https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/Daily inspirational quotes to help you on your way....hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/641473Marcus Tullius Cicero Perfume and sweet-smelling things make you feel happy. And a kind word from a friend is more welcome than life-saving advice. Proverbs 27:9 (ERV) The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with. Eleanor Holmes...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/641123All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. Dale Carnegie The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/640878"...look at that word blame. It's just a coincidence that the last two letters spell the word me. But that coincidence is worth thinking about. Other people or unfortunate circumstances may have caused you to feel pain, but only you control whether you allow that pain to go on. If you want those...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/639278GIVE Don’t forget to give this Christmas. I’m not talking about fancy wrapped gifts to people who already have way to much stuff. I mean to give to someone who really needs something…and that something might not be wrappable. A smile. A helping hand. Words of encouragement. Something truly...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/636744You and I possess within ourselves, at every moment, under all circumstances, the power to transform the quality of our lives. Werner Erhard Two men look out through the same bars; One sees the mud and one sees the stars. Frederick Langbridge (1849-1923) Take a look at your natural river. What...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/635512all boundaries - Sister Corita Kent Just Five More Minutes By: Author Unknown While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. "He's a fine...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/635347Miracles happen every day and people need to know this…they can look for miracles in their lives. The Good News is—there still is good news in our lives. Mary Ellen What are the good things in your life? Write down all of the life choices or gifts that you are grateful for and want to celebrate...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/634469One of your greatest challenges is realizing that the hurdles of Time and Space are simply reflections of imagined hurdles. See no problems. From Mike Dooley's Notes From the Universe - Volume I If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear … as it is, infinite. William Blake...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/634355John Maxwell Refuse to let your present results influence your thinking. Keep reminding yourself that you have a power within you that is superior to any condition or circumstance you may encounter en route to your goal. Bob Proctor Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars, molecules,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mariaki/634244"Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. " ~Samuel Johnson It just seems clear to me that as long as we are all here, it's pretty clear that the struggle is to share the...