Thursday, June 18, 2009
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained
through understanding -- Ralph Waldo Emerson In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it. Victor Frankl I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot
drive out hate; only love can do that - Martin Luther King, Jr. True self simply refers to the aspect of our being that is completely aware of its expanded nature no matter what we may be experiencing in our lives. Martia Nelson Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Truth is simply this present moment as it is, nothing can be added to it.
If you are totally present in this moment, then you are Truth itself. Tishan The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people s expectations. Julie Cameron Only peace can be won and winning peace means not only avoiding armed conflict but...
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Monday, June 15, 2009
The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a
warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse. Carlos Castaneda One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Procrastination is opportunity's natural assassin -- Victor Kiam
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The single clinched fist lifted and ready or the open hand held out and
waiting - Choose: For we meet by one or the other - Carl Sandburg Quick Thought: "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Become a hunter of blessings, actively seeking them out in every
experience and person you encounter - Kate Nowak "I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. " ~ Muhammad Ali Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen...
Keep in the sunlight - Benjamin Franklin Inspiration comes forth from within. It's what the light burning within you is about, as opposed to motivation, which is doing it because if you don't do it, there will be negative repercussions. Motivation is making myself do something that I don't really...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?
ROBERT BROWNING Quick Thought: "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." I John 4:7-8 (NKJ) The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through...
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Monday, June 1, 2009
You cannot see anything that you do not first contemplate as a reality...
RAMTHA "It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts." ~ Addison Walker To will well, to will long, to will always, but never to lust after anything, such is the secret of power. Eliphas Levi The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of...
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