Peace

Quote of the Day

“Peace, like charity, begins at home.”

—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
32nd U.S. President

The Greatest Virtue

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“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”

—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43)
Roman Orator

Thanksgiving Every Day

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“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”

—William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Author, Educator, Motivational Speaker

Gratitude

Quote of the Day

Gratitude

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th Us President

Can we Really Pay People Back?

Quote of the Day

“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” —Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969) Author

Caregivers

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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

—Marcel Proust (1871-1922)
Novelist

Human Excellence

Quote of the Day

“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.”

—Terry Orlick 

Don't Settle

Inspirational Thought for the Day

“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking, don't settle.” —Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Co Founder Apple Inc.

Follow Your Passion

Inspiration for the Day

Follow You Passion - after all, it came from God, too.

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

—Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Theoretical Physicist, Philosopher, Nobel Prize Winner

Go For It

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Go For It

“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”

—Roald Dahl (1916-1990)
British Novelist

To Thine Own Self Be True:

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To Thine Own Self Be True:

To thine own self be true

Polonius:
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Don't lie, even to yourself!

“It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.”

—Dame Rebecca West (1892-1983)
English Author, Journalist, Literary Critic And Travel Writer

 Mark 12:31 "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

A Relationship between Equals

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A Relationship between Equals

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”

—Pema Chödrön (born 1936)
Author

Break the Chain

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Break the Chain

“Hurt people, hurt people. That's how pain patterns get passed on, generation after generation after generation. Break the chain today. Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion and cruelty with kindness. Greet grimaces with smiles. Forgive and forget about finding fault. Love is the weapon of the future.” —Yehuda Berg Rabbi, Author

Real Peace and Joy

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“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.”

—Frederick Buechner (born 1926)
Educator, Writer, Theologian

Compassion

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“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.” —Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) Catholic Priest, Author

Do Not Cast Away the Wicked

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“If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.”

—Lao Tzu (600-531)
Philosopher

Don't Give Up

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“You just can't beat the person who never gives up.”

—Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
Baseball Player

A Conquering Heart

Quote for the Day

“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.”

—Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Poet, Playwright, Essayist

A Lesson from the Lotus

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“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one.”

—Goldie Hawn (born 1945)
Actress

You Must Not Be Defeated

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Just Carry On

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Be True to Yourself First

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"This above all-to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man."

William Shakespeare