Not Sure? From the Quote of the Week Files, June 20, 2016

Not Sure?

It is a Part of LIfe.

“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.”

Agnes De Mille

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I'm sure of that!

Life Changing Events; From the Quote of the Week Files; June 13, 2016

Thinking about some Life Changing Events I've witnessed this past week

“There is a club in this world that you do not join knowingly.

One day you are just a member.

It is “The life changing events club.”

The fee to join the club is hurt beyond belief, payable in full, up front for a lifetime membership.

The benefit of the club is a new found perspective on life, and a deep understanding that you may not be happy about your current situation, but you can be happy in your current situation.

The only rule to the club is that you cannot tell anyone that you are a member.

The club does not provide a directory of its members, but when you look into a member’s eye, you can tell that they too are part of the club. Members are allowed to exchange that brief eye contact that says: “I didn’t know.”

Being a member of this club is the last thing that anyone initially wants in their life.

Being a member of this club is the best thing that ever happens to a person in their life, and there is not a person in the club that would ever give up their membership.

If you really look and know what you are looking for you can spot the clubs members; they are the ones that provide a random act of kindness and do something for someone who can never repay them for what they have done. They are the people spreading joy and optimism and lifting people’s spirits even when their own heart has been broken.

I have paid my dues; my lifetime membership arrived today, not by mail, but by a deep inner feeling that I cannot describe.

It is the best club that I never wanted to be part of. 

But I am glad that I am a member.” 

John A Passaro; 6 Minutes Wrestling with Life

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The Heart beats Twice; From the Quote of the Week Files, June 6, 2016

The heart Beats Twice

“The rhythm of the heart...beats twice. Thump, thump. Once, first for itself and then once again for the rest of the body. It's a true metaphor for us. Like the heart we must pump life giving love and care for ourselves first, before extending that gift out to others. The heartbeat of every worthwhile relationship begins with a healthy, humble understanding and appreciation of our own personal self worth. When we do this the power to truly love and appreciate others pulsates fluidly and freely into all those we warmly choose to share our lives with.” 

Jason Versey, A Walk with Prudence

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A Memorial Day Quote; From the Quote of the Week Files, May 30, 2016

It's Memorial Day in America

Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, 

wreaths and flags, Memorial Day in America is a day for remembrance of those who have died in service to our country.

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Go ye to the graves and decorate,

Place flags for boys who have died;

Kneel down and say prayers for your loved ones,

But know they're still by your side!

Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, "Memorial Day—1945"

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On Perseverace; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 23, 2016

On Perseverance

“I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that’s what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I’m back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass… And I’ve lost her all over again. I’m so sad that I don’t have Kelly. But I’m so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now.

I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? ”

From the end of the Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away,

explaining how he stayed alive and got off the island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRuh-35RSQI

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Turbulence's that we all Face in Life; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 16, 2016

On the 

​T

urbulence

​(s)​

 that we 

​all f

ace in 

​Life

"And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about”

Haruki Murakami

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"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"

Hunter S. Thompson

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What Lies Within; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 9, 2016

What lies Within

​“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.

If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

Gospel of Thomas

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“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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Acceptance; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 2, 2016

“I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. But for the rest of my life, I am going to be with me and I don't want to spend my life with someone who is always critical. So I am going to stop being my own critic. It's high time that I accept all the great things about me.” 

C.JoyBell C  

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A Remarkable Young Man; Inspirational

The Secret of Life; Quote of the Week; April 26, 2016

The Secret of Life

“If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy and worry. When we learn to live selflessly, putting others before ourselves, committing to what is noble, right and good; treating others with love and compassion...that's when true happiness is experienced. A genuine focus on selflessness cures all and creates an environment for true growth. It's the secret to every great relationship. We gain...when we give up self. Sacrificing one's selfish characteristics through diligent thought, meditation, prayer and action gives life to true love and abounding joy."

Jason Versey;  A Walk with Prudence

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All Quotes Italian: From the Quote of the Week Files; April 18, 2016

All Quotes Italian!

The above poster on How to Live Happily was sent in by Quote of the Week Member Silvia,

who is from Italy and it inspired me to feature

following popular Italian quotes.

Grazie Silvia!

Can you translate the poster and the quotes below?

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"Noi non potemo avere perfetta vita senza amici"

Dante

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"Non puoi insegnare niente a un uomo. Puoi solo aiutarlo a scoprire ciò che ha dentro di sé"

Galileo Galilei

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Augurandovi un giorno più bello, ovunque ciò si può trovare!

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Quotes Translated

"We cannot have a perfect life without friends."

Dante

"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help find it within himself."

Galileo Galilei

From the Quote of the Week Files; April 11, 2016

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Karma Quotes for this Week!
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“Not only is there often a right and wrong, but what goes around does come around, Karma exists, chickens do come home to roost, and as my mother, Phyllis, liked to say, “There is always a day of reckoning.” The good among the great understand that every choice we make adds to the strength or weakness of our spirits—ourselves, or to use an old fashioned word for the same idea, our souls. That is every human’s life work: to construct an identity bit by bit, to walk a path step by step, to live a life that is worthy of something higher, lighter, more fulfilling, and maybe even everlasting.” 

​Donald Van de Mark

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"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life, happiness, freedom and peace of mind, are always attained by giving them to someone else."Peyton Conway March

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The Spiral Upward! From the Quote of the Week Files; April 4, 2016

This Week...

Seeing Things Differently

"Upward spiral" from a "Vicious Circle"
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards.

The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”

Hermann Hesse

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Time to Reevaluate my Circle

Again ;-)

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