From the Quote of the Week Files, December 28, 2009

Last quotes for 2009!!! If you are like me, you are probably wondering where the year has gone ~ Either time is moving faster or I am moving slower, I am not sure.

So here are some quotes to think about as 2009 comes to an end as well a some reflection questions for you to ponder from Colleen Snow's website, www.BeTheChangeWorld.com.

I hope it will help you (and me) to review the past year and ring in the New Year. Happy New Year!!
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"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."

Hal Borland
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"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives ... not looking for flaws, but for potential."

Ellen Goodman
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!
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Some Old Year Reflection Questions to think about...

1. If you could give 2009 a name what would it be?
2. If there is a symbol that represents 2009 that would capture its essence, what would it be?
3. If you could give yourself a name that symbolizes you in 2009 what name would you give yourself?
4. Name the people who made a difference in your life. Whom do you appreciate and why?
5. What gifts have you received this year? (This could be tangible like your income, a favor or emotional support.)
6. What gifts have you given others this year? (tangible or not)
7. How did your relationships grow, change or end? What did you learn?
8. What journeys have you taken? (inner and outer experiences i.e. a new baby, a vacation, a new job)
9. Where did you derive your sense of well-being, health and knowledge? What helped you feel good about yourself?
10. What goals did you achieve and what do you need to celebrate?
11. For Review-What and who did you grieve this year and where are you in the process? Preview-What empowers your mission and enhances your dream?
12. Passages, changes and initiations: What has changed? What is new? What happened? How are you different because of it?
13. Where did you find joy?
14. What would be the sound track/song that represents your life in 2009?
15. In what context did you feel more authentically alive?
16. Free-To-Be the change you wish to see in the world: summarize from the inside out how are you “being” with yourself, and others in the relationship to the world

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 21, 2009

"Haid joule ja head uut aastat"; "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År" ; "Buone Feste Natalizie" ; "Feliz Navidad" ; "Nollaig Shona Dhuit" ; "Joyeux Noël"; "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan" ; "Saint Dan Fai Lok" ; "Froehliche Weihnachten" ; "Kala Christouyenna" ; "Een Plesierige Kerfees"; "I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida" ; "Merry Christmas" ; "Happy Hanukkah" and / or Happy Holidays everybody!!!

Here are a couple of Christmas quotes to ponder. Enjoy!
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"Christmas--that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."

Augusta E. Rundell
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"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace."

Agnes M. Pahro
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Wishing you a most beautiful Holiday, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 14, 2009

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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Life is on your side

"Most people think life is against them, trying to piss them off, that they are unlucky, that things don't work out for them. Einstein said that "the most important decision we will ever make in our lives is whether we believe we live in a friendly or an unfriendly universe." If you want to get good at change, you must believe life is your partner, on your side, conspiring for greater good coming into your life -- despite the apparent immediate loss it might appear to be. Change isn't there to hurt, anger or annoy you. It's there to bring new things, people, jobs, opportunities. Always."

Ariane de Bonvoisin
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic from December 15, 2008... This week's quote is really a series of 10 questions to help us (me) to reflect on 2008 (2009) (now that it is nearly over), see what worked and get more of that in 2009 (2010). The questions are...

What went really well for you at work in 2008 (2009)?
What did you do that you're proud of?
Who have you helped out?
How have you grown and developed professionally?
How have you grown and developed personally at work?
Who has really appreciated your work?
Who has helped you out and been there for you?
Who have you admired at work in 2008 (2009)?
What have been some fun moments at work in 2008 (2009)?
Which 5 things from 2008 (2009) would you like
to have more of in 2009 (2010)?

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 7, 2009

Do you know the signs and symptoms of Inner Peace? Saskia Davis does and it is the featured Quote of the Week!! This quote also comes with a warning so be sure to read that as well.
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The Twelve Signs (symptoms) of Inner Peace

• Loss of interest in conflict Frequent attacks of smiling
• Frequent overwhelming attacks of appreciation
• Loss of desire to judge others
• Unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment
• Tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fear based on past experience
• Loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others
• Loss of the ability to worry (a serious symptom)
• Contented feelings of connectedness to others and nature
• Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well as an uncontrollable urge to extend it
• Increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make things happen

Saskia Davis
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WARNING

If you have some or all of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition of inner peace may be so far advanced as to not be curable. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any of these symptoms, remain exposed only at your own risk.
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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!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 30, 2009

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul.
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"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny."

Albert Ellis
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As you think about the upcoming Holiday Christmas season, we have 2 Recycles Quote of the Week Classics....

"As the holidays approach, it's so essential to prepare yourself - body, mind and soul - for the faster pace of the coming weeks. This is the time to take extra special care. While you're giving to others, make this the time to give to yourself as well..."

"If you were going to make this the best holiday season ever, how would you do it? It won't happen for most people, because most people won't have that as their #1 intention. And it's unlikely that you'll have the life-changing holidays that you could have if you don't create a powerful intent."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!