Words of Wisdom II The power of the word is real whether or not you are conscious of it. Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Behind every word flows energy. – Sonia Choquette Discover the difference between doing and being and become. Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. - Chinese Proverb In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. - Deepak chopra I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. - William Allen White Skillful speech not only means that we pay attention to the words we speak and to their tone but also requires that our words reflect compassion and concern for others and that they help and heal, rather than wound and destroy. - Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dreams precedes the goal. - Pamela Vault Starr Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go. - T. S. Eliot All new beginnings require that you unlock a new door. Rabbi Nachman Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. - Auguste Rodin Dont settle for less than is possible. - Tom Peters When it comes to books the point is not to see how many you can get through, but how many can get through to you. - Mortimer J. Adler Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. - Howard W. Newton Some people miss the message because they are too busy checking the spelling. Whether you plant seeds of worry and fear or seeds of hope and joy in your mind, your life will bear the fruit of your thoughts. - Lynn A. Robinson, M, Ed. Maybe it is true that we dont know what weve got until we lose it, but it is also true that we dont know what weve been missing until it arrives. Dont go for looks; they can deceive. Dont go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile. The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. - Joseph Campbell Spread love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house... let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of Gods kindness in your warm greeting. - Mother Teresa Everybody can be great.... because anybody can serve. You dont have to have a college degree to serve.... you only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When you believe you can -- you can. - Maxwell Maltz Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health, have vanished. - Og Mandino Life isnt a matter of milestones but of moments. - Rose Kennedy Where love is there is God also. - Leo Tolstoy I discovered I always have a choice and sometimes its only a choice of attitude. - Judith M. Knowlton Consider each day as another day of life, a gift from God to be enjoyed as fully as possible. - Orville Kelly Remember, happiness doesnt depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think. - Dale Carnegie Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. - Helen Keller Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. It is not enough that a thing be possible for it to be believed. - Voltaire You never know when you are making a memory. - Rickie Lee Jones We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth. - Virginia Satir There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. - Edith Wharton Live in such a way that those who know you but dont know God will come to know God because they knew you. - Anonymous Someones opinion of you doesnt have to become your reality. - Les Brown Little angels up above, Bless our home with lots of love. - Kathryn Schein Get the last word: Apologize. We must be willing to let go of the life weve planned, so we can open to the life we were meant to live. - S. Richardson Never obey anyones command unless it is coming from within you also. Truth is within you; do not search for it elsewhere. Osho Three things restore a persons good spirits: beautiful sounds, sights and smells. Speaking in general the most difficult barrier is the conquest of lying. A man lies so much and so constantly both to himself and to others that he ceases to notice it. And the first effort required is to conquer lying. - G. Gurdjieff Remember no man is a failure who has friends. - Frank Capra From the movie Its a Wonderful Life He who angers you controls you. We are precisely where we are because of the choices we have made in the past. It is better to have less if it is with peace of mind than to have abundant wealth but with tormented spirit. - Ecclesiastes All receive advice; only the wise profit from it. - Syrus Sometimes not a miracle, but just believing, takes the greatest faith of all. What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. - Yiddish Proverb It is a common characteristic of human nature that a man sees the faults of others more easily than he sees his own. At the same time on the path of self-study he learns that he himself possesses all the faults that he finds in others. In order to see himself in other peoples faults and not merely to see the faults of others, a man must be very sincere with himself. - G. Gurdjieff If I wont be myself, who will? - Alfred Hitchcock The mind is like a parachute. It doesnt work unless its open. - Unknown Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of someone else. - Judy Garland Great thoughts come from the heart. - Lue di Claiers There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going. - Beverly Sills Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well. - Josh Billings Too many people over value what they are not and undervalue what they are. Beyond anything else, listen to yourself. You are meant to discover reality from inside and to direct your life in this way. As you begin to live according to your own guidance and your own daring, everything changes completely. - B. Marciniak It is best if you stay in your intuition - if you rely on what you feel and, even though it may not make logical sense, operate with trust. Impatience is a trap for many of you because you feel you need to move somewhere. - Barbara Marciniak Your life has the potential to be a wondrous journey, filled with exciting moments and astonishing experiences. It can be a thrilling ride if you are open to exploring all that is available to you. Adventure is the result of your willingness to live with a spirit of enthusiasm. - C. Carter-Scott There is only one Master, and it is neither male nor female. It shines within you as your own Self. - Poonjaji A life of meditation is to perceive at any time the beauty of the moment. Mind and body are always one. - Tong Po Discouragement often is the result of listening to people who have their own best interests planned for your life. - Doug Firebaugh Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains - Dutch Proverb People were given two ears and one tongue so that they may listen more than they speak. - Jewish Folk Saying Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. - Buddha With faith, there are no questions; without faith there are no answers. - The Chofetz Chiam To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Donald Laird May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you. - Irish saying When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. - Franklin D. Roosevelt Life does not have to be regarded as a game in which scores are kept and somebody wins. If you are too intent on winning, you will never enjoy playing. - Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk A miracle can not prove what is impossible; it is useful only to confirm what is possible. Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment. - Tao te Ching Give unto others with grace, to be noble is to be humble. Ive learned that you shouldnt go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. - Maya Angelo The mighty oak was once a little nut that held its ground. You dont stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stopped laughing. Ive learned that even when I have pains, I dont have to be one. As doctors we are at out best when we give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work. - Albert Schweitzer Ive learned people will forget what you said, people may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Kind words can be short and easy to speak but there echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic. You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Every day begins with new possibilities. Its up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace. - Ronald Reagan Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep. - Denis Waitley To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult. - Plutarch People who matter are more aware that everyone else does, too. - Malcolm Forbes Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson The man who views the world at fifty, the same as he did at twenty, has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali A loving person lives in a loving world, a hostile person lives in a hostile world, and everyone you meet is your mirror. Dont believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know and youll see the way to fly. The only way past fear is to go through it. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, thats why its called the present. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment. It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end. - Ursula K. LeGiun As a rose can not live without the rain; so a heart cant love without the risk of pain. A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers. Keep using my name in vain and Ill make rush hour longer. - God No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm. - Charles Keetering Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when youd have preferred to talk. - Doug Larson The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, youve gotta put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton Some people think its holding on that makes one strong; sometimes its letting to. - Sylvia Robinson Bad habits are like comfortable beds, easy to get into, but hard to get out of. - Anonymous Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors we borrow it from our children. - Ancient Indian Proverb Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what youre going to do, and just do it. - Marilyn Grey Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage. - Anais Nin I dont know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. - Winston Churchill The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. - Lao-Tzu It is not our abilities that show who we truly are. It is our choices. - J.K. Rowling Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. - Marcel Morin Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning; you cant wait to finish your breakfast. You cant wait to do your exercises. You cant wait to put on your clothes. You cant wait to get out - and cant wait to come back home, because the soup is hot. - George Burns If you dont have the time to do something right, when are you going to find the time to fix it? Stephen King If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting but I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me anything. - Allyson Jones Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didnt. - Erica Jong Love and time - those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought but only spent. - Gary Jennings It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. - e.e. Cummings Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda People are like stained glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within. - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The tongue is the hearts pen and the minds messenger. - Bahya, Hobot HaLebabot Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life. - Sandra Carey Angels touch us through writing, meditation, the kindness of strangers, or words of wisdom spoken by a friend. - Susan Santucci If you want happiness for an hour—take a nap. If you want happiness for a day—go fishing. If you want happiness for a month—get married. If you want happiness for a year—inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime—help others. - Chinese Proverb The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength. - Sigmund Freud Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use. - Charles M. Schultz We probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. - Olin Miller Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know. - William Saroyan Angels speak to those who silence their minds long enough to hear. - Proverb Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway. - Harper Lee Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. - Pablo Picasso If you dont fail now and again, its a sign youre playing it safe. - Woody Allen Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you. - Doug King Everything works out in the end. If it hasnt worked out, its not the end. - Unknown You can have it all. You just cant have it all at one time. - Oprah Winfrey You dont get harmony when everybody sings the same note. - Doug Floyd Courage is being scared to death--and saddling up anyway. - John Wayne Always aim for achievement, and forget about success. - Helen Hayes The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one. - Russell Lynes Keep in mind that the essence of your prayers is the faith you have in them that they will be answered. - Rabbe Nachman of Breslov If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. - Vincent Van Gogh Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. - Henry Ford If we dont change, we dont grow. If we dont grow we arent really living. - Gail Sheehy All you need is deep within you waiting to unfold and reveal itself. All you have to do is be still and take time to seek for what is within, and you will surely find it. - Eileen Caddy The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. - Walter Bagehot Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. - Dale Carnegie We have a choice: to plow new ground or let the weeds grow. - Jonathan Westover Trust your hunches. Theyre usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. - Dr. Joyce Brothers Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable are the kind who do nothing. - William Feather There are only two options regarding commitment. Youre either in or out. Theres no such thing as a life in-between. - Pat Riley Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. - Wayne Dyer Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality. - Wayne Dyer Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you dont mind, it doesnt matter. - Jack Benny In times like these it is good to remember that there have always been times like these. - Paul Harvey In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. - Coco Chanel Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesnt mean he lacks vision. - Stevie Wonder What we see depends mainly on what we look for. - John Lubbock Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. - Marie Curie Worrying about something that may never happen is like paying interest on money you may never borrow. - Unknown Ability is what youre capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lee Holtz Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even. - Ann Landers All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson But how can you say, It was only talk, so no harm was done? Were this true, then your prayers, and words of kindness, would be a waste of breath. - Nachman of Bratslay See the world as if for the first time; see it through the eyes of a child, and you will suddenly find you are free. - Deepak Chopra The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention. - Anthony J. DAngelo The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Whatever appears in your life is the perfect teacher for you. No two lives are the same. Dont get lost in comparing your experiences to anybody elses experiences. Each life is beautifully unique, and each reflects the whole. - Joko Beck Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands - a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world. - Sidney Lovett Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. – Hannah More Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk. — Leo Buscaglia The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. - Martha Washington Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - Michael Jordan Speak when youre angry, and youll make the best speech youll ever regret. - Lawrence J. Peter Compassion is bringing our deepest truth into our actions, no matter how much the world seems to resist, because that is ultimately what we have to give to this world and one another. – Ram Dass When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself. - Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. - Marcel Morin The impossible is often the untried. - Jim Goodwin
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