The Value of the Unknown

"I have always believed, and I still believe, 

that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can 

always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."

Hermann Hesse | Siddhartha

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Meditation: For Uncertain & Difficult Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRVYz5s1F3s

Article: Getting Through Tough Times

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breathing-room/202001/getting-through-tough-times

TED Talk: The gift of tough times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARxM1Mb3W0

Interesting Website: 100,000 Stars

https://stars.chromeexperiments.com/

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

Thank you!

 The Light

It's always there, waiting to be found.

"One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for;

but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light.

It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that 

there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself,

waiting to be found, there is a light."

James Baldwin

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Video: We are the LIGHT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIu_2-kpWW8&list=RDLVD5r1wMTuYL0&index=24

Meditation: Let your Inner Life Shine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0O3LjMYqYc

Book Recommendation (if you are looking to make your life more meaningful and fulfilling): 

Have a Positive Impact During Uncertain Times by Peter Prichard

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HY9X3SW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#customerReviews

Article: Finding Light in the Darkness

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-empowerment-diary/201510/finding-light-in-the-darkness

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

Thank-You!

 One Word...

Armastus | Aimer | Amare |Meilė | Liebe | Love

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. 

That word is Love."

Socrates

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This Week's Care Package

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

A Love Meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_rWYXrHo00

Article: When love and science double date

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/02/scientists-find-a-few-surprises-in-their-study-of-love/

List: 50 Best Love Songs of All Time

(Which one is yours?)

https://www.timeout.com/music/50-best-love-songs

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Wishing you a most beautiful Valentine's Day wherever this may find you!

Thank-You

 Wait, BUT WHY?

“One day you will wake up 

and there won’t be any more time 

to do the things you’ve always wanted. 

Do it now.” 

Paulo Coelho

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Song: Do it Now by Paul McCartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gah2wbD7rmg

Interesting Blog: Wait but Why

https://waitbutwhy.com/

Meditation of the Week: Cultivating Equanimity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUO_Kpr0BK8&t=12s

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

Thank-you!!!

 Giving Thanks for Everything!

"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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This Week's Care Package 

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

Video: Say "Thank You" - A Motivational Video On The Importance Of Gratitude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uzynHWxn5Q

Article: The Ripple Effects of a Thank You

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_ripple_effects_of_a_thank_you

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Did you miss a quote from 2021?

You can go to:

https://mrnolansquoteoftheweek.blogspot.com/

OR

Click on the link below

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

AND

THANK YOU!!!!

 Whether you're stuck, unable to move or just overwhelmed 

by the immensity of the task

You CAN...

"Start where you are. 

Use what you have. 

Do what you can."

Arthur Ashe

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One Word/Motto | My Year Update!!!

Here are the words/Mottos chosen

by the QoftheW members...

If you would still like to send in your Word or Motto that will propel you

forward into 2022, I'll make a screensaver for you!!

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

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BTW Teddy Roosevelt said something similar...

 “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”.

Theodore Roosevelt

Will the place where you've been any 

better off for your having been there?

"Being There: 

I think when you are somewhere, you oughta be there. 

'Cause it's not about how long you stay in a place. 

It's about what you do while you're there. 

And - when you go, will the place where you've been any 

better off for your having been there?"

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Are you still deciding on your Word(s)/Motto for 2022?

There is still time to send yours in and receive a free Screensaver/Poster! 

Here are the words that have been sent in already... 

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

 A Magical Mantra to develop an

Attitude of Gratitude

“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. 

And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.”

Shauna Niequist

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One Word | MyYear Project Update

It is still NOT too late to participate in the One Word | My Year Project

Let us know what word will embody what you want to be/think/feel/do in 2022. 

Email it in and receive a poster with your guiding word prominently displayed!

Here are the words we have so far...

Maximize | Embrace | Catalyst | Moments | BLM | Thank you | Abundant | Accept

Achieve | Confidence | Trust | Inspire |Surrender

BTW ~ Two quotes inspired by word(s)/Motto for the year: This week's quote as well as a past Quote of the Week (from 2013, see attached). So, THANK YOU" is Motto that I have chosen this year.  It is my hope that it will inspire me to be more thankful for what I have and be grateful for all that life has to offer. Amor Fati.

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

Thank you!

 What will you bring into the new year?

"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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One Word; One Year Project Update

A fresh new year offers everyone endless possibilities of positive change and new beginnings.

What will your word(s) or Motto will you be bringing into the new year?

Last year my motto was “LET GO” ~ it served me well and I will miss it. I'm still deciding what my motto will be for 2022 and have been mulling

over a couple of options and will decide by next week.

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Ted Talk: 10 Ted Talks to Inspire your New Year

https://www.madsmaybe.com/2018/01/10-ted-talks-to-inspire-your-new-year.html

New Year's Meditation: On What really matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUIS0IVFbM

Determine your level of wisdom: Take this 5-minute test

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5991949/Jeste-Thomas-Wisdom-Index

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

 This Year look for potential

"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, 

drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, 

to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives ... 

not looking for flaws, but for potential."

Ellen Goodman

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14th Annual 

One Word; One Year Project

What will your word(s) or MOTTO be for 2022?

Now that the winter solstice has passed, New Year's Day is almost here!!! So, it may be time to reflect on the past 12 months (be gentle with yourself) and more importantly, come up with your guiding WORD(s) or MOTTO for 2022! (a Quote of the Week Project since 2008!)

This word will guide you and sum up the essence and focus for the next 365 days of your life. Hopefully, it will inspire you on what you want "TO BE" as opposed to what you need "TO DO" and maybe it will allow you to step back and look at the BIG picture:

Some helpful questions that may help you decide…

What do I want to feel this coming year?

What kind of experiences do I want to have?

What results, effects, or changes do I want to see?

What do I want to create in this New Year? 

What do I want to let go of?

 

So, what will be your word or phrase that will guide you through 2022? Please Share! 

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Article: 9 Reasons you need a Personal Motto

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changepower/201508/9-reasons-you-need-personal-motto

A Meditation: Guided Meditation | New Year, New You!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYAh6CbWVq4

A Boredom Busting Website: Identify your social class based on how you feel about certain foods

 https://www.idrlabs.com/food-choice/test.php

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Wishing you a most beautiful day (year) wherever this may find you!

 A Motto from a famous Christmas movie

that points out that things of true worth are not measured

 in dollars, but in the currency of friendship and family, 

and the good karma one puts out into the world.

“All you can take with you

is that which you’ve given away.”

From the Movie, It's a Wonderful Life

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This Week's Care Package 

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

Article: Important Life Lessons We Learn From ‘It’s A Wonderful Life

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2021/11/16/life-lessons-we-learn-from-its-a-wonderful-life-as-the-christmas-classic-turns-75/?sh=8b958094ae65

Meditation: To Melt Holiday Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQEv7U-2UU

Website: Need Advice but don't have the time to read the book? Try Book Freak

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/bookfreak?utm_campaign=Recomendo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

And to all Quote of the Week members worldwide...

"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"