Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Serving the Psycho-Spiritual Needs of People since 1984!! What does courage actually sound like, when no one else is around to hear it? Mary Anne Radmacher had a thought about that question and it is this week's quote.
07 September 2026
31 August 2026
The older I get, the more this week’s quote resonates—especially during those moments of doubt or regret that seem to visit me more often these days. A good reminder for me to keep growing, to keep becoming, and to keep challenging myself in ways that still matter. Now the only question is… what exactly was it that I might have been? I’m taking suggestions.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.”
George Eliot
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This week's Care Package
3 Questions to sit with...
1. When you picture "who you might have been," is that a real, specific person —
or a vague feeling of unfinished potential? What would it take to make it specific?
2. What's the actual cost of starting now, versus the cost of not starting?
Which one are you more afraid of?
3. If reinvention doesn't require becoming someone entirely different
— just closer to who you already are — What's one small,
current-you-sized step in that direction this week?
Article: "It's never too late... or is it?" by Catherine H. Palmer
Song of the Week: "Never Too Late" — Three Days Grace
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Let's go for it!!!
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A note about the quote itself: despite being widely attributed to George Eliot, researchers have been unable to locate this quotation anywhere in her books or letters, and the attribution has no substantive support. The line likely evolved from an 1859 poem by Adelaide Anne Procter, "No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been," and got reassigned to Eliot decades later. It's still a beautiful sentiment — just worth knowing the real author probably wasn't Eliot.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
24 August 2026
Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Why do we so often feel like passengers in our own lives, watching the same unwanted stories play out like an unchangeable script? Many times we blame bad luck, timing, or a cruel universe when relationships fail in identical ways or career paths stall at the exact same hurdles. This week, Carl Jung’s profound insight forces us to confront a deeper, more unsettling truth. The real architect of our destiny isn't an external force, but the silent, unseen depths of our own minds.
and you will call it fate.”
Carl Jung
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This week's Care Package
Questions for Reflection
What repeating pattern in my relationships, work, or choices might be asking for my attention?
Repeated experiences are not always “fate.” They can sometimes reflect unexamined beliefs, emotional habits, or automatic responses that continue to shape our decisions.
When I blame fate, circumstances, or other people, what part of my own influence might I be overlooking?
This is not about self-blame. It is about recognizing where awareness, responsibility, and a new choice may be possible—even within circumstances we cannot fully control.
Which reactions in me feel stronger than the moment itself seems to require?
A powerful reaction—such as anger, fear, defensiveness, or withdrawal—can be a useful clue. It may point to an old wound, unmet need, value, or memory that deserves compassionate attention.
What qualities in others trigger me most—and could they reveal something I have not fully accepted in myself?
Jung described projection as the tendency to perceive unconscious aspects of ourselves in other people. Reflection can help us distinguish what genuinely belongs to the situation from what may be our own unresolved material.
What practice could help me notice my inner life before it unconsciously directs my actions?
Journaling, quiet reflection, mindfulness, therapy, dream exploration, or an honest conversation with someone trusted can create space between an automatic impulse and a deliberate response. Unconscious processes can influence thoughts, feelings, and behavior outside immediate awareness.
What repeating pattern in my relationships, work, or choices might be asking for my attention?
Repeated experiences are not always “fate.” They can sometimes reflect unexamined beliefs, emotional habits, or automatic responses that continue to shape our decisions.
When I blame fate, circumstances, or other people, what part of my own influence might I be overlooking?
This is not about self-blame. It is about recognizing where awareness, responsibility, and a new choice may be possible—even within circumstances we cannot fully control.
Which reactions in me feel stronger than the moment itself seems to require?
A powerful reaction—such as anger, fear, defensiveness, or withdrawal—can be a useful clue. It may point to an old wound, unmet need, value, or memory that deserves compassionate attention.
What qualities in others trigger me most—and could they reveal something I have not fully accepted in myself?
Jung described projection as the tendency to perceive unconscious aspects of ourselves in other people. Reflection can help us distinguish what genuinely belongs to the situation from what may be our own unresolved material.
What practice could help me notice my inner life before it unconsciously directs my actions?
Journaling, quiet reflection, mindfulness, therapy, dream exploration, or an honest conversation with someone trusted can create space between an automatic impulse and a deliberate response. Unconscious processes can influence thoughts, feelings, and behavior outside immediate awareness.
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Remember: Awareness does not eliminate every difficulty, but it can transform what feels inevitable into something we can understand, meet, and choose differently. (Ugh ~~ Someday I will get this! ;-) )
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
17 August 2026
Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Have you ever noticed how two people can face the exact same challenge, but react in completely different ways? This week’s quote comes from Marcus Aurelius, who believed that a peaceful life comes down to perspective rather than circumstances:
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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This Week's Care Package ~ 5 Scientifically based Questions to improve the quality of your thoughts...
What is one thing you are grateful for today? Write it down.
(Gratitude practice is one of the most consistently replicated components across positive psychology trials
— small effort, dependable effect on life satisfaction.)
(Prosocial acts sit alongside gratitude and loving-kindness practice as the most robustly
evidenced elements of sustained well-being.)
Can you commit to 5–15 minutes for this practice every day?
(A three-year tracking study found short daily sessions, rather than long occasional ones,
(A three-year tracking study found short daily sessions, rather than long occasional ones,
produced sustained gains across clarity, emotional balance, and connectedness.
Scientific Reports, 2026)
Scientific Reports, 2026)
(People differ mainly in how long they sustain a positive feeling, not how strongly they first register it.
That sustaining — savoring — is a trainable habit. — BBC Science Focus, 2026)
(Across 183 randomized trials, combined exercise-plus-psychological programs produced the largest
positive effects of any category tested. — Nature Human Behaviour, 2026)
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Master the thought, own the day!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
10 August 2026
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Ever feel like life spends most of its time keeping score? We get so used to strict limits, strict rules, and counting up every single mistake that we forget there’s a much bigger picture out there. In his epic poem, The Divine Comedy, Italian poet Dante Alighieri gives us a powerful reminder that no matter how far you might have wandered off track—whether caught in overthinking, feelings of regret, or the urge to get even—it's okay to give yourself and others a little extra grace:
"Infinite goodness has wide arms."
Dante Alighieri (Purgatorio, Canto III)
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This week's Care Package
The whole quote: English and Italian
“My sins were horrible, but the Infinite Goodness has wide arms that take in ALL who turn to it.”
"La bontà infinita ha sì gran braccia, che prende ciò che si rivolge a lei."
https://www.ted.com/talks/
Song of the Week: U2 Grace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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So as you go through your week, try laying down the scorecard.
Extend that wide-armed grace to yourself, and maybe leave a little room
to offer it to someone else who might be running low on it.
(Something I definitely need to do!)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
03 August 2026
What if the shape of your life has been quietly decided by all those small choices you've been making all along — especially the ones you made when no one was watching, including you? Because most of what becomes “your life” is really just the accumulation of tiny moments — how you talk to yourself, how you treat people, what you lean toward, what you let slide. It’s not mystical; it’s just daily reps. This week's quote by Harry Soosaar reflects that truth:
“Life is a daily practice of courage, kindness, creativity, responsibility, and humor —
and you shape it through your choices, your attitude, and your willingness to grow.”
Harry Soosaar
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This week's Care Package
Three Questions to Help You Understand Your Life More Deeply
1. What small choices do I make every day that quietly shape the person I’m becoming?Think about habits, reactions, tone, generosity, avoidance, curiosity — the tiny stuff.
2. Where in my life am I acting on autopilot, and what would change if I became 10% more intentional?
Not perfection — just a slight shift in awareness.
3. If my life were a mosaic made of tiny tiles, which tiles am I choosing most often — and do they reflect the life I actually want?
This helps people see patterns instead of isolated moments.
Article of the Week
“The Power of Small Wins” — Harvard Business Review
Song of the Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Mantra of the Week
“Today I choose the small things that build the life I want.”
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
27 July 2026
"Have you ever felt like you were being tossed around by life's challenges? Like you're caught in a relentless cycle of setbacks and struggles? But what if these challenges served a deeper purpose? What if they were, in a way, necessary for our growth? Check out this week's quote:
"Problems are like washing machines.
They twist, they spin & knock us around.
But in the end we come out cleaner, brighter & better than before."
Author Unknown
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This week's Care Package
https://medium.com/@JoshObi94/
A Song: VANISHING GIRL and Rosemary Fairweather - Washing Machine
Other Washing Machine Metaphors to think about:
“You may be in the spin cycle—but you are not at the end of your story.”
"Every piece of clothing has a specific wash tag. Treat your life the same way."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
20 July 2026
Welcome to the Quote of the Week – serving your psycho-spiritual needs since 1984. Are you navigating unavoidable change, adapting to an unfamiliar world (like AI), or questioning how you want to live the rest of your life?
If you are ready to make choices that truly reflect who you are, the wisdom of the 2011 film, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel offers a roadmap: Memorable insights (nine of them) on resilience, hope, and the courage to begin again.
“This is a new and different world. The challenge is to cope with it. Not just cope but thrive.”
“All we know about the future is that it will be different.”
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing.”
“The only real failure is the failure to try. And the measure of success is how well we cope.”
“Most things don’t work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.”
“The light, the colours, the smiles. The way the people see life as a gift, a privilege — and not a right.”
”The only real measure of success is how we cope with disappointment. We get up in the morning and do our best.”
And my favorite...
“Everything will be alright in the end, so if it is not all right, then it is not the end.”
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Which is your favorite quote?
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Remember:
We can't always control what happens to us,
we can choose how we respond.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
13 July 2026
Are you driving your thoughts, or are they driving you? If you are like me, you might tend to let your mind drift on autopilot, reacting to every distraction that flows your way. This week's quote by Jack Lacey reminds us of the incredible heights we can reach when we stop drifting and start intentionally directing our thoughts.
In obedience to the laws of nature,
thoughts flow through our minds
in the same way
as the river flows to the sea
If we direct our thinking,
if we harness our thoughts,
they may be caused to flow through
the channels of our minds
that develop our powers
and lift us to the realm of the stars
Jack Lacey
thoughts flow through our minds
in the same way
as the river flows to the sea
If we direct our thinking,
if we harness our thoughts,
they may be caused to flow through
the channels of our minds
that develop our powers
and lift us to the realm of the stars
Jack Lacey
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This week's Care Package
2 Questions to ask yourself...
Where are your thoughts naturally flowing right now? Toward fear, possibility, resentment, growth?If you could redirect the current of your thinking, what "channels" would you create?
Some Practical Tools to consider...
Journaling - write your thoughts daily to observe patterns and redirect them
Visualization - practice seeing yourself in Lacey's "realm of the stars"
Affirmations - use Lacey's words as a daily mantra
A Quote of the Week Playlist...
Visualization - practice seeing yourself in Lacey's "realm of the stars"
Affirmations - use Lacey's words as a daily mantra
A Quote of the Week Playlist...
"Believe" (Cher) - about directing your mind toward possibility
"Don't Stop Me Now" (Queen) - the feeling of harnessed, directed energy
"Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor) - focused mental power
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
And remember the POWER OF INTENTION!
(It's the Secret to Peace of Mind)
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