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Inner Spirit

Posted in Human Spirit, Life on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” — Albert Schweitzer

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Peace

Posted in Joy, Life on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Peace is the highest and most strenuous act of the soul, but an entirely harmonious act, in which all our powers and affections are blending in a beautiful proportion, and sustain and perfect one another. It is more than the silence after storms. It is as the concord of all melodious sounds … an alliance of love with all beings, a sympathy with all that is pure and happy, a surrender of every separate will and interest, a participation of the spirit and life of the universe…. This is peace, and the true happiness of humanity – William Ellery Channing

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Personal Improvement

Posted in Change, Life on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. – Marie Curie

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One Day . . .

Posted in Joy on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it. – Groucho Marx

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Quietness

Posted in Human Spirit on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world, which I approach and imbibe with “a sort of greedy enjoyment,” as Marcel Proust said of those rooms of his old home whose air was “saturated with the bouquet of silence.” ~Holbrook Jackson

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Personal Strength

Posted in Life, Success on April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »

“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” Alex Karras

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Life is Good

Posted in Life on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The philosophy of mine earth can be summed up as this: Sunshine creates happiness, and I create myself. Nights are long and life is predominantly good. Wind is refreshing. Tea is wisdom. Do the best you can, and be good to yourself so that you can above all be good to others. ~Jessi Lane Adams

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Solitude

Posted in Human Spirit, Life on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. ~Marya Mannes

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Put meaning into your life . . .

Posted in Human Spirit, Life on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” ~ Mitch Albom

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Positive Emotions

Posted in Joy, Life on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses her new book, “Positivity” that focuses on what positivity is, and why it needs to be heartfelt to be effective.