"When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.  Give thanks for your food and the joy of living.  If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself."

                                                                                                                     Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
 

 

~Attitude~
When you extend pure love to everyone
with selfless motivation that is an attitude of kindness.

When you send good wishes and pure feelings to those who are in deep sorrow, that is an attitude of mercy.

When you see the virtues rather than the weaknesses in people that is an attitude of compassion.

When you bless and uplift someone even as they defame you, that is an attitude of forgiveness.

When you tolerate a situation and take responsibility as well as give cooperation even when not appreciated, that is an attitude of humility and self-respect.

Every second, every moment and every breath of your life is   nurtured by attitude.

 

''To give it all is to receive it all''
 

 

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

Face the sun
and the shadow will fall behind you.
Frances Brigham

 

 

 

 "When it's dark enough,you can see the stars"

 

 

TO REMEMBER IS TO UNDERSTAND

 

 

DON'T PUSH THE RIVER     

 

 

CHANGE IS WHAT KEEPS US FRESH AND INNOVATIVE
CHANGE IS WHAT KEEPS US FROM GETTING STALE
CHANGE IS WHAT KEEPS US  Y O U N G

 

 

Each man has two ends - a sitting end and a thinking end -
success depends on what end is used harder

 

 

Anger is a thief who steals away the nice moments

 

 

Intelligence is the quickness in seeing things as they are 
                         Georg Santayana

 

You can't give from an empty cup

 

A TEACHER CAN OPEN A DOOR - BUT YOU HAVE TO ENTER YOURSELF

 

Like attracts like........

 
 Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist
change places.

 
 
We find our happiness to the extent to which we use our minds to bless the
world, for that is the natural use of our mind. It is the reason we were born.

 

 
The value in your own life must come from you. You cannot take it from
someone else, or borrow it, or inherit it, or marry it, or just get lucky and happen
upon it. You must produce it.  Your life has meaning only to the extent that
you make something of it. Only to the extent that you make your own unique
contribution to the world.

 
"I hope your heart will hear my message.
I hope my song will warm your world.
I hope my love will brighten your darkness."

 
"To be unforgiving is like taking the poison yourself, and expecting the
other person to die from it!"                    

 
 
WHAT WE FOCUS ON EXPANDS 

 

 
The outer world is always changing...the inner never does.

 

 
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

 
 
Blessed are those
who can give
without remembering
and take without
forgetting.
 
 
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to
have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject
and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love.

Martin Luther King Jr.
 
 
You cannot change other people. You cannot even heal other people. All you
can do is be the catalyst, the person who helps someone to reach their own
potential at the time they are ready. But in the end, they each heal themselves
when and if they are ready to be healed. Each person progresses only at the
pace they are able to progress. You can help. You can point out a path. You
can open doors. You can be there to pick them up when they fall and help them
to step forward again.
 
 
Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and
love.

 

"Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein

 

A New View

A friend shared this moment of awakening. She was moaning, "I never get anything done." Her companion replied, "Perhaps you never get EVERYTHING done." Oh.... of course!

A shift in perspective can bring both understanding and release. "Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned -- not to see what is not."

                                                                                                                            -- Maria Mitchell


 

One mans meat is another mans poison

 

To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong

                                 Joseph Chilton Pearce

 

"Whenever news comes that seems bad, consider this. Would The Universe give you a questionable gift? Do not be misled by the wrapping on the box, but open it with trust. And if you still do not understand the meaning of the gift, be still and wait. The Universe does not give questionable gifts. Often you will not know this meaning of the gift until the gift is put to work in your life. That can be frustrating, but it is inevitable. The gifts of The Universe do not feed your ego expectations. Their value is of a higher order. They help you open to your true nature and purpose here. Sometimes they seem to close a door and you don't understand
why. Only when the right door opens do you understand why the wrong door was closed."

                                                                                                                                                     Paul Ferrini

 

 When a problem becomes an opportunity.........

How is a problem in your life really an opportunity? Problems invite us to go inside to recognize a bigger picture of ourselves and of life. This bigger picture brings meaning to what is unfolding. When you feel trapped in a problem, see if you can shift your perspective. Ask yourself, "What is my soul inviting me to learn from this situation?" The answer will always revolve around a quality or value, like gratitude, freedom, compassion, love, will, humour or acceptance. The answer will also always promote union rather than separation. 

As soon as we find the meaning in our challenge, our resistance to it melts away. Often, awareness of the lesson is all that is needed to resolve the problem. If not, the awareness brings us courage and ways to work through it.

"The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life."

-- Dalai Lama



 

 

                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

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