Small Gestures

"I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (I’m not a big one for paying compliments…), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter…. "

Jonathan Carroll

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One Word; One Year Project Recap

​Above is the final poster of all the words that QoftheW members have chosen for 2017. 

 

What do you do with this one word? Lot's of things... . You invite it into your life. You let it speak to you. You follow where it leads. You focus on it. You reflect on it.  Basically, you live it the best you can. BTW, it is not to late to enter your word. If you do, you will receive a free poster!!! ​

QoftheWeek member, Sarah, selected one of the more interesting words,  S'mores. Here's why she chose that word...

http://e-patients.net/archives/2016/12/the-smores-circle.html

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

Balance!

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“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance.” 

Osho; 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now

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One Word; One Year Project Update

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Above are words that QoftheW members have chosen as that word that will guide them in 2017.

 It is not to late to enter your word. 

If you do, you will receive a free poster!!! ​

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

Live Immediately

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“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune's control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”

Seneca

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One Word; One Year Project Update

Here are some new Words for the year that QuoteoftheWeek members are choosing as their guiding word for 2017... Bliss...  Trust... Reset... Endurance (from my beautiful 80+ year old Aunt)... Acceptance... Thankful & Bold... Tolerance... Beneficent... Flourish... Look up.... Reach out... Lighten up (as oppose to Archie Bell's Tighten up ;-) )... Jump... Yoga...  Kindness... Comfort... Calm... Relax... Mindful... Present... Happy... Simplicity and Discipline!  What will your Word be that will determine you mindset for the new year? Please share and get your free poster!

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

The New Year; Another Perspective

 “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!”

C. JoyBell C.

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One Word; One Year Project Update

We are off to a good start with the One Word; One Year project. Hopeful, B.E. (which has multiple meanings), Finesse, SIMPLIFY. Kindness and Accountability (2 words for this QoftheW member), Create!, S'MORES! (will explain later), Awake, 

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stoppable, Connect, Reflection, Embrace, and Appreciate are some the words that were chosen. 

What will be your word(s) that will guide you through 2017? Please Share! A poster with your word will be created and sent to you free of charge (normally it's  $49.99 ). 

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

First Quote of the year; 2017

First Sunrise of 2017; Sea Bright, NJ

Happy New Year​

“The New Year is a painting not yet painted; a path not yet stepped on; a wing not yet taken off!  Things haven’t happened as yet! Before the clock strikes twelve, remember that you are blessed with the ability to reshape your life!”  

Mehmet Murat idan

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10th Annual

One Word; One Year Project

Now that 2016 is over it is time to begin the new year with a word(s) (NOT a resolution) that will serve as an overarching theme for the entire year as to who you want to be or how you want to live.

For 2016 my word was Magic (it served me well and I will miss it) and In the past my words have been: Expand, Gratitude, Possibilities, Openness, Memento Mori, Grace, 525,600 (which represents the number of minutes we have in a year),Synchronicity and OPA!. 

PERENNIAL is my word for 2017!  Frustrated the generational segregation of people based on age ( Millennials, Baby Boomers; Gen X; Matures, Gen Z etc.), I have decided to strip myself of the label Baby Boomer and become a forever Perennial!   Hopefully it will serve as a reminder to maintain a self-renewal mindset through out the year. A reminder to stay current, get involved, stay curious, feel more connected, stay passionate, be more compassionate, have more confidence, expand my heart, get out of my comfort zone and risk more.  

What about you? What will be your word(s) that will guide you through 2017? Please Share!

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Wishing you a most beautiful year wherever this may find you!

First Sunrise of 2017 @ Sea Bright Beach, NY

May this New Year give you good luck, good health, good fortune and good times! 

Happy New Year!