Friday, May 28, 2010

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The kingdom of God is within you.

- Luke 17:21

 

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“If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.”

- Dorothy Height

 

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“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.”

- Coco Chanel

 

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“The love of people is at the same time a love for God. For when we love one, we necessarily love one's handiwork.”

- Judah Low

 

Thursday, May 27, 2010

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“I'm inspired by the creative abundance of nature, the resiliency of the human heart, and the vision that we can create a world that deserves our children's dreams and laughter.”

~ David Simon

 

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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“True compassion isn’t an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason”

- Dalai Lama

 

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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“Of all the things you can make in life, remember you make a difference.”

~ Noah benShea

 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”

- Amy Tan

 

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“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself”

- Mahatma Gandhi

 

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“Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.”

- Julia Cameron

 

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“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

- Leo Buscaglia

 

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“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”

- Maya Angelou

 

Today is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.  For more information about what this day means, please consider http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/cultural_diversity/

 

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“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.”

- L.J. Suenens

 

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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“Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.”

- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

 

Today marks the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.  For more information on this holy observance, please consider: http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayc.htm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot

 

Friday, May 14, 2010

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“And when we're done crying and shaking our fists at the Universe, we must get up, find the beauty in this life & ourselves and keep going.”

- Cole Kelley

 

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear”

~A Redmoon

 

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“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

- Motto of the Special Olympics

 

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“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.”

- Kahlil Gibran

 

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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“The fundamental principle of peace is a belief that each person is important.”

- Jean Vanier

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

- Chinese Proverb

 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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“If you find in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.”

- Maya Angelou

 

Painting entitled “Nurture” By Gustave Miller

For more of his work, please visit http://www.gustavemiller.com/

 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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You are younger today than you ever will be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

- unknown

 

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“The highest peace is the peace between opposites.”

- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

 

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“All I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother.”

- Abraham Lincoln

 

Painting entitled Mother and Child by Vinod Arora

 

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“A [person] is only as good as what he [or she] loves.”

- Saul Bellow, "Seize the Day"

 

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“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

- Frank Outlaw

 

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“A real friend never gets in your way - unless you happen to be on the way down.”

- Dr. Wayne Dyer

 

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“The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.”

- Havelock Ellis