Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your first aid for pessimism!
Chad Hensle, a Quote of the Week member in good standing (and also my nephew), will begin his first day as a Teacher tomorrow. He will be teaching Texas History at a Junior High School in Richardson, Texas. With that in mind, I would like to dedicate these quotes to him and to all quote of the week members who are and have been teachers! Good luck Chad!
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"Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own."
Nikos Kazantzakis
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"Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three."
Confucius
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
Take this quiz:
Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
Charles Schultz
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
25 January 2009
15 January 2009
From the Quote of the Week Files, January 12, 2009
Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your weekly message from the universe. Making everyday count is the theme for this week's quote. Enjoy!
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" You've got to own your own days and name them, each one of them, every one of them, or else the years go right by and none of them belong to you."
Herb Gardner
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"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."
Unknown Author
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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" You've got to own your own days and name them, each one of them, every one of them, or else the years go right by and none of them belong to you."
Herb Gardner
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"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."
Unknown Author
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
05 January 2009
From the Quote of the Week Files; January 5, 2009
Happy New Year and Welcome to the first quotes of the new year!!!
Perhaps this year will not be too different from last year, but, like every new year, we enter it with a certain degree of promise and expectation for something better. Hopefully the following quotes will help set the tone to having a great year! Enjoy!
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"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."
Vern McLellan
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"In whatever sense this year is a New Year for you, may the moment find you eager and unafraid, ready to take it by the hand and with joy and gratitude."
Howard Thurman
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest _expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."
Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!
Perhaps this year will not be too different from last year, but, like every new year, we enter it with a certain degree of promise and expectation for something better. Hopefully the following quotes will help set the tone to having a great year! Enjoy!
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"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."
Vern McLellan
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"In whatever sense this year is a New Year for you, may the moment find you eager and unafraid, ready to take it by the hand and with joy and gratitude."
Howard Thurman
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest _expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."
Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!
04 January 2009
From the Quote of the Week Files, December 29, 2008; The last Quote for the year!
It will be here soon ~ 2009 that is! Are you ready for it?
Here are the five simple principles that can help you to a stress-free existence in the New Year by John M. Perkins, adapted from his book, The Stress-Free Habit.
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1. Be who you wish to be.
Whenever you find yourself contemplating the idea of becoming, stop and repeat the phrase, "I do not need to become, I will be this person beginning right now."
2. Solve the problem.
It is folly to lament the fact that you have a problem. What you must do is decide on a solution and try it.
3. Concentrate.
Whatever you do, put everything into it. If you decide to be lazy, be lazy, concentrate on your laziness! When you relax, really relax.
4. Have faith.
Believe in yourself, believe in the religion of your choice (if you choose one at all), believe in an idea or goal. Believe that you can conquer stress through the stress-free habit.
5. Meditate.
Meditation is a vehicle for bringing the other four principles into perspective on a regular and orderly basis. Meditation is at the heart of the routine practice of the stress-free habit. It is also one of the best tools available for helping us learn to concentrate".
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:
1) What do I want to create in this New Year? And, perhaps even more importantly,
2) What do I want to let go of?
Patricia Digh
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Wishing all Truth, Simplicity and Love for the New Year
Here are the five simple principles that can help you to a stress-free existence in the New Year by John M. Perkins, adapted from his book, The Stress-Free Habit.
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1. Be who you wish to be.
Whenever you find yourself contemplating the idea of becoming, stop and repeat the phrase, "I do not need to become, I will be this person beginning right now."
2. Solve the problem.
It is folly to lament the fact that you have a problem. What you must do is decide on a solution and try it.
3. Concentrate.
Whatever you do, put everything into it. If you decide to be lazy, be lazy, concentrate on your laziness! When you relax, really relax.
4. Have faith.
Believe in yourself, believe in the religion of your choice (if you choose one at all), believe in an idea or goal. Believe that you can conquer stress through the stress-free habit.
5. Meditate.
Meditation is a vehicle for bringing the other four principles into perspective on a regular and orderly basis. Meditation is at the heart of the routine practice of the stress-free habit. It is also one of the best tools available for helping us learn to concentrate".
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:
1) What do I want to create in this New Year? And, perhaps even more importantly,
2) What do I want to let go of?
Patricia Digh
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Wishing all Truth, Simplicity and Love for the New Year
From the Quote of the Week Files, December 22, 2008
"Haid joule ja head uut aastat"; "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År" ; "Buone Feste Natalizie" ; "Feliz Navidad" ; "Nollaig Shona Dhuit" ; "Joyeux Noël"; "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan" ; "Saint Dan Fai Lok" ; "Froehliche Weihnachten" ; "Kala Christouyenna" ; "Een Plesierige Kerfees"; "I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida" ; "Merry Christmas" ; "Happy Hanukkah" ; Happy Holidays and Welcome to The Quote of the Week!
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"Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus."
Francis P. Church, 1897, New York Sun
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect."
Oren Arnold
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Thinking the best for you during this Holiday Season!
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"Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus."
Francis P. Church, 1897, New York Sun
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect."
Oren Arnold
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Thinking the best for you during this Holiday Season!
From the Quote of the Week Files for December 15, 2008
Hello and Welcome back to the Quote of the Week, your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. This week's quote is really a series of 10 questions to help us (me) to reflect on 2008 (now that it is nearly over), see what worked and get more of that in 2009.
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What went really well for you at work in 2008?
What did you do that you're proud of?
Who have you helped out?
How have you grown and developed professionally?
How have you grown and developed personally at work?
Who has really appreciated your work?
Who has helped you out and been there for you?
Who have you admired at work in 2008?
What have been some fun moments at work in 2008?
Which 5 things from 2008 would you like to have more of in 2009?
Alexander Kjerulf
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"There are three components of happiness...
Pleasure- we all know about what feels good.
Engagement - the depth of involvement with one's family, work, romance and hobbies.
Meaning - using personal strengths to serve some larger end.
Of those three roads, pleasure is the least consequential. Engagement and meaning are much more important."
Martin Seligman
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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What went really well for you at work in 2008?
What did you do that you're proud of?
Who have you helped out?
How have you grown and developed professionally?
How have you grown and developed personally at work?
Who has really appreciated your work?
Who has helped you out and been there for you?
Who have you admired at work in 2008?
What have been some fun moments at work in 2008?
Which 5 things from 2008 would you like to have more of in 2009?
Alexander Kjerulf
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"There are three components of happiness...
Pleasure- we all know about what feels good.
Engagement - the depth of involvement with one's family, work, romance and hobbies.
Meaning - using personal strengths to serve some larger end.
Of those three roads, pleasure is the least consequential. Engagement and meaning are much more important."
Martin Seligman
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
07 December 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files for December 1, 2008
"Why can't people just see the best in things? It gets you so much further in life. It's always negative this and negative that. That's all you see and hear."
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That was the Quote of the Week for May 27 and was said by a remarkable young man named John Challis. Included with the quote was a link to his story and a number of you emailed back saying how moved you were by his story ( http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm).
Unfortunately, I just learned of John's passing and here are a couple of links that tells of his life and courage as inspired people around the country with positive messages in his final days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut1XjcFRVLA
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3543534
May he rest in peace.
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"Courage + believe = life"
John Challis
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That was the Quote of the Week for May 27 and was said by a remarkable young man named John Challis. Included with the quote was a link to his story and a number of you emailed back saying how moved you were by his story ( http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm).
Unfortunately, I just learned of John's passing and here are a couple of links that tells of his life and courage as inspired people around the country with positive messages in his final days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut1XjcFRVLA
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3543534
May he rest in peace.
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"Courage + believe = life"
John Challis
From the Quote of the Week files for November 24, 2008
Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices.
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The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
Albert Schweitzer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic and Challenge...
"Give honest and sincere appreciation."
Dale Carnegie's' 2nd Human Relation Principle
In the U.S., this week marks our Thanksgiving holiday. In spite of all the pre-holiday sales, anticipation of the arrival of Santa, traveling, eating Turkey, drinking and watching football, the center of this holiday is thankfulness. Or is it?
I don't think Dale Carnegie thought that one should wait for Thanksgiving to "Give honest and sincere appreciation", but that it should be done on a daily/weekly basis. If you have gotten away from this practice (like I have), this Thanksgiving could be the perfect time to start up again!
My challenge for myself is to not only think about those who have helped me, caught me, taught me, believed in me, re framed things for me, showed me, etc. but to take the time and "Give honest and sincere appreciation!" Anybody care to join me in this challenge?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
Albert Schweitzer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic and Challenge...
"Give honest and sincere appreciation."
Dale Carnegie's' 2nd Human Relation Principle
In the U.S., this week marks our Thanksgiving holiday. In spite of all the pre-holiday sales, anticipation of the arrival of Santa, traveling, eating Turkey, drinking and watching football, the center of this holiday is thankfulness. Or is it?
I don't think Dale Carnegie thought that one should wait for Thanksgiving to "Give honest and sincere appreciation", but that it should be done on a daily/weekly basis. If you have gotten away from this practice (like I have), this Thanksgiving could be the perfect time to start up again!
My challenge for myself is to not only think about those who have helped me, caught me, taught me, believed in me, re framed things for me, showed me, etc. but to take the time and "Give honest and sincere appreciation!" Anybody care to join me in this challenge?
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files for November 17, 2008
Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Today's short quote is about being grateful..
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You cannot be grateful and bitter.
You cannot be grateful and unhappy.
You cannot be grateful and without hope.
You cannot be grateful and unloving.
So just be grateful.
Author Unknown
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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You cannot be grateful and bitter.
You cannot be grateful and unhappy.
You cannot be grateful and without hope.
You cannot be grateful and unloving.
So just be grateful.
Author Unknown
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
From the Quote of the Week Files, November 10, 2008
Welcome. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Come on in and enjoy this week's quote!!
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"When you have a choice to be right or to be kind. Always pick kind."
Dr. Wayne Dyer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
" If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential —- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never."
Søren Kierkegaard
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"When you have a choice to be right or to be kind. Always pick kind."
Dr. Wayne Dyer
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
" If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential —- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never."
Søren Kierkegaard
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
03 November 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, November 3, 2008
You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time, where color collides with sound, and shadows explode. You get an email and you realize that it isn't an ordinary email... it's an email from the "Quote of the Week Zone."
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"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I am Raoul Nolan, and I approve of this message!
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"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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I am Raoul Nolan, and I approve of this message!
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 27, 2008
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote on Gratitude!
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"Gratitude encourages intuition and abundance. This week and every day be thankful for who and what is in your life — instead of complaining about what you don't have. Appreciate all the abundance and goodness that's around you, whether big or small. Be thankful for your health, children, sunny days, your garden, family, best friends, or even the person who let you jump ahead in line at the bank. The more joy you begin to notice and appreciate, the easier it is for your intuition to lead you to even more happiness and prosperity."
John Holland
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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With love and many blessings!
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"Gratitude encourages intuition and abundance. This week and every day be thankful for who and what is in your life — instead of complaining about what you don't have. Appreciate all the abundance and goodness that's around you, whether big or small. Be thankful for your health, children, sunny days, your garden, family, best friends, or even the person who let you jump ahead in line at the bank. The more joy you begin to notice and appreciate, the easier it is for your intuition to lead you to even more happiness and prosperity."
John Holland
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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With love and many blessings!
19 October 2008
From the Quote of the Week Files, October 20, 2008
Looking for that inner place of peace and joy? A soul center where you can go to get a deeper, richer experience of life? Then welcome to the Quote of the Week!
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"The richest lives attain an inner balance comprised of work, play and love in equal order."
Erik Erikson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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"The richest lives attain an inner balance comprised of work, play and love in equal order."
Erik Erikson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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