From the Quote of the Week Files; November 24, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. In honor of Thanksgiving Day, "Gratitude Break"  is this week's quote along with the usual Recycled Quote of the Week, we also have a short video! Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

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GRATITUDE BREAK:

"I want to provide you with a moment to pause and be grateful. Take a seat, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and think about all you have to be grateful for in your life. There are so many things we all have to be grateful for every day.

Who are your heroes, your biggest supporters? Think about those people and let your heart burst with gratitude.

What gifts have you been given? What advantages were you born into in this life? Think about those things and feel the feeling of gratitude for the things you take for granted.

What friendships do you have that light you up? Who are those friends that you love and who love you no matter what? Take a deep breath and deep inside feel your gratitude for them.

Think about all the things that are right in your life, right now. Let that gracious feeling wash over you like a waterfall.

Take one last deep breath, exhale, and get on with your beautiful, one-of-a-kind life.

I hope enjoyed this little gratitude break.”

positivelypositive.com

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A Recycled Quote of the Week

Discovering a Magical Mantra

Many years ago, I’d heard about an Indian guru who had come up with a magical mantra that supposedly helped people develop an attitude of gratitude. I decided to visit him in India and see what this gratitude practice was. So after traveling 18 hours by plane, and then taking a taxi for another 2 hours, I finally reached his ashram. When at last I finally met the bearded guru, I told him I wanted to hear his amazing mantra for helping people practice daily gratitude. He said in his heavy Indian accent, “Ah yes, my technique is the most powerful mantra on earth.” He leaned in to whisper it into my ear. He said, “Whenever possible, repeat the following words in your head. The magical mantra I give you is the words, “Thank You.”

I was supremely disappointed. I said, “That’s IT!?”

He said, “No, ‘that’s it’ is the mantra you have been using, and that mantra makes you feel like you never have enough. My mantra is the words ‘Thank You’—not ‘That’s It.’ ‘That’s it’ will take you nowhere, but ‘Thank You’ will quiet your mind and open your heart. So when you eat good food, say thank you! When you see your child, or a sunset or your pet, repeat the mantra ‘thank you’ and soon you will have an attitude of gratitude for each blessing in your life.”

Jonathan Robinson

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A 10 minute video worth watching (especially listening to the words of Brother David Steindl-Rast.) It serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. 

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

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

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From the Quote of the Week Files; November 17, 2014

Monday, a new day , a new week, a new sunrise, a new blessing and a new quote! This week, reflecting on a crooked path​.​
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“This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished, but it is going on, this is not the end, but it is the road. All does not yet gleam in glory, but all is being purified.”

Martin Luther
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“Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

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

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 10, 2014

It's Quote of the Week Time... Today a Fable With A Moral ~ The Farmer’s Donkey! Enjoy!
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One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."

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

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 3, 2014

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  A place where you can fight the daily grind with an eclectic mix of inspirational quotes from the world's great thinkers!  This week, a couple of  If you... quotes. Enjoy (If you would like!)

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“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you.”

Lao Tzu

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“If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you’re right.”

Henry Ford

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

A little Aristotle Anybody?

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!

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!

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!

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!​

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!

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!​

Made me Think! Wisdom in the Age of Information

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!