Think of a favorite song, one that would lifts your spirit and encourages you in the face of the most denigrating self-talk. If it’s not already part of your music library, get it in there. Play that song several times over the course of a week. Each time you listen, pretend you’re installing a software upgrade into [Read More...]
posted on 01-23-11 at 7:00 am in Inspirational
“I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same as ‘making a life’. I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something [Read More...]
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posted on 11-16-10 at 7:11 am in Inspirational
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” – Scott Peck
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posted on 09-07-10 at 7:39 am in Inspirational : Life
Not long ago the struggle to do good and become more humane and understanding seemed to be on the rise. Although at times näive and self-serving, there was still an honest attempt to change the unnatural order of things and share the common knowledge acquired over centuries of pain and war. Now all too often, [Read More...]
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posted on 07-20-10 at 7:40 am in Inspirational
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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posted on 06-01-10 at 7:32 am in Inspirational
The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the [Read More...]
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posted on 04-19-10 at 7:27 am in Inspirational
“Suffering requires us to descend into ourselves. As there is no other way out, we are obliged to call on the power of the soul and the spirit. When we succeed in doing so, instead of groaning and crying out in rebellion, we exhale a delicate perfume.” – Omraam Mikael Aivanhov
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posted on 03-09-10 at 7:35 am in Inspirational
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 [Read More...]
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posted on 01-28-10 at 7:28 am in Inspirational
Each time you climb to a higher vantage point the range of your vision is enlarged and your understanding of your entire situation is altered. You see things from a more encompassing perspective which allows you to be less concerned and anxious and enables you to relate to your environment in terms of how it [Read More...]
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posted on 01-26-10 at 7:39 am in Inspirational
“What is Real?” asked the Velveteen Rabbit. “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It is a thing that happens to you when a child loves you for a long, long time. Not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become Real.” “Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. “Sometimes,” [Read More...]
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