to the above quote as every year I have trouble keeping my well intentioned resolutions. However, this year, thanks to a blog by Kristine Kane, I am going to try something different. I am choosing three words for the upcoming year that hopefully will inspire me on what I want "TO BE" as opposed to what I need "TO DO". Check out her sight and see if this might work for you...
http://christinekane.com/blog/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
William Shedd
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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By the way, my words for the year are Gratitude and Appreciation, Listen and Learn. What are yours?
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"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other."
Author Unknown
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And speaking of making New Year's Resolutions....
I can certainly relate to the above quote as every year I have trouble keeping my well intentioned resolutions. However, this year, thanks to a blog by Kristine Kane, I am going to try something different. I am choosing three words for the upcoming year that hopefully will inspire me on what I want "TO BE" as opposed to what I need "TO DO". Check out her sight and see if this might work for you...
http://christinekane.com/blog/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
William Shedd
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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By the way, my words for the year are Gratitude and Appreciation, Listen and Learn. What are yours?
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 7, 2008
Welcome Quote of the Week members to a brand New Year! The first quote of the new year is a poem by Elizabeth Bishop, who reminds us that the new year is a great time to think about how WE can create the reality of our own world.
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January First
The year's doors open
like those of language,
toward the unknown.
Last night you told me:
tomorrow
we shall have to think up signs,
sketch a landscape, fabricate a plan
on the double page
of day and paper.
Tomorrow, we shall have to invent,
once more,
the reality of this world.
Elizabeth Bishop
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Recyled New Years Quotes of the Week ...
"If you think back and replay your year, if it doesn't bring you tears, either of joy or sadness, consider the year wasted."
John Cage, Ally McBeal
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"No one can go back and make a brand new start, but anyone can start from here and make a brand new end!"
Author Unknown
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you
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January First
The year's doors open
like those of language,
toward the unknown.
Last night you told me:
tomorrow
we shall have to think up signs,
sketch a landscape, fabricate a plan
on the double page
of day and paper.
Tomorrow, we shall have to invent,
once more,
the reality of this world.
Elizabeth Bishop
__________
Recyled New Years Quotes of the Week ...
"If you think back and replay your year, if it doesn't bring you tears, either of joy or sadness, consider the year wasted."
John Cage, Ally McBeal
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"No one can go back and make a brand new start, but anyone can start from here and make a brand new end!"
Author Unknown
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you
From the Quote of the Week Files; December 31, 2007
At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:
1) what do I want to create in this new year? and, perhaps even more importantly,
2) what do I want to let go of?
Patricia Digh
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you.
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let every new year find you a better man."
Benjamin Franklin
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1) what do I want to create in this new year? and, perhaps even more importantly,
2) what do I want to let go of?
Patricia Digh
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you.
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let every new year find you a better man."
Benjamin Franklin
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From the Quote of the Week Files; December 24, 2007
May Peace Hope and Love be with you Today Tomorrow and Always
Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Holidays!
Ruumsaid juulup|hi!
Froehliche Weihnachten
Kala Christouyenna!
Buone Feste Natalizie
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Feliz Navidad
Linksmu Kaledu
Joyeux Noel
Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Holidays!
Ruumsaid juulup|hi!
Froehliche Weihnachten
Kala Christouyenna!
Buone Feste Natalizie
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Feliz Navidad
Linksmu Kaledu
Joyeux Noel
From the Quote of the Week Files; December ?
"There are three components of happiness...
1. Pleasure- we all know about what feels good.
2. Engagement - the depth of involvement with one's family, work, romance and hobbies.
3. Meaning - using personal strengths to serve some larger end.
Of those three roads, pleasure is the least consequential. Engagement and meaning are much more important."
Martin Seligman
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Video of the Week...
Check out the following link. It is a video about embracing life while it lasts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z4LNjEUVYA
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you
1. Pleasure- we all know about what feels good.
2. Engagement - the depth of involvement with one's family, work, romance and hobbies.
3. Meaning - using personal strengths to serve some larger end.
Of those three roads, pleasure is the least consequential. Engagement and meaning are much more important."
Martin Seligman
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Video of the Week...
Check out the following link. It is a video about embracing life while it lasts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z4LNjEUVYA
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you
From the Quote of the Week Files; December 10, 2007
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Confucius
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And talk of Reflection, I just saw the first of many of many "Year in Review" shows this week and it made me think of my own "Year in Review" to see if I made any progress this year and find what areas may need attention as I move forward in 2008.
Below is a list of some questions for reflection for my "Year in Review" project. What questions do you think should be added to the list? What would your "Year in Review" look like?
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What occurred in my life this past year?
What were my main accomplishments and successes?
Based on what I learned last year, what am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Were there any breakthroughs?
What did I learn from my experiences last year?
What am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Who do I want thank for their support and love?
What was I excited about?
Where was I fearful?
To whom do I owe an apology?
What am I most proud of?
What am I least proud of?
What do I regret?
Do any of my relationships need special attention?
Are there things that could have been resolved that I have not allowed to be resolved?
What is still unfinished?
What is my main vision for 2008?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Confucius
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And talk of Reflection, I just saw the first of many of many "Year in Review" shows this week and it made me think of my own "Year in Review" to see if I made any progress this year and find what areas may need attention as I move forward in 2008.
Below is a list of some questions for reflection for my "Year in Review" project. What questions do you think should be added to the list? What would your "Year in Review" look like?
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What occurred in my life this past year?
What were my main accomplishments and successes?
Based on what I learned last year, what am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Were there any breakthroughs?
What did I learn from my experiences last year?
What am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Who do I want thank for their support and love?
What was I excited about?
Where was I fearful?
To whom do I owe an apology?
What am I most proud of?
What am I least proud of?
What do I regret?
Do any of my relationships need special attention?
Are there things that could have been resolved that I have not allowed to be resolved?
What is still unfinished?
What is my main vision for 2008?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files for December 3, 2007
"If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are."
Zen proverb
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A Video link to a Recyled Quote of the Week Classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAAoaNMM-xc
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A question that I have been thinking about...
How would you describe YOURself without referring to what you do for a living?
Zen proverb
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A Video link to a Recyled Quote of the Week Classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAAoaNMM-xc
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A question that I have been thinking about...
How would you describe YOURself without referring to what you do for a living?
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