Last Quote of the Year 2019

"New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. 

Only dreams give birth to change."

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Getting ready for the Word for the Year 2020 Project?

Perhaps Janus can help you choose one! See below!

A fresh new year offers everyone the endless possibilities of positive change and new beginnings.  Perhaps Janus, the Roman god (after whom January is named) had two faces, can help. He presided over new beginnings as well as endings. He reminds us that we can successfully build a future with a reflective nod to the past. This can serve us well for our annual opportunity to start fresh with our word for the year!!!

So what will be your word for the year 2020??  Let me know!

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

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 A smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment...  

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, 

a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, 

or the smallest act of caring, 

all of which have the potential to turn a life around."     

Leo Buscaglia   

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

What's your # 1 Intention for this Holiday Season?

"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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Finding Joy | Bringing Joy

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death.

'When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions.

Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not.

‘Have you found joy in your life?’ ‘Has your life brought joy to others?’”  

Carter Chambers

The Bucket List movie

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Did you know that Finding Joy might be the secret to happiness? 

Click on Finding Joy below to read an article about it!

Finding Joy

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By the way, do you remember your word for the Year 2019?

Only 29 more days to live it!!

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

A Thanksgiving Quote...

"Be present in all things and thankful for all things."

 Maya Angelou  

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An interesting article on The Benefits of Our Thanksgiving Rituals...

Thanksgiving LINK

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

We are all Connected...

“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness 

of the interdependence of all these living beings, 

which are all part of one another, 

and all involved in one another.”

Thomas Merton

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

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!

"Look for the Helpers"

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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,

 "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." 

To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words and 

I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – 

so many caring people in this world.”

Mr. Rogers 

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

Dealing with the Present Moment ...  

Two Quotes

Two Philosophers

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“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. 

If you are attentive, you will see it.” 

Thich Nhat Hanh

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 "Today we will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant

 in which case me will eat cookie” 

Cookie Monster

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

Amor Fati:

A short quote that I am pondering about the acceptance of 

ALL the events or situations that can occur in one’s life...  

"Amor Fati" ~ "love of one's fate",

which is in fact your life.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Plain and simple advice from a woman who lived out this quote... 

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” 

George Eliot

“Life is what we make it, 

always has been, 

always will be.” 

Grandma Moses  

(Who is Grandma Moses? She was a woman who didn't start painting in earnest until she was 78 

and went on to become  a very famous American folk artist ) 

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

This never occurred to me, 
until now ;-)...

“How many things have to happen to you 

before something occurs to you?” 

Robert Frost  

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Hello October...

“October is a symphony of permanence and change." 

Bonaro W. Overstreet

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Wishing you a most beautiful day (October) wherever this may find you!

Simple Advice Today...

Be Silly

Be Honest

Be Kind

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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t's Never too Late...

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” 

George Eliot 

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This week's quote was inspired by the insightful

illustration by Michelle Rial

that answers the question... 

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"It's a beautiful day!"

Father Joseph Nolan

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About the Quote of the Week

My Uncle, The Reverend Joseph M. Nolan, passed into his heavenly reward on August 31st. This past Thursday and Friday the Nolan Family and friends along with many parishioners from Sacred Heart Church (where he served as Pastor from 1976 -1997) celebrated my Uncle Joe's life with two beautiful Mass services.  In talking with parishioners about my Uncle, two themes emerged. They attributed his leadership and guidance in saving the Church for which they were very grateful. Also the tone he set with the term, "It's a Beautiful Day!" It's a simple phrase that he used not only to begin his inspiring homilies but also as a catchphrase to remind the congregation, family, and friends that there is always something to be grateful for. 

  "It was a Beautiful Life."  

Rest in Peace Uncle Joe

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Time to Unplug?

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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it 

for a few minutes, including you.” 

Anne Lamott

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be the moon...

be the Moon

and inspire people

even when you are far from full

Rajat

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We have only this moment...

“Begin doing what you want to do now. 

We are not living in eternity. 

We have only this moment,

sparkling like a star in our hand-

and melting like a snowflake...”

Sir Francis Bacon

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The paradoxes we must hold as human beings...

“The deeper our faith, the more doubt we must endure; 

the deeper our hope, the more prone we are to despair; 

the deeper our love, the more pain its loss will bring: 

these are a few of the paradoxes we must hold as human beings. 

If we refuse to hold them in the hopes of living, without doubt, despair, and pain, 

we also find ourselves living without faith, hope, and love.”

Parker Palmer

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Emerson on the true measure of Wisdom

"To finish the moment,

 to find the journey's end in every step of the road, 

to live the greatest number of good hours, 

is wisdom."

Ralph Waldo Emerson  

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What's the use of worrying?

 It never was worthwhile...

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."   

Dan Zadra

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

Kindness changes Everything so... 

"Always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary."

J.M. Barrie

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Eventually, all things fall into place... 

“Eventually all things fall into place. 

Until then, laugh at the confusion, 

live for the moments, and know

 EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.” 

Albert Schweitzer  

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