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.

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!

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!

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!

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.