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Saturday, August 2, 2025

The world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. - Earl Nightingale Everyone is a mirror image of yourself - your own thinking coming back at you. - Byron Katie A person experiences life as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 1, 2025

We carry our worst enemies within us. - Charles Spurgeon It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. - The Buddha Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. - Norman Vincent Peale... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. - Henry David Thoreau Call a plant beautiful, and it becomes a flower. Call it ugly, and it becomes a weed. We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. - Anais Nin It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision. - Helen Keller... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. - Wayne W. Dyer Our journey into consciousness of wealth begins with the realization that we have already arrived! - Michael Bernard Beckwith Appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace. - Mary Anne Radmacher A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu (Chinese Proverb) The first step towards the solution of any problem is optimism. - John Baines A little simplification would be the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 28, 2025

The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. - Terry Goodkind The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold. - Louis D. Brandeis... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

The foolish seek happiness in the distance; the wise grow it under their own feet. - J. Robert Oppenheimer Do the small things of life with a relaxed awareness. When you are eating, eat totally - chew totally, taste totally, smell totally. Touch your bread, feel the texture. Smell the bread, smell... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It’s a decision about Who You Are. When you see this and understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Renew your own body, mind, and emotions; be kind, compassionate, and gentle with yourself. Then use your regenerated strength and renewed commitment to serve those in need. Don't forget to love yourself. - Soren Kierkegaard Be gentle first with yourself. - Lama Yeshe In my deepening understanding of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. - Carlos Castaneda Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. - Martha Washington When any situation arises which tempts you to... Sign in to see full entry.

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