27 October 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; October 27, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your Fast Relief from Dogma Slavery!  Going beyond the surface, going ​deep, meditation are the themes of this weeks' quotes. Enjoy!
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“There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater,you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.” 

Dave Barry
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (January 8, 2008)...

"Ideas are like fish.

 If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.

Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful.

I look for a certain kind of fish that is important to me, one that can translate to cinema. But there are all kinds of fish swimming down there. There are fish for business, fish for sports. There are fish for everything.

Everything, anything that is a thing, comes up from the deepest level. Modern physics calls that level the Unified Field. The more your consciousness-your awareness-is expanded, the deeper you go toward this source, and the bigger the fish you can catch."

David Lynch; Movie Producer; Director and Author
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!

20 October 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 20, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week where you can find ​quotations, 
thoughts and ​proverbs of philosophers, ​Kings, politicians, wise, famous and not so famous people. ​This week's quote is about small gestures.​
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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, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.”

Jonathan Carroll
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (November 4, 2002)...

"The trick is in what one emphasizes.  We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy.  The amount of work is the same."

 Don Juan (Carlos Castaneda)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

13 October 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; October 13, 2014

For the Good of All and with Harm to None, welcome to the Quote of the Week!  This week, a short poem with a big meaning!
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Weather Report


“Any day I’m vertical is a good day”
…that’s what I always say.
And I give thanks for my health.

If you ask me, “How are you?”
I’ll answer, “GREAT!”
because in saying so, I make it so.
And I give thanks that I can choose my attitude.

When life give me dark clouds and rain,
I appreciate the moisture that brings
a soft curl to my hair.

When life gives me sunshine,
I gratefully turn my face up
to feel its warmth on my cheeks.

When life brings fog,
I hug my sweater around me
and give thanks for the cool
shroud of mystery that makes
the familiar seem different and intriguing.

When life brings the snow,
I dash outside to catch
the first flakes on my
tongue, relishing the
icy miracle that is a snowflake.

Life’s events and experiences
are like the weather -
The come and go,
no matter what my preference.

So, what the heck?!
I might as well decide to enjoy them.
For indeed, there IS a time for every
purpose under heaven.

Each season brings its
own unique blessings…

…AND I GIVE THANKS!

It’s about Learning To Dance In The Rain


Vivian Greene & BJ Gallagher
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits."

Fulton J. Sheen
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

06 October 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; October 6, 2014

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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“We avoid the things that we’re afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them. But the truly dire consequences in our lives come from avoiding things that we need to learn about or discover.”

Shakti Gawain,
 The Path of Transformation
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​A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic​

"The way into this new world can be so simple - and so sweet. When you're willing to listen to your own voice and trust yourself enough to follow your heart, you encounter your true power - a power marked by courage and vulnerability. Any moment you offer a whole-hearted 'Yes!' to your own truth, you are infused with the power, self-worth, self-respect, self-esteem and confidence that will give wings to the best year of your life."

Debbie Ford, The Best Year of Your Life.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!​

29 September 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 29, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ bringing you quotes of interest that will make us both think a little bit more, question life, or enjoy living more.
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“You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.” 

Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” 

Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamen Button
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

22 September 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 22, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  You weekly email dedicated to...

EMPOWERED choice, MIND EXPANDING persepective and FAITH in the future. 
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“Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Go out there with your passion and your electric typewriter and work hard at...something. Change lives through art maybe. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.” 

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

"Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean"

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

17 September 2014

Form the Quote of the Week Files; September 15, 2015

It's the start of a new week, which means it's time to shake off your weekend, take a deep breath and try to think positive, energizing thoughts.  This week's quotes are ​from a kind and noble gentleman,  Fred Rogers, AKA Mr. Rogers​!  Enjoy!
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“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone”

Fred Rogers
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic

"Deep within us - no matter who we are - there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with.  And the greatest thing we can do is let people know that they are loved and capable of loving."

Mr. Rogers
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A link to an article about Mr. Rogers

http://www.esquire.com/features/can-you-say-hero-esq1198
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Wishing you a most beautiful day in your neighborhood!

08 September 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 8, 2014

Happy Monday Everybody!! I hope you had a great weekend. Looking to lead a "Practical" life?  Thomas Jefferson had some thoughts on that.  Enjoy!
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“A Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life:

1. Never put off to what you can do to-day.

2. Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.

3. Never spend your money before you have it.

4. Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.

5. Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.

6. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

7. We never repent of having eat too little.

8. Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.

9. How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.

10. Take things always by their smooth handle.

11. Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.

12. When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.” 

Thomas JeffersonLetters of Thomas Jefferson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life — happiness, freedom, and peace of mind — are always attained by giving them to someone else."

Peyton Conway March
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

01 September 2014

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 1, 2014

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! Attitude is the theme of this week's quote! Enjoy!
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The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

William James

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​Did you know....​


If you add up the letters in the word
​ 
ATTITUDE,

where A is 1, B is 2, C is 3, D is 4, through the rest of the alphabet so that Z is 26…,
The total score for
​ 
ATTITUDE
​  

​equals 1​00!

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Remember...

A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you won’t get 
​anywhere 
til you change it.
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A link to a short movie about someone with a GREAT attitude...

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