From the Quote of the Week Files, March 23, 2009

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. Today's quote is by the Senior Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine, David Fricke and is dedicated to good friend and Quote of the Week member Mike who just celebrated a milestone birthday.
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There are three essential Commandments:

Respect The Elders.
Embrace The New.
Encourage The Impractical and Improbable,
Without Bias.

David Fricke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

Lao Tzu
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this finds you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 16, 2009

Are you constantly on the "GO"? Are you ready to "GO" and you embrace your life confidently? Will you "GO" and satisfy your basic needs or fulfill your lifelong dreams? " GO" is the theme of this week's quote. "GO" for it!
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A fresh start
A chance to go into a whole new direction
So will you…
Will you go out the door and go left instead of right?
Will you create a new recipe?
Find a new favorite song?
Do something you always wanted to do?
Will you go forward while also giving back?
And will you keep going no matter what life throws your way?

Well, let’s GO

Visa Commercial
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And in honor of St Patrick's Day, we have this Irish Blessing (sent in by QoftheW member, Rich and is dedicated to Grandma Dooley)...

"May those who love us, love us:and those who don't love us,
may the Good Lord turn their hearts;and for those whose hearts won't turn,
may the Good Lord turn their anklesso we'll know them by their limping!"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!





Let's "GO"....

It is a big beautiful world!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 9, 2009

Step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought with today's Quote of the Week! Nonsense is the the theme for this week's quote. Enjoy!
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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.”

Dr. Seuss
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men!"

Willy Wonka
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 2, 2009

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul.

For the past 25 years, a poem about life's journeys, Ithaca, kept appearing in my life and it recently appeared again (is somebody trying to tell me something?). I seem to understand it better each time I read it. I thought I would share it with you as the Quote (Poem) of the Week.
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Ithaca

When you start on your journey to Ithaca,
then pray that the road is long,
full of adventure, full of knowledge.
Do not fear the Lestrygoniansand the Cyclopes and the angry Poseidon.
You will never meet such as these on your path,
if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine
emotion touches your body and your spirit.
You will never meet the Lestrygonians,
the Cyclopes and the fierce Poseidon,
if you do not carry them within your soul,
if your soul does not raise them up before you.

Then pray that the road is long.
That the summer mornings are many,
that you will enter ports seen for the first timewith such pleasure, with such joy!
Stop at Phoenician markets,and purchase fine merchandise,
mother-of-pearl and corals, amber and ebony,and pleasurable perfumes of all kinds,
buy as many pleasurable perfumes as you can;
visit hosts of Egyptian cities,
to learn and learn from those who have knowledge.

Always keep Ithaca fixed in your mind.
To arrive there is your ultimate goal.
But do not hurry the voyage at all.
It is better to let it last for long years;and even to anchor at the isle when you are old,
rich with all that you have gained on the way,
not expecting that Ithaca will offer you riches.
Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.
Without her you would never have taken the road.
But she has nothing more to give you.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not defrauded you.
With the great wisdom you have gained, with so much experience,
you must surely have understood by then what Ithacas mean.

-K. P. Kavafis (C. P. Cavafy), translation by Rae Dalven
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A great reading of this poem by Sean Connery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n3n2Ox4Yfk
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (1999)...

“He who wants milk should not sit himself in the middle of a pasture waiting for a cow to back up to him.”

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

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 23, 2009

Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is by the Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus.
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Signs of someone who is progressing:

He blames no one,
He praises no one,
He complains of no one,
He accuses no one,
He never speaks of himself as of someone important or who knows something.

Epictetus
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic

"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire."

Reggie Leach
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 16, 2009

Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! It is President's Day in the US and we have not just one quote, but five (that's right, five) quotes about leadership by US Presidents. Enjoy!
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"Patience and perseverance have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."

John Quincy Adams

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

John F. Kennedy

" 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

Abraham Lincoln

"There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."

John Adams

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."

Woodrow Wilson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; February 9, 2009

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Did you know that the Quote of the Week is Cruelty Free? I do not test the Quote of the Week on innocent lab animals.

Having fun and living in the moment is the theme of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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"Pure fun happens when we are fully engaged with ourselves and our world in each moment. It is the spontaneous delight that bubbles out of us when we let go long enough to bring it through; it is the experience of natural, organic pleasure that springs up from our bellies, through our souls, up through our faces, and down to our toes. We've naturally known how to have pure fun since we were babies and the flicker of lights caused us to jump to attention from the sheer enjoyment of being able to see. Approach your life today with the knowledge that pure fun isn't something that is given or done to you; rather, it is something that you allow yourself to experience".

Daily Om
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...

"Strangely enough, this is the past that somebody in the future is longing to go back to."

Ashleigh Brilliant
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 1, 2009

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul.
Finding purpose and joy during the winter season is the theme of this week's Quotes. Enjoy!
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Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition.

Mignon McLaughlin
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"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that
within me there lay an invincible summer."

Albert Camus"
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

One kind word can warm
three winter months."

Japanese proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful winter wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 26, 2009

Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Do you know any of these characters in this week's quote? I am afraid I do.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

I Can't is a quitter,
I Don't Know is lazy,
I Wish I Could is a wisher,
I Might is waking up,
I Will Try is on his feet,
I Can is on his way,
I Will is at work,
I Did is now the boss.

Earl Cassel
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Lighter / Possibilities / Tranquility

Instead of making New Year's Resolutions that I never can keep, I have chosen the above 3 words to represent the direction of my intention for 2009. I got the idea from Chris Brogan's blog, http://www.chrisbrogan. I even thinking of adding a fourth.

So, what are your three (four) words for 2009?
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The best things in life are not things."

C. & J. Woods
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 19, 2009

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!

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!

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!

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