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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Looking within for answers is the theme for this week's quotes...
“Not I - not anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.”
Walt Whitman
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“You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself.”
Galileo
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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PS A Very Happy Birthday to Quote of the Week Member Loretta Nolan who happens to be my Aunt!!! She is X9 years young today!!!
"May God bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others and let others do for you; may you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung, may you stay forever young."
Bob Dylan
25 January 2011
19 January 2011
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 17, 2011
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 on Leadership!
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"If you can, find that peace within yourself, that peace and quiet and confidence that you can pass on to others, so that they know that you are honest and you are fair and will help them, no matter what, when the chips are down."
Richard "Dick" Winters
Mr. Winters was the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers." The quote is from an August 2004 article in American History Magazine: Mr. Winters died last week in central Pennsylvania. He was 92.
http://www.majordickwinters.com/major.html
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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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"If you can, find that peace within yourself, that peace and quiet and confidence that you can pass on to others, so that they know that you are honest and you are fair and will help them, no matter what, when the chips are down."
Richard "Dick" Winters
Mr. Winters was the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers." The quote is from an August 2004 article in American History Magazine: Mr. Winters died last week in central Pennsylvania. He was 92.
http://www.majordickwinters.com/major.html
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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!
11 January 2011
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 10, 2011
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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"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
Agatha Christie
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About the Word(s) for the Year Project...
Proactive, Calmness, Fruition, Serenity, Courage, Wisdom, Compassion, Generosity, Willingness, Change, Kindness, Acceptance, Courage, Patience, Release, Creativity, Growth, Connect, Create, Reclaim, Balance, Smile, Create, Balance, Perseverance, Launch, Interconnect, Allow and Glow
Based on last week's post, these are the the words that some of our Quote of the Week Members are using as guiding pillars that will be their focus for the coming year. What word(s) will guide you in 2011? Will it be patience? Generosity? Gratitude?
Once you have, hold it in your mind through the year and just keep going, keep working and most importantly, keep smiling. Good Luck!.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."
Vern McLellan
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
Agatha Christie
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About the Word(s) for the Year Project...
Proactive, Calmness, Fruition, Serenity, Courage, Wisdom, Compassion, Generosity, Willingness, Change, Kindness, Acceptance, Courage, Patience, Release, Creativity, Growth, Connect, Create, Reclaim, Balance, Smile, Create, Balance, Perseverance, Launch, Interconnect, Allow and Glow
Based on last week's post, these are the the words that some of our Quote of the Week Members are using as guiding pillars that will be their focus for the coming year. What word(s) will guide you in 2011? Will it be patience? Generosity? Gratitude?
Once you have, hold it in your mind through the year and just keep going, keep working and most importantly, keep smiling. Good Luck!.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."
Vern McLellan
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
First Quote of the New Year 2011!!
Happy New Year and Welcome to the first quotes of the new year!!! It is 2011 and we have a new chance to do it better or to get it right!
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"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."
Rainer Maria Rilke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
Do your New Year's Resolutions "go in one year and out the other"?
Back in January of 2008, The Quote of the Week featured a new way of of making New Year's Resolutions (thanks to Kristine Kane's blog). She suggests that instead of making resolutions, we would pick a word or words that would guide us throughout the year. It would remind us of living our lives at the TO BE level instead of the To Do or To have level.
Last year my word was Openness (not sure how well I did but...) and this year I am choosing the Latin phrase, Memento Mori which translated means "Remember your mortality". Hopefully this phrase will be my reminder that my life comes with an expiration date (usually unexpectedly) and to live accordingly.
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What will be your word or words will you chose that will guide you throughout the year? Care to share yours?
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"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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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!
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"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."
Rainer Maria Rilke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....
Do your New Year's Resolutions "go in one year and out the other"?
Back in January of 2008, The Quote of the Week featured a new way of of making New Year's Resolutions (thanks to Kristine Kane's blog). She suggests that instead of making resolutions, we would pick a word or words that would guide us throughout the year. It would remind us of living our lives at the TO BE level instead of the To Do or To have level.
Last year my word was Openness (not sure how well I did but...) and this year I am choosing the Latin phrase, Memento Mori which translated means "Remember your mortality". Hopefully this phrase will be my reminder that my life comes with an expiration date (usually unexpectedly) and to live accordingly.
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What will be your word or words will you chose that will guide you throughout the year? Care to share yours?
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"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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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files; December 27, 2010
Welcome to the Quote of the Week's annual "Old Year Reflection Questions." For the past few years, I have come up with a list of questions that will hopefully help you (and me) reflect on this year so you may clear the path for the brand new year ahead of us and to move forward on a more positive pathway to manifest what's next! Here are the Questions...
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Some Old Year Reflection Questions to think about...
1. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?
2. If there is a symbol that represents 2010 that would capture its essence, what would it be?
3. If you could give yourself a name that symbolizes you in 2010 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. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
8. How did your relationships grow, change or end? What did you learn?
9. What journeys have you taken? (inner and outer experiences i.e. a new baby, a vacation, a new job)
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?
12. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
13. Where did you find joy?
14. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
15. What would be the sound track/song that represents your life in 2010?
16. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
17. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? What are 5 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
18. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Will you do it in 2011?)
19. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
20. Your own question.
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This week Quotes...
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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So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
John Lennon
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"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, From the show Ally McBeal
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Wishing you a most beautiful 2011, wherever this may find you!
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Some Old Year Reflection Questions to think about...
1. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?
2. If there is a symbol that represents 2010 that would capture its essence, what would it be?
3. If you could give yourself a name that symbolizes you in 2010 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. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
8. How did your relationships grow, change or end? What did you learn?
9. What journeys have you taken? (inner and outer experiences i.e. a new baby, a vacation, a new job)
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?
12. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
13. Where did you find joy?
14. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
15. What would be the sound track/song that represents your life in 2010?
16. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
17. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? What are 5 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
18. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Will you do it in 2011?)
19. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
20. Your own question.
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This week Quotes...
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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So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
John Lennon
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"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, From the show Ally McBeal
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Wishing you a most beautiful 2011, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week; December 20, 2010
The quote for this Christmas Week are the lyrics from the song, “Put a Little Love in your Heart.” It was first made famous by Jackie DeShannon in 1968 and later served as the ending theme song for the movie “Scrooged” starring Bill Murray (sung byAnnie Lennox and Al Green). It is a small song with a great meaning! Enjoy!
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it's getting late
Oh please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in you heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Wait and see
Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart
I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in -
Put a little love in your heart...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"If you don't have Christmas in your heart yet...you won't find it under a tree."
Charlotte Carpenter
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A little Christmas joke....
Question: "How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?
Answer: "Deep pan, crisp and even."
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Wishing you a most beautiful holiday wherever you are!!!!
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it's getting late
Oh please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in you heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Wait and see
Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart
I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in -
Put a little love in your heart...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic
"If you don't have Christmas in your heart yet...you won't find it under a tree."
Charlotte Carpenter
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A little Christmas joke....
Question: "How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?
Answer: "Deep pan, crisp and even."
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Wishing you a most beautiful holiday wherever you are!!!!
From the Quote of the Week Files; December 13, 2010
Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Abundance is the subject of today's Quote. Enjoy!
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"There is an ancient metaphysical law that says if we desire more abundance in our lives we must create a vacuum to allow ourselves to receive the good we seek. How can more good come into our lives if there is no room for it? The way we create the vacuum is by giving away what we no longer need or desire but what can serve others."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration,
I can humiliate or horror, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they could be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
J.W. Goethe
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"There is an ancient metaphysical law that says if we desire more abundance in our lives we must create a vacuum to allow ourselves to receive the good we seek. How can more good come into our lives if there is no room for it? The way we create the vacuum is by giving away what we no longer need or desire but what can serve others."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration,
I can humiliate or horror, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they could be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
J.W. Goethe
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files; December 6, 2010
Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is from a video clip that my Aunt Loretta emailed me. Enjoy and remember No Regrets (in love or in life!!)
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No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day
No, no regrets
No, let there be no regrets
Why explain? Why delay?
Don't go away, simply call it a day
Pleading moments we knew
I will set them apart
Every word, every sign
Will be burned in my heart
But no tears will be shed
There'll be no one to blame
Let it always be said
We attempted what came
No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day
Life still goes on
Yes, even though love has gone
One last kiss
Shrug and sign
No regrets
Even though it's goodbye
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwOZvvGsRs
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A Recycled Quote of the week Classic...
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
Pericles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day
No, no regrets
No, let there be no regrets
Why explain? Why delay?
Don't go away, simply call it a day
Pleading moments we knew
I will set them apart
Every word, every sign
Will be burned in my heart
But no tears will be shed
There'll be no one to blame
Let it always be said
We attempted what came
No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day
Life still goes on
Yes, even though love has gone
One last kiss
Shrug and sign
No regrets
Even though it's goodbye
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwOZvvGsRs
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A Recycled Quote of the week Classic...
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
Pericles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files; November 29, 2010
Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!! Are you concerned about how to have a great Holiday season? Pershaps this double-recycled quote/question by Debbie Ford may help.
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"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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How about you? What is your intention for this Holiday Season?
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Another Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"All that you can take with you is that which you have given away."
From the movie "It is a Wonderful Life"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"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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How about you? What is your intention for this Holiday Season?
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Another Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"All that you can take with you is that which you have given away."
From the movie "It is a Wonderful Life"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 22, 2010
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?
Here are 5 quotes on gratitude and Thanksgiving plus for you history buffs, Geoge Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice."
Meister Eckhart
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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
Melody Beattie
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"Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much."
Estonian Proverb
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"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."
W.J. Cameron
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"Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in."
Phillips Brooks
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George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.
George Washington
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Thinking the best for you and your family this Thanksgiving!
Here are 5 quotes on gratitude and Thanksgiving plus for you history buffs, Geoge Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice."
Meister Eckhart
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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
Melody Beattie
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"Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much."
Estonian Proverb
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"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."
W.J. Cameron
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"Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in."
Phillips Brooks
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George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.
George Washington
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Thinking the best for you and your family this Thanksgiving!
From the Quote of the Week Files; November 15, 2010
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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Generous Heart / Wholesome Actions
"It is worth reminding ourselves that what brings us the greatest joy and satisfaction in life are those actions we undertake out of concern for others. Indeed we can go further. For whereas the fundamental questions of human existence, such as why we are here, where we are going, and whether the universe had a beginning, have each elicited different responses in different philosophical traditions, it is self-evident that a generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millenium
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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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Generous Heart / Wholesome Actions
"It is worth reminding ourselves that what brings us the greatest joy and satisfaction in life are those actions we undertake out of concern for others. Indeed we can go further. For whereas the fundamental questions of human existence, such as why we are here, where we are going, and whether the universe had a beginning, have each elicited different responses in different philosophical traditions, it is self-evident that a generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millenium
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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!
Catching Up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 8, 2010
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! You mean there are lessons is some of these negative feelings that overcome me from time to time? Who knew?
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“…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.”
Pema Chodron
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"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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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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“…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.”
Pema Chodron
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"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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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 1, 2010
Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!! This week's theme ~ Beginnings! Enjoy!
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Look to this Day
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!
Kalidasa
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning."
Ivy Baker Priest
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Look to this Day
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!
Kalidasa
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning."
Ivy Baker Priest
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; October 25, 2010
Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! This week's quotes are bit on the lighter side. Enjoy!
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"People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict."
Lemony Snicket
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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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"People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict."
Lemony Snicket
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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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