How far can you go?
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out just how far one can go."
T. S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!
15 February 2017
06 February 2017
A Hero's Journey
We are all on...
A Hero's Journey
"May you listen to the voice within the beat even when you are tired. When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead. May every experience in life be a door that opens your heart, expands your understanding, and leads you to freedom. If you are weary, may you be aroused by passion and purpose. If you are blameful and bitter, may you be sweetened by hope and humour. If you are frightened, may you be emboldened by a big consciousness far wiser than your fear. If you are lonely, may you find love, may you find friendship. If you are lost, may you understand that we are all lost, and still we are guided—by strange angels and sleeping giants, by our better and kinder natures, by the vibrant voice within the beat. May you follow that voice, for this is the way—the hero’s journey, the life worth living, the reason we are here."
Elizabeth Lesser
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03 February 2017
30 January 2017
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...
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23 January 2017
Balance!
“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
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!
16 January 2017
Live Immediately!
Live Immediately
“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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09 January 2017
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,
Un
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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03 January 2017
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!
01 January 2017
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!
26 December 2016
Time for Reflection; From the Quote of the Week Files; December 26, 2016
Time for Reflection
Getting ready for the New Year!
“As the year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection – a time to release old thoughts and beliefs and forgive old hurts. Whatever has happened in the past year, the New Year brings fresh beginnings. Exciting new experiences and relationships await. Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past and the promise of the future.”
Peggy Toney Horton
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In case you want to do some reflecting for 2016...
What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?
What was an unexpected joy this past year?
What was an unexpected obstacle this past year?
What was the
hardest you
laughed this year
?
What was your best moment of the year?
Pick three words to describe this past year.
Happy Reflecting!
And pass over that bowl of popcorn.
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Next Week...
The annual Word of the Year Project
What will your word be for 2017?
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Missed a Quote?
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19 December 2016
The Meaning of Christmas; From the Quote of the Week Files; December 19, 2016
The Meaning of Christmas
from Two Unusual Sources...
"It's Christmas Eve, it's the one night of the year where we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more...for a couple of hours out of the whole year we are the people that we always hoped we would be. It's a miracle, it's really sort of a miracle, because it happens every Christmas Eve..."You have to do something, you have to take a chance, you do have to get involved. There are people that are having trouble making their miracle happen. There are people who don't have enough to eat, there are people that are cold...you can go out and say "hello" to these people. You can take an old blanket out of the closet and say "here" you can make them a sandwich and say "oh by the way here!" I get it now! If you give, then it can happen...then the miracle can happen to you. It's not just the poor and hungry, it's everybody who's got to have this miracle!! And it can happen tonight for all of you! If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen and then you'll want it to happen again tomorrow. You won't be one of those (Scrooges) who says Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud...it's not! It can happen every day..you've just got to want that feeling. And if you like it and you want it you'll get greedy for it...you'll want it every day of your life, and it can happen to you. I believe in it now! I believe it's gonna happen to me now, and I'm ready for it. It's great! It's a good feeling..it's better than I've felt in a long time! I'm ready....have a Merry Christmas, everyone."
starring Bill Murray
Charlie Brown: Isn’t there anyone, who knows what Christmas is all about?!
Linus: Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights please?
And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men.
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
From the TV Show; A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Did you know the Quote of the Week has a world wide audience?
With that in mind may I wish all....
Buon Natale
Linksmų Kalėdų
God Jul
Happy Hanukkah
Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Kala Christouyenna
Merry Christmas
Priecïgus Ziemassvºtkus
Krismasi Njema
Feliz Navidad
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12 December 2016
Quotes about 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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This Holiday Season…
Mend a quarrel... Seek out a forgotten friend... Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust...Write a love letter... Share some treasure... Give a soft answer... Encourage youth...Manifest your loyalty in word and deed...Keep a promise... Find the time... Forgo a grudge... Forgive an enemy... Listen... Apologize if you were wrong… Try to understand... Flout envy... Examine your demands on others... Think first of someone else... Appreciate... Be kind... Be gentle... Laugh a little, Laugh a little more... Deserve confidence... Take up arms against malice... Decry complacency... Express your gratitude... Welcome a stranger... Gladden the heart of a child... Take pleasure in the beauty and the wonder of earth... Speak of your love... Speak it again... Speak still once again.
Author Unknown
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05 December 2016
We don't Know; From the Quote of the Week Files; December 5, 2016
We don't know
"When we think that something is going to bring us pleasure, we really don’t know what’s going to happen. When we think something is going to give us misery, we don’t know. Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. We try to do what we think is going to help. But we don’t know. We never know if we’re going to fall flat or sit up tall. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may be just the beginning of a great adventure…. Life is like that. We call something bad; we call it good.
But really we just don’t know. "
Pema Chodron
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