QUOTES MAY 20TH 2009

[Rhonda]

Time to change direction?
"Employ the power of positive quitting. Most of us view quitting as something negative, but it’s not. ‘Winners never quit,’ we’re told, when, in reality, winners quit all the time: choosing to stop doing things that aren’t creating the results they desire. When you quit all the things that aren’t working for you, when you quit tolerating all the negative things that hold you back, you’ll create a positive ‘charge’ in your life as well as create the space in your life for more positive experiences."
-- Jim Allen
"I like thinking of possibilities. At any time, an entirely new possibility is liable to come along and spin you off in an entirely new direction. The trick, I've learned, is to be awake to the moment."
-- Doug Hall
"Persons and societies do not submit passively to surroundings and events. They make choices as to the places where they live and the activities in which they engage -- choices based on what they want to be, to do and to become. Furthermore, persons and societies often change their goals and ways; they can even retrace their steps and start in a new direction if they believe they are on a wrong course. Thus, whereas animal life is prisoner of biological evolution which is essentially irreversible, human life has the wonderful freedom of social evolution which is rapidly reversible and creative. Wherever human beings are concerned, trend is not destiny."
-- Rene Dubos
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[Rhonda]

It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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[Rhonda]

Heroism consists in hanging on one minute longer.
- Norwegian proverb


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[Rhonda]

We're lifted up by angels We're close enough to heaven Far above the rain Darkness cannot reach us Let the angels teach us Only love remains We're lifted up by angels
- Jennifer Kimball and Tom Kimmel

[Rhonda]

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
- William Feather
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[Rhonda]

Last night as I lay sleeping I dreamt that there was a beehive here inside my heart and the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from all my failures.
- Machado de Assis
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[Rhonda]

The changes and transitions that occur in the experience of the soul at the moment of its passing must be extraordinary and mysterious. To have the companionship and guidance of angels at such a time...
- David Connolly
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[Rhonda]

You are never a victim
"When we blame, we give away our power."
-- Greg Anderson
ALL of our personal physical, psychological, and social problems arise from a lack of alignment between the body, emotions, mind and the soul. As a result, we are never victims of outside forces.
The soul challenges us to grow with problems, illnesses and/or injuries. These painful events trigger our subconscious blocks. This gives us the opportunity to SEE the blocks and release them.
"People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives."
-- Stedman Graham
"No matter how frustrated you may feel, there is Always a way out. In every situation that arises, we choose to be powerful or powerless. It may not always feel like it, but it is a choice. And there are consequences for these choices in terms of the results we get, and the subsequent increase or decrease in our power and influence. If we choose powerlessness, it is often because we doubt there is any other option."
-- Blaine Lee
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[Rhonda]

It's not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it's who you are.
- Elvis Presley

[Rhonda]

One thing you can say for guardian angels: they guard. They give warning when danger approaches.
- Emily Hahn,