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"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” Emerson Waldo Emerson n n“Have you ever noticed that the very best way to lift yourself up is by offering a hand up to someone else? What a ...
Gratitude comes not from circumstances, but from within. It's a decision and a choice. I have chosen one quotation that is relative to gratitude for each day of the month and a spiritual exercise for you to practice. Remember, “Practice makes permanent.” I'd like to share with you for 30 ...
Easy does it every time! These days it’s very easy to get instant credit and very easy to get into debt. And yes, it’s almost just as easy to repair bad credit! In the “good old days”, people were proud to boast that they had “good credit”; people took great pride in having good credit. In ...
Dear Friend, "Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. GOD does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has GOD lacks nothing. GOD Alone suffices." ~St. Teresa of Avila And why should you, really? Keep in mind that whatever it is you're doing (or not ...
Dear Friend, For many of us, it’s the love of God, it’s the love. Or, everybody has got God in me; me and God and I are one; God in me, we in God are one. But if we can't see God in all, you don’t see God at all. So, it’s that feeling. It’s not a God up there. It’s a God up there, down ...
Dear Friend, "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." Larry Bird Those of us who are learning to become a Co-worker with life and a winner in life gives back to life and has ...
“As one learns to express these creative abilities, he becomes a Co-Worker with God. No matter what comes up. No matter how difficult the circumstances, he finds a way to make the situation a little better. He is able to come out of it a little bit happier than when he went into it.” The Cloak of Consciousness That was my contemplation seed one morning as part of my spiritual exercise and it got me to thinking. I thought: happiness is where you find it. You make your own happiness.
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 2. Don’t believe all you hear. Spend all you have or sleep all you want. 3. Memorize your favorite poem. 4. When you say, I love you, mean it. 5. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye. 6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. 7. Believe in love at first sight. 8. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. 9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way torn live life completely. 10. In disagreements, fight fairly.
I missed one morning of not jou aling and feeling guilty as hell! But, I’m back at it, thank God! A small voice from within me, whispers, “This is a test -- do all that you’ve agreed to do.” “I will, I will,” I cried! I promised myself then, to do that for myself every day and I’ve kept ...
Dear Friend, THE FUTUREn "The future comes one day at a time.” -- Dean Acheson n "At the center of the universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow ...
Dear Friend, Here is something to not only “think about” but seeds that can be contemplated or meditated upon as you go about your busy lives today. We're all are, I would I guess, endeavoring to become a truth unto ourselves (if we're not already there) “so that wherever we are, we RECOGNIZE ...
Dear Friend, n Don't quit now! There's light in them thar hills... n If what you're doing is not working, try doing it another way, but don't quit --don't stop! Why stop? You may just learn something of value -- about yourself for one and about how perserverence and steadfastedness is s big ...
When you came to the 40-year stage in your life, you will suddenly realize many things. You get to ask yourself questions. How will it be when I get to the end of my life? How do I feel about the life I lived? Then someone gave you some self improvement articles while telling you that it is not yet too late. Does that mean anything to you? You bet it does. The feeling of anxiety that will come next is just normal. Then you will feel confused because life had felt so good. You were happy, had a successful marriage, two wonderful kids, and a job you reasonably enjoyed.
Hello Friend, n "You and everyone, have the right to choose your own direction in life." That, my friend, is your spiritual right. n "We live in a society of exclusion. There is this idea that we should try to keep people out -- 'Oh, you can't come into this nclub, you have to be a member, ...
Dear Friend, n "When you are with others, realize that they too are Lights of God who are also trying to find their way ... to a better, happier and more graceful life." n "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another ...
For me, there is no one particular approach or technique in discovering how to become a master of my spiritual destiny. As a matter of truth, I have not really mastered any one thing fully. Every day, every situation in some way is the same yet in some ways, different, so... What I have done ...
Author, Oriah Mountain Dreamer (Sent to me from my sister, Norma Good, in honor of my birthday, September 13) "It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive. It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
Dear Friend, n We all have the right to choose, either consciously or unconsciously, a choice is being made. Remember that you and only you are TOTALLY responsible for everything that you do, or choose or choose not to do. Everything that comes into your life has to come back to you (from the ...
Dear Friend, Love is all there is, bottom line, because where love exists there can be no fear, there can be no truth, there really can’t be anything of positive value, my opinion, which some learned scholars and all the Masters, now and before us, live by. Love and you shall be loved. ...
I often recognize God’s blessings after the fact, because for me, it’s a lot harder to see the blessings while in the throes of any particular challenge. Over the past year, my experiences were often distressing and overwhelming. At times, I even doubted that I could endure another day of ...