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2009
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Yoda speaks!
Do or do not. There is no try. – Yoda This quote reminds of another popular one, saw it just today on a truck, on my way home: If not us, who? If not now, when? That sums it up.…
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Do it anyway!
Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done and why. Then do it. – Robert Heinlein When you are calm, collected and purpose driven, ideas will spring from the…
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The true joy in life…
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being…
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Do you know what you want?
Ours is a world where people don’t know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. – Don Marquis Do we ever pause to consider what it is we’re doing and to what…
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Let your heart take you over…
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too. – Lawrence Bixby It’s all in our…
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How do you self-sabotage?
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. – Sally Kempton We have an internal saboteur, a gremlin, who keeps rearing its ugly head, several times a day…
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Who are you true to?
There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you want to be a power in the world? Then…
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Acceptance and expectations…
Your happiness grows in direct proportion to your acceptance and in inverse proportion to your expectations. – Michael J. Fox Wow isn’t that true? As we accept life as it is, flow…
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Lasting happiness…
Being sensitive and responsive to human need creates genuine and lasting happiness, while such kindly attitudes safeguard the soul from the destructive influences of anger, hate…
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Need madness…
You have everything but one thing: madness. A man needs a little madness or else – he never dares cut the rope and be free. – Zorba The Greek Why are we so timid when it comes to…
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What is success to you?
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison What is success for you? It’s very important to know what…
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Do some, Be some…
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for things we did not do that is inconsolable. – Sydney J. Harris Our other regrets come from ways we couldn’t…
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Passion, Obsession and Joy!
To achieve your goal, your life may sound like a perfume counter – full of Passion and Obsession, leading to Joy. – John-Roger McWilliams What is your goal in life? Passion and…
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Positive ‘thunking’?
I was going to buy a copy of ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do? – Ronnie Shakes 🙂 Well why is all this positive thinking…
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Nothing more precious…
Nothing is worth more than this day. – Goethe How often do we forget, that we don’t have all eternity (at least here and now!). We start thinking each day is just like another…
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All events are blessings…
Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us…
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A peace beyond understanding
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. – Ram Dass True silence can do wonders. True silence is that of the mind not that of the audible kind. As we become more still, we…
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Blessed in so many ways
Turn your attention to the many ways in which you are blessed in your life; think of these things with sincerity, and you will discover an endless stream of blessings that come to…
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We do not know enough to be pessimistic!
If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know…
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Joy happens when…
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. – Marianne Williamson First acknowledge all that’s good and great about what you have…
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No peace without forgiveness
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. …
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The secret to finding peace
Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart. – Marianne Williamson As we become…
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The present is the only time there is
God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is. – Marianne Williamson All we have is now. All that we…
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We are all meant to shine, as children do
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask…
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Living a conscious life
The conscious mind knows the secret of living impersonally. – Vernon Howard The whole world doesn’t revolve around you. When someone says something or appears to mean a certain…
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Are you making a life or a living?
True masters are those who have chosen to make a life, rather than a living? – Neale Donald Walsch On what topic do we spend most of our thoughts, daily? The whole idea of…
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Flow with life
True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way. It can’t be gained by interfering. – Lao-tse Lao-tse, the father of Tao, is pointing to how your lack of reaction to…
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Let your light shine forth!
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. – Stephen R. Covey (Seven Habits of…
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Prayer of St. Teresa
May today there be peace within May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be . May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of…
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It’s up to you!
Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person. – Mother Teresa Only you can change the world. And you can mainly do that by changing your own self. When there’s enough of…
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Dwell on the present moment
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha Which is why the Now moment is called the eternal present. The now…
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Only through love
Life in abundance comes only through great love. – Elbert Hubbard How filled with love is your life? How about your pursuits, desires and even mundane activities? Imagine how much…
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The butterfly way of life!
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. – Rabindranath Tagore How do you live your life? Straddled by thoughts and resentments of the past? Or buried by…
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How to be creative
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. – Erich Fromm (Interview) 2 comments on creativity. Don’t think you’re not creative. Any thing that’s beautiful or good…
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Are you awake today?
Only that day dawns to which we are awake. – Henry David Thoreau It could be an entire day before we realize it’s gone! Does that happen to you? We must become aware of ourselves…
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Paint the outcome you desire
If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. – Norman Vincent Peale You control your thoughts…
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To understand is to forgive
To understand is to forgive, even oneself. – Alexander Chase Do we understand why the person who irritates you acted in that fashion? Do we understand why we got irritated, what…
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We’re called human ‘beings’ for a reason!
If you think your life is about doingness, you do not understand what you are about. Your soul doesn’t care what you do for a living – and when your life is over, neither will…
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Savor this moment
You will learn that you increase your burdens and decrease the likelihood of success by taking yourself too seriously. – The Urantia Papers No matter what, you lose out if you’re…
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You are on the path…
The question is not, why start off on such a path? You have already started off. You did so with the first beat of your heart. The question is: Do I wish to walk this path…