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Quotes - 2016

Worthy Resolution #8 for 2016…

Unless we are very, very careful, we doom each other by holding onto images of one another based on preconceptions that are in turn based on indifference to what is other than ourselves. – Anne Truitt

understand, not judge

We live amidst our own thoughts. Most of these thoughts are old, especially regarding how we view the other. Let’s see others with an eye on their magnificence and potential.

affirmations

Today I AM thinking fresh thoughts about who others really are, not as I perceive them from my past…

Recommendation: Art of Being by Erich Fromm

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Quotes - 2016

Worthy Resolution # 1 for 2016…

An honorable human relationship — that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love” — is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other. – Adrienne Rich

honorable relationships

A series taken from this thought-provoking website – www.brainpickings.org

An honorable relationship is about love, which is about truth. Both take courage. Both create something that’s beautiful and eternal. Certainly a worthy resolution for 2016…

affirmations

Today I AM focused on creating strong and truthful relationships…

 

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2016

How Peace Will Come…

If we have no peace,
it is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other.

– Mother Teresa

peace

Peace will come when we realize we’re extensions of one another, that we’re all part of God, drops in the same ocean, children of the same Mother and siblings much alike.

affirmations

Today I AM practicing being a sibling to everyone I meet. I now know that we come from the same source.

Recommendation: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

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Quotes - 2015

How To Understand Others…

It’s interesting to consider that when you disagree with someone, the person you are disagreeing with is every bit as certain of his or her position as you are of yours. – Richard Carlson

don’t argue

What if we tried to understand the other, instead of arguing our point-of-view? Are we always right? What if we are? Aren’t relationships more important?

affirmations

Today I AM listening and understanding. I seek to deepen my relationships with others…

Recommendation: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

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Quotes - 2015

How Not To Be Angry…

Be curious, not furious. – Vernon Howard

be curious

We should be curious about what makes us angry. We should become aware of our hot buttons. Curiosity is key, let’s remember to exercise that faculty!

affirmations

Today I AM curious. I AM curious about what ticks me off. I AM curious about what makes me peaceful and more understanding. I AM becoming my own Master…

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Quotes - 2015

How To Win People Over…

If you love people, they will draw near you – you will have no difficulty in winning them. – The Urantia Papers (131:8.4)

love them

The only real way to win people over is to love them. Genuinely and consistently. This technique never fails because it’s real and utilizes the very substance of the Universe.

affirmations

Today I AM loving others without regard for whether they love me back or not. I love people by finding ways to like them, first. I AM a child of God.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Paperwhite, 6