Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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It takes more courage to stay tender and sensitive in a tough world than to allow your heart to become hardened and unresponsive toward the needs of others.

~ Michele Howe

 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

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Well done is better than well said.

~ Benjamin Franklin

 

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If Heaven made you - earth can find some use for you.

~ Chinese Proverb

 

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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

- Elie Wiesel

 

Today is International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.  For more information about this solemn day of remembrance, please consider https://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Holocaust_Remembrance_Day

 

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I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter.  Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.

~ Andrew Wyeth

 

Friday, January 25, 2013

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I am always happy--because I choose to be--I choose the attitude of gratitude.

~ Miles O'Brien Riley

 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

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“I still believe that love is the most durable power in the world.... This principle stands at the center of the cosmos. As John says, ‘God is love.’ [One] who loves is a participant in the being of God.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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Making a big life change is pretty scary.
But, know what's even scarier?
Regret.

~Unknown

 

Thursday, January 17, 2013

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Within tears, find a hidden laughter; seek treasure amid ruins, sincere one.

- Mathnawi

 

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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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Holy God,

Whose presence is known

In the structures we build,

And also in their collapse,

Establish in us a community of hope,

Not to contain your mystery,

But to be led beyond security

Into your sacred space…

Amen.

- Janet Morley

 

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Success to me is about waking up each and every day and knowing in your heart that today you will make a difference in someone else's life. By living this way, we can all make the world a better place.

~ Michael  Crossland

 

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You do not always have to know when you are going to get to your goal, or how you are going to get to your goal, but you do need to take the next step.

~Peggy McColl

 

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Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.

- Les Brown

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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When someone tells you that you can't do something, perhaps you should consider that they are only telling you what they can't do.

~Sheldon Cahoon 

 

Sunday, January 13, 2013

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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

- Albert Schweitzer

 

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It is the will of the heart that decides our destiny, for to achieve our goals, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.

~ Sergio  Bambaren

 

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If you want to change yourself, your relationships, your circumstances, or the world, begin by changing your beliefs.

~ Lion  Goodman

 

Friday, January 11, 2013

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Until we know truth from our heart, it is just a decision between right and wrong. When it is from our heart, there is no decision; we just do what is right.

~ Michael  Cupo

 

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The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

~ Jon  Gordon

 

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

~Eckhart Tolle