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Sunday, October 30, 2022

To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. - Victoria Moran Real love is accepting other people the way they are without trying to change them. - don Miguel Ruiz In true friendship, one can... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. - Psalms 118:24 Our faith gives us knowledge of something better. - E. F. Schumacher The winds of grace are always blowing; all we need to do is raise our sails. - Anonymous God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail. -... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 28, 2022

The true secret of giving advice is after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. - Henry Ward Beecher It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and rebuke the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when the person looks back - and at some point, everyone looks back - she will hear her heart,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Of all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, "It might have been." - John Greenleaf Whittier I rest in the light of forgiveness. I forgive myself and others for that which is done (and better left undone) and also that which is not done (and better if done). I give myself permission to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 24, 2022

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway. - Kent Keith (frequently attributed to Mother Teresa) Simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret. - don Miguel Ruiz Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices, be sure they are your own. - Alan Cohen Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - The Buddha Don't follow any advice, no matter... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life, it will change yours. - Mandy Hale Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it. - Martin Luther King Jr. Am I not destroying... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 21, 2022

To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. - Nelson Mandela When the rights of any group, no matter how small, no matter how marginal, are violated, your liberty and your freedom is put at risk. Let there never be a day... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 20, 2022

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. - Dorthea Brande Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment. - Dale Carnegie Fatigue makes cowards of us all. - Vince Lombardi It is hardly... Sign in to see full entry.

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