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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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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