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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:21:42 GMT -5
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
- Lou Holtz
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:22:31 GMT -5
I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:23:27 GMT -5
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
- William Allen White
Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.
- Buddha
Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being.
- E.Y. Harburg
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:24:08 GMT -5
The more you have, the more you're occupied; the less you have, the more free you are.
- Mother Teresa
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:27:34 GMT -5
May your neighbours respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you.
- Irish saying
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:28:33 GMT -5
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
~ HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
- William Allen White
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
- Andre Gide
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen."
~ FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Our mind and our delusions are formless and colorless. However, our ignorance believing in true existence is harder than a rocky mountain. Our delusions are harder than steel.
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder.
- W.J. Slim
When the mind is nowhere it is everywhere. When it occupies one tenth, it is absent in the other nine tenths.
- Takuan
You’ve been fooling me baby You’ve been telling me lies When I thought you were an angel Just sent down from the skies I love to hear the story which angel voices tell …
- Emily Miller
There is no failure except in no longer trying."
~ ELBERT HUBBARD
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:29:30 GMT -5
Bring awareness to your generosity
"Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment."
-- Jean De La Bruyère
While it’s important to give, it’s also essential that we not give more than we can afford. Only you can determine the appropriate amount of time or money you can give away, but it should not cause you hardship. We need to respect our own needs as well as the needs of others.
When do you give more than you can afford?
"Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in giving."
-- Jon Kabat Zinn
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Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
- Kahlil Gibran
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:30:18 GMT -5
Angels are aspects of God that touch us in mysterious and subtle ways and on many levels of the mind. They are divine messengers of God that can transform our attitudes, change our thought patterns...
- Harvey Humann
You've got to be careful if you don't know where you're going 'cause you might not get there.
- Yogi Berra
Part of being sane is being a little bit crazy.
- Janet Long
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
- Chief Seattle
The world has angels all too few, And heaven is overflowing...
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:31:06 GMT -5
The Importance of Choice By John Ewens, Personal and Professional Coach.
"Have you ever considered that the most powerful influence in your life is choice? Every solitary action, every minute of each and every day, is the result of having made a choice from alternatives available. Nothing happens solely by chance.
For example, when the alarm rings in the morning, you have the choice of staying where you are or getting out of bed; breakfast may be eaten or it may not; when the traffic light turns yellow, or even red, you may choose to stop or to ignore it and continue through the intersection. You may choose work or play, optimism or pessimism, love or hate and, indeed, even life or death. The choices nay be made in a split second or they may be the conclusion of much thought and consideration.
It is tempting to attribute happiness or unhappiness, well being or misery to certain people, circumstances or events, but we are all accountable for the final results of our choices. Some of the decisions may be more difficult than others, but every decision contributes either positively or adversely to our point of view.
Now, some may respond that this is simply not so. Some may suggest that accidents often are the result of actions or events over which they have no control. However, this is rationalization initiated by an unwillingness to accept responsibility for their results. Any excuse to opt out of accountability makes it easier to forego control and become a victim.
Above all, we choose our response to events as they occur. Choosing anger, depression, frustration or rationalization leads to ineffectiveness, while choosing to accept reality and move onward and upward leads to a positive sense of well being and achievement.
Thousands of biographies and autobiographies testify to the power of positive choices in the lives of individuals who have suffered serious afflictions or calamitous injuries and, yet, have overcome seemingly impossible odds to make significant contributions to society and to become inspirations to others. They have become outstanding artists, athletes and statesmen. To recall but a few: Terry Fox, Joni Ercikson and Rick Hansen are excellent examples of the power of positive choice.
There is no doubt that the most precious gift we have received from God, is the gift of choice.
~ John Ewens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by Rhonda on May 3, 2009 5:31:48 GMT -5
"We are always getting ready to live but never living."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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