Have you been given a head start, or are you a trailblazer? 

This week's thought-provoking quote by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart captures the idea

of opportunity and taking ownership of your path. 

"Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take OFF! 

But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and 

build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you."

Amelia Earhart

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This Week's Care Package 

Articles, videos, podcasts, thought provokers, meditations, and other nutrients for these challenging times...

Meditation of the Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPC_36ZHOjo

2 Articles on the Concept of Runways:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/runway-creating-space-you-raymond-sjolseth-lmpuc/

https://jobs.washingtonpost.com/article/what-s-your-emotional-runway-for-making-a-job-or-career-change-/

Rock & Roll Homeroom: Songs of the Week

      Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4

     Miley Cyrus - The Climb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2zyeVRcbs

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

  

Remember: "Build your own runway and blaze the trail for others."  

Have you ever reached the end of a busy day and realized you barely noticed the world around you? This autopilot mode can make us miss life's subtle joys and experiences. To help break this cycle and be more present, Annie Norgarb offers a simple yet powerful morning prompt of 3 questions that will get you into the day!

"What can I hear, what can I see, what can I feel today?"

Annie Norgarb  (from the video series, An Ordinary Beautiful Life- simple living ~ see below)

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This Week's Care Package 

Articles, videos, podcasts, thought provokers, meditations, and other nutrients for these challenging times...

An Extraordinary Video: An Ordinary Beautiful Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuL-l2L_8Rk

It features Annie Norgard, the author of this week's quote. 

She has a very deep appreciation of life exactly as it is and 

offers her thoughts, reminders and other pearls of wisdom 

about cherishing the gift of life. Watch it and see if it sparks 

similar thoughts for you! 

Meditation of the Week: Metta Meditation | Self Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj0JDwQLof4

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

 Ever feel stuck? Unsure of the next step to take? That agonizing feeling of doubt creeps in, doesn't it? I've been there all too often and perhaps you have as well. This week's quote by Brendon Burchard throws down a powerful challenge that can break the cycle:  

“Doubt increases with inaction. Clarity reveals itself in momentum.

Growth comes from progress. For all these reasons, BEGIN!”

Brendon Burchard


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This Week's Care Package

(Curated just for you!)

Meditation of the Week; Remove all Self Doubts and Insecurities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirSgDsNfQI

Articles on overcoming Self Doubt

https://hbr.org/2022/01/overcoming-self-doubt-our-favorite-reads

Rock & Roll Song of the Week
Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl7lmymUQCk

“A Haiku if you are feeling a bit doubtful... 

Memories whisper 

Past triumphs light the way forth 

Your strength awakens  

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

 How often do you find yourself wishing for life to unfold differently?  Epictetus, a prominent Stoic philosopher, offers a powerful perspective with this quote, advocating the acceptance of circumstances beyond our control as essential for achieving tranquility and contentment in life.

"Welcome events in whichever way they happen: 

this is the path to peace”
Epictetus

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This Week's Care Package; Curated just for YOU!

Meditation of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTN29kj7e-w&list=PLb09q0R7gAwS5dzSXP5sryVkKMuySB7LM&index=1&t=630s

Article: The Journey Toward Inner Peace

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meditation-modern-life/202102/the-journey-toward-inner-peace

Rock & Roll Songs of the Week: 

George Harrison - What Is Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiH9edd25B

Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeKidp-iWo

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REMEMBER:   "Life throws curveballs, Epictetus says catch them ALL!!"  (With peace of course!)

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

 Welcome to the Quote of the Week, a weekly spiritual snack for mind, body, and soul! This week's quote is unique – it's a fill-in-the-blank quote! Hopefully, you'll complete the "I am" starter with a word or two that not only serves as an empowering affirmation but will also ignite or re-ignite the fulfilment of your innate potential. I am looking forward to hearing your responses! 

 

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This Week's Care Package; Curated just for you

Meditation of the Week: While you SLEEP, for Confidence, Success, Wealth & Health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvAl2Q5Oj8k

Articles: About the "I am" Statement
https://positivelypresent.com/2017/06/i-am.html

https://positivepsychology.com/daily-affirmations/

Rock & Roll Homeroom; Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4psVQHsUq8

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

 Welcome to the Quote of the Week, Cosmic Wisdom at bargain prices. Have you ever wondered how to stay optimistic even in the face of immense challenges? The Dalai Lama offers a powerful perspective in his quote...

"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. 

I do not judge the universe".
Dalai Lama

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Care Package Curated Just for YOU!

Meditation of the Week: Strength and Grounding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0GtmPnqAd8

Rock & Roll Homeroom

Songs that reflect the spirit of this week's quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOZgo8gMIoM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOZgo8gMIoM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q

Some Life Advice from Kevin Kelly (I've been following him for years)

https://kk.org/thetechnium/101-additional-advices/

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

 Seeking solace in a swirling world? This week's quote offers a timeless recipe for inner peace. It comes from Roland Merullo's novel, "Dessert with Buddha," where a wise character (Volya Rinpoche) shares this wisdom with Otto.

"Inside the big world, you make a small one, Otto.
Inside that small world, there's the quiet.
Inside that quiet, you gonna feel this love all the time, okay?"

Roland Merullo's, "Dessert with Buddha

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 Here's to getting to "Inside the quiet" 

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This Week's Care Package ~ Curated just for you

A Inner Peace Meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv-ejEOogaA&t=62s

Article: Finding Inner Peace

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/resilient-you/202309/finding-inner-peace

The Sound of Inner Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTqrQsSIKR0&t=13s

Need a bit of serenity? Check out this weban interesting website

Thanks to Recomendo: https://oneminutepark.tv/

A Haiku for you:

Vast world, a small nest, 

Stillness holds a love unyielding, 

Ever present peace

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

 Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated! Life throws many challenges our way, leaving some downtrodden while others rise with renewed strength. What makes the difference? Is it an inherent resilience, or a fortitude developed through hardship? Maya Angelou offers a powerful insight in this week's quote...  

 

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats,
so you can know who you are, what you can rise from,
how you can still come out of it."

Maya Angelou

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This Week's Care Package ~ curated just for you!!

Meditation of the Week; Resilience
https://www.youtube.com/watcArticleh?v=7lNhls2fnpQ

Article: What Is Resilience, and Why Is It Important to Bounce Back?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lNhls2fnpQ

Rock and Roll Homeroom; Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9LpsP0goJ8

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

Welcome back to the Quote of the Week! ~ Serving the Psycho-Spiritual Needs of People on the Go since 1983!  Ever feel bogged down by paranoia or mistrust? With his quote, Rob Brezsny flips the script with the concept of "pronoia," as a way of seeing the universe in a whole new light!

“Pronoia is the antidote for paranoia. It’s the understanding that the universe is fundamentally friendly. It’s a mode of training your senses and intellect so you’re able to perceive the fact that life always gives you exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.” 

Rob Brezsny  

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This Week's Care Package (Curated Just for you!)

Meditation of the Week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0xehKDSrBg

Question of the Week: Have you ever felt a sense of serendipity, 

as though life’s events were aligning to propel you forward? 

(This sensation is at the heart of pronoia, the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favor).

Article: Understanding Pronoia and Its Impact on Happiness

https://bayareacbtcenter.com/understanding-pronoia-and-its-impact-on-happiness/

TED Talk: How Practicing Pronoia Can Improve Your Self-Esteem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0xehKDSrBg

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

A haiku about pronoia:

Universal friend
Welcoming with open arms
Life's gifts abound

 Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~   Thoughtful quotes that hopefully inspire and brighten your day!  

Do you ever wonder, like I do, what is our place in this vast universe?  Albert Einstein delves into this profound question in his insightful quote: 

"Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, 

though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection 

one knows from daily life that one exists for other people." 

Albert Einstein

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This Week's Care Package  (Articles, videos, podcasts, thought provokers, 

and other nutrients for these challenging times...)

Based on the quote; questions to ask yourself for deeper introspection

1. What is my deeper purpose beyond my own desires?

2. Am I truly reflecting on the profound questions of existence?

3. How can I create meaningful impact and contribute to others?

Meditation of the Week; Mental Strength and Clarity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLggYZr3CVI

Article: Quote of the Day: The Purpose of Life

https://www.theatlantic.com/projects/ideas-2010/archive/2010/06/quote-of-the-day-the-purpose-of-life/57985/

Interesting Website if you like to listen to the radio 

(Right now I'm listening to Rete 104 FM 98.4 Lecco, Italy!)

https://radio.garden/listen/rete104-fm-98-4/E1E7IQoa

A Haiku ~ based on this week's quote...

Short life,
why unknown.
Help others,
find your meaning.

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

 Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~  Your weekly dose of Inspiration (or Distraction).  Do you wonder how to measure the value of our days? This week's quote by William Arthur Ward offers a thought-provoking perspective...

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, 

but by the seeds that you plant.”

William Arthur Ward

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This week's  Care Package curated just for you

Meditation of the Week: Planting Seeds for New Intentions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW5_aTpaT2M

Rock & Roll Homeroom Song of the Week: Tears For Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8

A Haiku for the Week...

Reap not, just gently sow,
Blooms of future yet unseen,
Plant hope, watch it grow.

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

 Come on in and enjoy this week's quote!  Ever feel like "good enough" just isn't good enough? You're striving for something amazing, but the journey seems filled with just...alright moments. Well, soul singer Bill Withers offers a bit of wisdom... 

“You can’t get to wonderful without
passing through all right.” 

Bill Withers

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This week's Care Package; Curated just for you!

Meditation of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHkXvPq2pQE&list=PLl1-wJD_RMx1HkmKekk-cOFN0o4xpbrKa&index=3&t=362s

Article: TO BE GREAT, YOU HAVE TO BE MEDIOCRE

https://www.optimyz.com/to-be-great-you-have-to-be-mediocre/

Rock & Roll Homeroom ~ Best Songs of Bill Withers Playlist 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=506PR-Zyxak

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

A link to a "Lovely Day" Video!

https://www.millan.net/funp/20/lovely.html

 In these troubled and divisive times, how can we engage in constructive dialogue and find common ground, despite our differences? The insightful quote from Dr. Caroline Leaf provides a valuable perspective on navigating disagreements in a more productive manner.  

“Argue well. It is incredibly important to remember that, in any argument, it's not you against the other person. Rather, it's you and the other person against the issue. Separate the human from the problem.” Dr. Caroline Leaf __________ This Week's Care Package  Articles, videos, podcasts, thought provokers, meditations, and other nutrients for these challenging times... Meditation of the Week: Start your Week off Right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C3Z5iW_478 Article ~  Actually, it’s OK to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better https://theconversation.com/actually-its-ok-to-disagree-here-are-5-ways-we-can-argue-better-121178 Rock & Roll Song for the Week Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26wEWSUUsUc _________________ Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!  A Haiku   Issue, not the foe. Together seek truth's gentle light. Hearts, not just minds meet.