Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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For I desire kindness, not sacrifice.

- Hosea 6:6

 

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“My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness. Great compassion is the root of all forms of worship.”

~ The Dalai Lama

 

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“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”

- Alfred Lord Tennyson

 

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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

- Joseph Campbell

 

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“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.”

~ Faith Whittlesey

 

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"Your reputation is what you're perceived to be; your character is what you really are"

- John Wooden

 

Friday, June 18, 2010

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“Love isn't blind; it just only sees what matters.”

~ William Curry

 

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“Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.”

- John N. Mitchell

 

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“Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that day tomorrow”

- unknown

 

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“The most important things in life aren't things.”

- Anthony J. D'Angelo

 

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“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”

- Orison Swett Marden

 

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The path of the just is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

-Proverbs 4:18

 

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“A life lived with purpose is meaningful. A life enjoyed along the way is truly fulfilling.”

- anonymous

 

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“When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things.”

- Maya Angelou

 

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“Vision looks inward and becomes duty. Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upward and becomes faith.”

- Stephen S. Wise

 

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“The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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“If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be Enthusiasm.”

- Bruce Barton

 

Happy Father’s Day!

 

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“There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.”

- Kahlil Gibran

 

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“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”

- unknown

 

Thursday, June 17, 2010

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“I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it”

- Albert Einstein

 

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.”

- Robert M. Pirsig

 

Friday, June 11, 2010

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“The only difference between stumbling blocks and steppingstones is the way in which we use them.”

- Unknown

 

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“If I'm always doing the best I can, I'm bringing my best self to the very next moment. And that's all anyone can ask for.”

~Bevin Lynch

 

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“The beginning of all participation in good things is hope.”

- Philo

 

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“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.”

- Ben Hogan

 

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.”

- James Dent

 

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The most valuable learning is not about memorizing facts and figures. It is not about higher grade point averages and accumulating degrees. It is about life itself, and its impact is on the heart.

- Rodney Smith, "Lessons From the Dying"

 

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news…

- Isaiah 52:7

 

Saturday, June 5, 2010

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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the heart.”

~ Helen Keller

 

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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 

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“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.”

~ Teilhard de Chardin

 

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“’Sometimes,’ said Pooh, ‘the smallest things take up the most room in your heart’”

-A. A. Milne

 

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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“The purpose of religion is not to build beautiful temples but to cultivate positive human qualities such as tolerance, generosity and love.”

- Dalai Lama

 

Art piece created by a class at Harding Fine Arts Academy in Oklahoma City

 

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

~ Margaret Mead

 

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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“Do not ask yourself: who shall give you what you need or want - rather pose the question: what can I do to fill that void of yearning? The answer to this question is the source of life!”

~ Kersti Gloersen