“You don’t need anyone else’s permission to be happy. Your life is magnificent not because someone says it is, but because you choose to see it as such.” ~ Ralph Marston . “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.” ~ anonymous . “Ah me! Why may not Love […]
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“You seek a great fortune, & you will find a great fortune – though it will not be the fortune that you seek. But first you must travel a long & difficult road; a road fraught with peril. I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your […]
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“The critical problems in life can never be solved, only accepted. A wider perspective arises & problems lose their urgency. What was before a crisis of self becomes a chance to Care for others. What had before led to strong emotions, now is like a valley storm seen from the mountain. The storm is still […]
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To awaken the True Human within you, this is what you must do: Love the Earth — all her habitats & all things living within them. Reject the excess of riches & the temptation of comfort. Give alms to everyone who asks, & Love to everyone who doesn’t. Stand up for all those deemed “stupid” […]
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“Throughout history the ways of Truth and Love have always won. There have been tyrants & murderers that seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.” ~ Gandhi . “The arc of the moral Universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” ~ MLK Jr. . Negativity does nothing more than assist the negative. […]
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“Lord, make me an instrument of thy Peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow Love. Where there is injury, let me sow Forgiveness. Where there is doubt in the Goodness of others, let me sow Faith in humanity. Where there is despair over pain & & fear & injustice, let me sow Gratitude for […]
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“Many of us find ourselves estranged from the narrow issues that define conservatives and from the shallow spirituality that marks liberals.” ~ Shane Claiborne . I am liberal regarding things that must change (apathy for strangers), and I am conservative regarding things that should remain the same (cherishing our friendships). Gibran is partially correct: “You […]
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“There is no Love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without Love.” ~ Bryant H. McGill “Forgiveness is the final form of Love.” ~ Reinhold Niebuhr “While a relationship that ends never truly began, it only takes one to keep Love alive.” ~ anonymous …
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“Here is tonight’s stormy sunset … I am grateful for this gentle reminder that I must simply change where I set my gaze in order to increase peace … My heart beats through my vision … When I am angry, frustrated, or afraid of the horrors and injustices going on in our world, it is […]
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“I am in love with Love and Love is in love with me … I opened my arms to Love and Love embraced me like a lover.” ~ Rumi . “The past is behind us, Love is in front and all around us.” ~ Terri Guillemets . “A man is not where he lives, but […]
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“Accept who you are but don’t get stuck … Be fully who you are so you can be more. Step into your greatness, step by step … Your place of service is where you are.” ~ Dalton Roberts
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