The Keys 2 Good Living

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 30, 2012

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Did you know that the Quote of the Week is Cruelty Free? I do not test the Quote of the Week on innocent lab animals. Going outside your comfort zone and going deep is the theme of this week's quotes! Enjoy!
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“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

Neale Donald Walsch
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Ideas are like fish.

If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful. I look for a certain kind of fish that is important to me, one that can translate to cinema. But there are all kinds of fish swimming down there. There are fish for business, fish for sports. There are fish for everything. Everything, anything that is a thing, comes up from the deepest level. Modern physics calls that level the Unified Field. The more your consciousness-your awareness-is expanded, the deeper you go toward this source, and the bigger the fish you can catch."

David LynchMovie Producer; Director and Author
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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Grace

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 23, 2012

2012-01-23T13:33:00.000-05:00

Have you forgotton your own best advice? NO PROBLEM!! Rediscover it right here with The Quote of the Week!
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"Your journey has molded you for the greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.”

Asha Tyson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Laughter is not only the best medicine. It's what keeps marriages alive, families from going insane, team mates in sync, and companies from going belly under (pun intended). Let your own Magical Impish Child come out more often and you'll be surprised at how the world looks different -- for the better."

Carol Ross
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By the Way, Did you know that January 24th is Global Belly Laugh Day? Check it out! ~~ http://www.bellylaughday.com/124laughbounce.html
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Quote of the Week members continue to share their word for the year, a word that will inspire them throughout the year ("To Be" as oppose "To Do"). Words chosen are ~ Compassion, Consideration and Politeness!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 16, 2012

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"Now" is the theme for the Quote of the Week! Welcome and enjoy!
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“There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. How old must you be before you know that? There is only now, and if now is only two days, then two days is your life and everything in it will be in proportion. This is how you live a life in two days. And if you stop complaining and asking for what you never will get, you will have a good life. A good life is not measured by any biblical span.”

Ernest Hemingway
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

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

Marcel Proust
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Quote of the Week members continue to share their word for the year, a word that will inspire them throughout the year ("To Be" as oppose "To Do").

Peace of Mind
Nourish
Serenity
Resolve
Patience
Occupy (as in occupy 2012)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; January 9, 2012

2012-01-17T14:21:00.000-05:00

Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your weekly message from the universe. This week's quote is about TODAY! Enjoy
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"Nothing is worth more than this day."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change."

Wayne Dyer
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About last week's Word for the Year Challenge....

A number of QofheW members emailed their words and here they are...

Prosperity
Transform
Gratitude
Grape Jelly ;-)
Compassion
Truth
Alive
Done (as in Get it Done)
Now
Cape Deim
Live
Forgive
Joy
Focus
Love
Grace

And a creative acroymn for 3 words ~ACT~ Authentic / Collaboration / Thankful

It is still not to late to choose your word(s)!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 2, 2011

2012-01-04T13:26:00.001-05:00

"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other."

Author Unknown

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The above quote on the difficulty of making New Year's Resolutions was sent in by QoftheW member Pat in 2008 and it made me think of the trouble I have had in keeping my well intentioned resolutions. Since then, thanks to a blog by Kristine Kane, I now choose a word(s) for the upcoming year that hopefully will inspire me on what I want "TO BE" as opposed to what I need "TO DO".

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By the way,my word for 2012 that I hope will guide, challenge and inspire me is "Grace." So my intention for 2012 is to keep the word Grace in mind when dealing with myself, people in my life as well as all the situations and decisions that I need to make in my life.

What about you? What will be your word(s)?

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A link to Kristine Kane's blog...

http://christinekane.com/blog/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/

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"We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those around us can change too."

Mairead Maguire

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 27, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Getting ready for the New Year is the theme of this week's quotes!! Enjoy and Happy New Year!!

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"Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past."

Henry Ward Beecher

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Two Recycled Quotes...

"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."

Debbie Ford

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"If you think back and replay your year, if it doesn't bring you tears, either of joy or sadness, consider the year wasted."

John Cage, From the show Ally McBeal

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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 19, 2011

2012-01-04T13:24:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Come on in and enjoy today's quote!

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"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever..."

Isak Dinesen
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

Confucius
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And talk of Reflection, I just saw started my "Year in Review" to see if I made any progress this year and find what areas may need attention as I move forward in 2012 (still a lot of work to do ;-)). Below is a list of some questions for reflection for my "Year in Review" project. Just thought I would share!

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What occurred in my life this past year?
What were my main accomplishments and successes?
Based on what I learned last year, what am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Were there any breakthroughs?
What did I learn from my experiences last year?
What am I committed to accomplishing this year and in the future?
Who do I want thank for their support and love?
What was I excited about?
Where was I fearful?
To whom do I owe an apology?
What am I most proud of?
What am I least proud of?
What do I regret?
Do any of my relationships need special attention?
Are there things that could have been resolved that I have not allowed to be resolved?
What is still unfinished?
What is my main vision for 2012?
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Wishing you the most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 12, 2011

2012-01-04T13:22:00.000-05:00

It is Quote of the Week time!!

Do you believe in magic? Well author Ronald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; James and the Giant Peach) thinks it is important! Enjoy!
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

Roald Dahl
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:

1) What do I want to create in this New Year? And, perhaps even more importantly,

2) What do I want to let go of?

Patti Digh
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Check out Patti Digh's excellent blog, 37 days ( http://www.37days.com/ ) and her recent challenge regarding the above quotes/questions as we approach the end of 2011...

"As we end 2011 and begin 2012, what do you want/need to let go of and what do you want to create?"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 5, 2011

2011-12-06T07:02:00.003-05:00

Serving the Psycho-Spiritual Needs of People on the Go Since 1984, we welcome you to the Quote of theWeek!
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"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears."

Cesare Pavese
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Remember last week's quote? Remember last week's quote? ~ ("You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." ~ Anonymous) Well this week's Recycled Quote of the Week Classic is a follow-up to that! Enjoy!

My Autobiography In Five Short Chapters

Chapter I

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter II

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in this same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter III

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it there.
I still fall in... it's a habit... but,
my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter IV

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V

I walk down another street.

Portia Nelson
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Here's getting to Chapter 5 by stopping re-reading Chapters 1-4!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 28, 2011

2011-12-06T07:01:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Serving the Psycho-Spiritual Needs of People on the Go Since 1984!

This week's quote is about moving on and the recycled Quote of the Week is a reminder to take care ofyourself during the hectic holiday season!

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"You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one."

Anonymous
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And a Recycled Quote Classic for those who are getting ready for a busy Holiday Season....

"As the holidays approach, it's so essential to prepare yourself - body, mind and soul - for the faster pace ofthe coming weeks. This is the time to take extra special care. While you're giving to others, make this thetime to give to yourself as well."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 21, 2011

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Good Morning, Good Evening, Good Middle of the Night or Good Afternoon! Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Happiness is the theme of this week's quotes! Enjoy!
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"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."

Henry Ward Beecher
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"There are three components of happiness...

Pleasure- we all know about what feels good.
Engagement - the depth of involvement with one's family, work, romance and hobbies.
Meaning - using personal strengths to serve some larger end.

Of those three roads, pleasure is the least consequential. Engagement and meaning are much more important."

Martin Seligman
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 14, 2011

2011-11-18T12:18:00.001-05:00

This week a couple of quotes as we in America get ready for the Thanksgiving Holiday!. Enjoy!

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"There is always, always, always something to be thankful for."

Anonymous

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Gratitude encourages intuition and abundance. This week and every day be thankful for who and what is in your life — instead of complaining about what you don't have. Appreciate all the abundance and goodness that's around you, whether big or small. Be thankful for your health, children, sunny days, your garden, family, best friends, or even the person who let you jump ahead in line at the bank. The more joy you begin to notice and appreciate, the easier it is for your intuition to lead you to even more happiness and prosperity."

John Holland

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 7, 2011

2011-11-18T12:11:00.001-05:00

Smiling is the theme for the Quote this week!!! Remember, a smile is a curve that sets everything straight!! ;-)

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"The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness

and understanding."

Thich Nhat Hanh

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A Recycled a Quote of the Week Classic...

Smiling is infectious,

you catch it like the flu,

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner

and someone saw my grin

When he smiled I realized

I'd passed it on to him

I thought about that smile

then I realized its worth,

A single smile, just like mine

could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,

don't leave it undetected

Let's start an epidemic quick,

and get the world infected!

Anonymous

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 31, 2011

2011-11-18T12:10:00.000-05:00

And now it is time for the Quote of the Week! Enjoy

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"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."

Johann Von Goethe

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A Recycle Quote of the Week Classic...

"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."

Thich Nhat Hanh

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 24, 2011

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Hello and Welcome back to the Quote of the Week, your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. Today, two from the Buddha!! Enjoy!

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“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”

Buddha

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Let us rise up and be thankful,

for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little,

and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick,

and if we got sick, at least we didn't die;

so, let us all be thankful."

Buddha

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 17, 2011

2011-11-18T11:55:00.001-05:00

Welcome.

Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated.

Come on in and enjoy this week's quotes!!

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“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”

Elizabeth Bibesco

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life, happiness, freedom and peace of mind, are always attained by giving them to someone else."

Peyton Conway March

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 10, 2011

2011-10-10T12:34:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is on Building Bridges. Enjoy

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The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway,

Came, at the evening, cold and gray,

To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide,

Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no fear for him;

But he turned, when safe on the other side,

And built a bridge to span the tide.

“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim, near,

“You are wasting strength with building here;

Your journey will end with the ending day;

You never again will pass this way;

You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide-

Why build you this bridge at the evening tide?”

The builder lifted his old gray head:

“Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said,

“There followeth after me today,

A youth, whose feet must pass this way.

This chasm, that has been naught to me,

To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

Good friend, I am building this bridge for him.”

Will Allen Dromgoole

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."

Max Ehrmann

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 3, 2011

2011-10-03T13:22:00.002-04:00

No quote this week! I am however, sending everyone a Big HIGH FIVE! Please link below...
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http://www.ihighfive.com/
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As always, wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 26, 2011

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Be Optimistic!! That is the theme of this week's quote. Enjoy!!
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Be optimistic
Don't you be a grumpy
When the road gets bumpy Just smile
(Smile and be happy)

Shirley Temple
From the MovieLittle Miss Broadway
Lyrics/Music by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina

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Here is a video clip of Shirley Temple singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6rPxQcGpk
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And if you feel like singing the whole song, here are the lyrics

Be Optimistc

Be optimistic
Don't you be a grumpy
When the road gets bumpy Just smile
(Smile and be happy)

Your trouble can't be
As bad as all that
When you're sad as all that
No one loves you

Be optimistic
Don't you be a mourner
Brighten up that corner
And smile, smile, smile

Don't wear a long face
It's never in style
Be optimistic And smile

Be optimistic
Don't you be a grumpy
When the road gets bumpy
Just smile

Your trouble can't be
As bad as all that
When you're sad as all that
No one loves you

Be optimistic
Don't you be a mourner
Brighten up that corner
And smile

Don't wear a long face
It's never in style
Be optimistic
And smile
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And of course the recycled quote of the week classic...

"An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him."

Zig Ziglar
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 19, 2011

2011-09-19T12:04:00.001-04:00

Greetings and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!

A question is the quote for this week. It is a simple question that can have a powerful impact. In fact, according to the author, it is called a miracle question and it is from the book, Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath ( a book about how to make change last).
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"Suppose that you go to bed tonight and sleep well. Sometime, in the middle of the night, while you are sleeping, a miracle happens and all the troubles that brought you here are resolved. When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first small sign you’d see that would make you think, ‘Well, something must have happened - the problem is gone!’?”
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Infinite goodness has wide arms."

Dante
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 12, 2011

2011-09-12T14:27:00.000-04:00

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night. Are you ready to enjoy a new inspiring or insightful Quote of the Week? The Themes for this week: Learning to love the Beast and And 9-11 Remembered
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"Lisa Smith-Batchen, the amazingly sunny and pixie-tailed ultrarunner from Idaho who trained through blizzards to win a six-day race in the Sahara, talks about exhaustion as if it's a playful pet. 'I love the Beast,' she says. 'I actually look forward to the Beast showing up, because every time he does, I handle him better. I get him more under control.'

Once the Beast arrives, Lisa knows what she has to deal with and can get down to work. And isn't that the reason she's running through the desert in the first place-to put her training to work? To have a friendly little tussle with the Beast and show it who's boss? You can't hate the Beast and expect to beat it; the only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you , is to love it."

Christopher McDougall (Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen)
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9-11 Remembered...

Right after 9-11, I asked Quote of the Week Members to share their thoughts, feelings quotes, songs lyrics as they reflect on the events of that day.

From Jesse, a Yeat’s poem that he feels has sensitivity to the tragic events of September 11th

The Second Coming

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all convictions, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

From Ray, a quote from Shakespeare’s Macbeth…

"Give sorrow words;
the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'er-fraught heart,
and bids it break."

Isabelleemailed the Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity,
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
Taking, as you did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that you will make all things right if I surrender to your will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with you forever in the next.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Vicki sent this in memory of all those who perished; the passengers and the pilots on the United Air and AA flights, the workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to the friends and families of the deceased.

If I knew If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you," and certainly there's
another chance to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

Author Unknown

From Mike comes lyrics from a Phil Ochs song, “Power And The Glory" (1964)

“Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Glory shall rest on us all "

From Jen, a site she found inspiring…

http://people.delphi.com/andybeals/thankyou.htm

Also, Jencloses all of her emails with the following words:..

Be Nice Nice is Good

From Juta came a quote from Goethe...

“Life belongs to the living,
and he who lives
must be prepared for changes.”

Holly felt the following site was heartbreaking and beautiful many photos;
slow to load, but worth the wait:

http://home.earthlink.net/~hankinhsd/thankyou.htm

From Christine, a poem by Siegfried Sassoon…

"A Post-Mortem"

Searching for souvenirs among some rubble,
A post-atomic-warfare man observed
That "those who made this little bit of trouble
Got only what they asked for and deserved."
Then, in a kindlier afterthought's release,
He pitied "them that only asked for peace."

From Ruth…

“All things are connected. We did not weave the web of life; we are but a strand in it. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the people of the earth.”

Chief Seattle

Irene's email message…

loved the choice of wordsworth this week, raoul. you're so right about words failing us, but i've found in the last week that, in fact, words have soothed us, comforted us, rallied us. while we were glued to tv sets, we also read everything we could get our hands on; editorials, reports, testimonies, stories, poems. i have to tried to impress upon my class the importance of the written word and nothing has done more to affirm that than this past week. our family has been fortunate as we have not lost a family member or loved one, but we all suffer and grieve with those who have. i have also been heartened by the positive attitude of my 14 year old freshmen who write about fear but also confidence and hope in the country's future. without hope, we are all lost. love to everyone who receives the quote of the week. i will look for more...irene

And a final quote by Henry David Thoreau …

“The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so far behind the speaker's lips that almost it already lay in my heart. It did not have far to go to be communicated.”
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 6, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!! Your weekly Spiritual Snack for the Mind, Body and Soul. Overcoming FEAR and leaving behind a life of mediocrity are the themes of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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“Fear is something I don’t think you experience unless you have a choice. If you have a choice, then you’re liable to be afraid. But without a choice, what is there to be afraid of? You just go along doing what has to be done.”

Margaret Hastings

From Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II, a highly recommended book!
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Deep within each one of us there is an inner longing to live a life of greatness and contribution – to really matter, to really make a difference. We may doubt ourselves and our ability to do so, but I want you to know of my deep conviction that you can live such a life. You have the potential within you. We all do. It is the birthright of the human family.

All of us can consciously decide to leave behind a life of mediocrity and to live a life of greatness, at home, at work and in the community. No matter what our circumstances may be, such a decision can be made by every one of us, whether that greatness manifests by:

- choosing to have a magnificent spirit in facing an incurable disease,
- making a difference in the life of a child, giving that child a sense of worth and potential,
- becoming a change-catalyst inside an organization, or
- becoming an initiator of a great cause in society.

We all have the power to decide to live a great life, or even simpler, to have not only a good day but a great day. No matter how long we've walked life's pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It's never too late. We can find our voice.

Stephen Covey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 29, 2011

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Welcome once again to the Quote of the Week! Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Inspiration is everywhere. This week's quote was found on the thigh of a young woman at the beach. Enjoy, I know I did!!
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"Colui che è armato con l'amore può sconfiggere ogni disgrazia."

Michelangelo

Translation...

"One who's armed with love can defeat any misfortune."

Michelangelo
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

Marcus Aurelius
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A Hurricane Irene Bonus Quote....

"Stay inside, if you have nothing else to do."

This advice was given to a TV Reporter as he was covering Hurricane Irene. Good Advice ~ It got me through the Hurricane!!

Check out the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwgCD9hVSbI

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.

From the Quote of the Week Files; August 22, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ bringing you quotes of interest that will make us both think a little bit more, question life, or enjoy living more.
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"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity."

Gilda Radner
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning."

Ivy Baker Priest
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; August 15, 2011

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Fueled by the belief that a positive future is ours to create, welcome back to the Quote of the Week!!

Warning!!!! Today's quote is rated PG 13 for it's very strong language! (A Quote of the Week second!) ~ But what the heck...
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"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes."

William Gibson

(Thanks to Patti Digh's excellent blog, 37 days)
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"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."

Joseph Campbell
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 8, 2011

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Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quotes! .
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"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."

Douglas Adams
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic..

If you ever asked yourself...

What is the best time to do each thing?

Who are the most important people to work with?

What is the most important thing to do at all times?...

Then this quote (actually it is a parable) will provide you with the answer! Enjoy!

Three Questions - by Leo Tolstoy

One day it occurred to a certain emperor that if he only knew the answers to three questions, he would never stray in any matter.

What is the best time to do each thing?
Who are the most important people to work with?
What is the most important thing to do at all times?

The emperor issued a decree throughout his kingdom announcing that whoever could answer the questions would receive a great reward. Many who read the decree made their way to the palace at once, each person with a different answer.

In reply to the first question, one person advised that the emperor make up a thorough time schedule, consecrating every hour, day, month, and year for certain tasks and then follow the schedule to the letter. Only then could he hope to do every task at the right time.

Another person replied that it was impossible to plan in advance and that the emperor should put all vain amusements aside and remain attentive to everything in order to know what to do at what time.

Someone else insisted that, by himself, the emperor could never hope to have all the foresight and competence necessary to decide when to do each and every task and what he really needed was to set up a Council of the Wise and then to act according to their advice.

Someone else said that certain matters required immediate decision and could not wait for consultation, but if he wanted to know in advance what was going to happen he should consult magicians and soothsayers.

The responses to the second question also lacked accord.

One person said that the emperor needed to place all his trust in administrators, another urged reliance on priests and monks, while others recommended physicians. Still others put their faith in warriors.

The third question drew a similar variety of answers. Some said science was the most important pursuit. Others insisted on religion. Yet others claimed the most important thing was military skill.
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The emperor was not pleased with any of the answers, and no reward was given.

After several nights of reflection, the emperor resolved to visit a hermit who lived up on the mountain and was said to be an enlightened man. The emperor wished to find the hermit to ask him the three questions, though he knew the hermit never left the mountains and was known to receive only the poor, refusing to have anything to do with persons of wealth or power. So the emperor disguised himself as a simple peasant and ordered his attendants to wait for him at the foot of the mountain while he climbed the slope alone to seek the hermit.

Reaching the holy man's dwelling place, the emperor found the hermit digging a garden in front of his hut. When the hermit saw the stranger, he nodded his head in greeting and continued to dig. The labor was obviously hard on him. He was an old man, and each time he thrust his spade into the ground to turn the earth, he heaved heavily.

The emperor approached him and said, "I have come here to ask your help with three questions: When is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to work with? What is the most important thing to do at all times?"

The hermit listened attentively but only patted the emperor on the shoulder and continued digging. The emperor said, "You must be tired. Here, let me give you a hand with that." The hermit thanked him, handed the emperor the spade, and then sat down on the ground to rest.

After he had dug two rows, the emperor stopped and turned to the hermit and repeated his three questions. The hermit still did not answer, but instead stood up and pointed to the spade and said, "Why don't you rest now? I can take over again." But the emperor continued to dig. One hour passed, then two. Finally the sun began to set behind the mountain. The emperor put down the spade and said to the hermit, "I came here to ask if you could answer my three questions. But if you can't give me any answer, please let me know so that I can get on may way home."

The hermit lifted his head and asked the emperor, "Do you hear someone running over there?" The emperor turned his head. They both saw a man with a long white beard emerge from the woods. He ran wildly, pressing his hands against a bloody wound in his stomach. The man ran toward the emperor before falling unconscious to the ground, where he lay groaning. Opening the man's clothing, the emperor and hermit saw that the man had received a deep gash. The emperor cleaned the wound thoroughly and then used his own shirt to bandage it, but the blood completely soaked it within minutes. He rinsed the shirt out and bandaged the wound a second time and continued to do so until the flow of blood had stopped.

At last the wounded man regained consciousness and asked for a drink of water. The emperor ran down to the stream and brought back a jug of fresh water. Meanwhile, the sun had disappeared and the night air had begun to turn cold. The hermit gave the emperor a hand in carrying the man into the hut where they laid him down on the hermit's bed. The man closed his eyes and lay quietly. The emperor was worn out from the long day of climbing the mountain and digging the garden. Leaning against the doorway, he fell asleep. When he rose, the sun had already risen over the mountain. For a moment he forgot where he was and what he had come here for. He looked over to the bed and saw the wounded man also looking around him in confusion. When he saw the emperor, he stared at him intently and then said in a faint whisper, "Please forgive me."

"But what have you done that I should forgive you?" the emperor asked.

"You do not know me, your majesty, but I know you. I was your sworn enemy, and I had vowed to take vengeance on you, for during the last war you killed my brother and seized my property. When I learned that you were coming alone to the mountain to meet the hermit, I resolved to surprise you on your way back to kill you. But after waiting a long time there was still no sign of you, and so I left my ambush in order to seek you out. But instead of finding you, I came across your attendants, who recognized me, giving me this wound. Luckily, I escaped and ran here. If I hadn't met you I would surely be dead by now. I had intended to kill you, but instead you saved my life! I am ashamed and grateful beyond words. If I live, I vow to be your servant for the rest of my life, and I will bid my children and grandchildren to do the same. Please grant me your forgiveness."

The emperor was overjoyed to see that he was so easily reconciled with a former enemy. He not only forgave the man but promised to return all the man's property and to send his own physician and servants to wait on the man until he was completely healed. After ordering his attendants to take the man home, the emperor returned to see the hermit. Before returning to the palace the emperor wanted to repeat his three questions one last time. He found the hermit sowing seeds in the earth they had dug the day before.

The hermit stood up and looked at the emperor. "But your questions have already been answered."

"How's that?" the emperor asked, puzzled.

"Yesterday, if you had not taken pity on my age and given me a hand with digging these beds, you would have been attacked by that man on your way home. Then you would have deeply regretted not staying with me. Therefore the most important time was the time you were digging in the beds, the most important person was myself, and the most important pursuit was to help me. Later, when the wounded man ran up here, the most important time was the time you spent dressing his wound, for if you had not cared for him he would have died and you would have lost the chance to be reconciled with him. Likewise, he was the most important person, and the most important pursuit was taking care of his wound. Remember that there is only one important time and is Now. The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person with whom you are, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future. The most important pursuit is making that person, the one standing at you side, happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; August 1, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! Going out on the limb is the theme of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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"She went out a on a limb, had it break off behind her, and realized she could fly."

Kobi Yamada
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. Isn't that where the fruit is anyway?"

Arthur Lenehan
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 25, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! This week's quote comes from the cap of an Honest Tea bottle. Enjoy!
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"Stop living life for what's around the corner and start enjoying the walk down the street. "

Grant L. Miller
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And speaking of streets, here is a Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

My Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Chapter 1

I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost ... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2

I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same place.
But it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3

I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there.
I still fall in ... it's a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am.
It is my fault. I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

Portia Nelson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 25, 2011

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From the Quote of the Week Files; July 18, 2011

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Good Morning and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!! I hear a Symphony!!! William Henry Channing's symphony that is! Enjoy!
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"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony.

William Henry Channing
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic ...

The Summer Wind

The summer wind, came blowin' in - from across the sea
It lingered there, so warm and fair - to walk with me
All summer long, we sang a song - and strolled on golden sand
Two sweethearts, and the summer wind

Like painted kites, those days and nights - went flyin' by
The world was new, beneath a blue - umbrella sky
Then softer than, a piper man - one day it called to you
And I lost you, to the summer wind

The autumn wind, and the winter wind - have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days - go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies - through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind

Original German lyrics by Hans Bradtke
English lyrics by Johnny Mercer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; July 11, 2011

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Rise and Shine!!!!! It is time to meet the challenges of a brand new week!!! Enjoy today's Quote!
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"Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalked us all our lives.
But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey,
that reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again.
What we leave behind is not as important as how we live it.
After all, Number One, we're only mortal."

Jean-Luc Picard
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I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
To allow my living to open me,
To make me less afraid,
More accessible.

To loosen my heart until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
To live so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom
And that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.

Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; July 5, 2011

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Welcome everybody to the Quote of the Week!!! "Therefore" is the theme of this week's quote. Enjoy!
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“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime;
therefore, we must be saved by hope.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense
in any immediate context of history;
therefore, we must be saved by faith.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone;
therefore we are saved by love.”

Reinhold Niebuhr
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal."

Nisami
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 27, 2010

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Listen, Do you want to know a secret?

Welcome to the quote of the Week. This week's theme: Listening!
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"Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear. On a hot summer day in the country you can hear the corn growing, the crack of a tin roof buckling under the power of the sun... Or sometime when you're talking up a storm so brilliant, so charming that you can hardly believe how wonderful you are, pause just a moment and listen to yourself. It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much, so loudly, so brilliantly, so charmingly, so utterly shamelessly foolishly."

Russell Baker
Commencement Speech, Connecticut College, 1995
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“The first duty of love is to listen.”

Paul Tillich
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; June 20, 2011

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All Souls on Deck!! Welcome to the Quote of the Week!
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"One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires ... causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these - to be fierce and to show mercy toward others - both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do."

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life."

Herman Melville, Moby Dick
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; June 13, 2011

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Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! I hope you enjoy this eggtraordinary quote!
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“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder
for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present.
And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg.
We must be hatched or go bad.”

C.S. Lewis
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength.
Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy.
Through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety.
Through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fullment, love and companionship.
Through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope.
Through the gateway of accepting the lacks in your childhood lies your fulfullment now.

Eva Pierrakos
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 6, 2011

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Welcome back to the Quote of the Week!! Enjoy!

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“Today is mine. It is unique.

Nobody in the world has one exactly like it.

It holds the sum of all my past experiences and all my future potential.

I can fill it with joyous moments or ruin it with fruitless worry.

If painful recollections of the past come into my mind,

or frightening thoughts of the future, I can put them away.

They cannot spoil today for me.”

Alcoholics Anonymous

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Remember that Right Now...

Somebody is very proud of you.

Somebody is thinking of you.

Somebody is caring about you.

Somebody misses you.

Somebody wants to talk to you.

Somebody wants to be with you.

Somebody hopes you aren't in trouble.

Somebody is thankful for your support.

Somebody wants to hold your hand.

Somebody hopes everything turns out all right.

Somebody wants you to be happy.

Somebody wants you to find him/her.

Somebody is celebrating your successes.

Somebody wants to give you a gift.

Somebody thinks that you are a gift.

Somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot

somebody wants to hug you.

Somebody loves you.

Somebody admires your strength.

Somebody is thinking of you and smiling.

Somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on.

Somebody wants to go out with you & have a lot of fun.

Somebody thinks the world of you.

Somebody wants to protect you.

Somebody would do anything for you.

Somebody wants to be forgiven.

Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness.

Somebody wants to laugh with you.

Somebody remembers you & wishes you were there.

Somebody needs to know your love is unconditional.

Somebody values your advice.

Somebody wants to tell you how much they care.

Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.

Somebody wants to hold you in their arms.

Somebody wants you to hold them in your arms.

Somebody treasures your spirit.

Somebody wishes they could stop time because of you

Somebody can't wait to see you.

Somebody loves you for who you are

somebody loves the way you make them feel.

Somebody wants to be with you.

Somebody wants you to know they are there for you.

Somebody's glad that you're his/her friend.

Somebody wants to be your friend.

Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you.

Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her.

Somebody wants to get to know you better.

Somebody wants to be near you.

Somebody misses your advice/guidance.

Somebody has faith in you.

Somebody trusts you.

Somebody needs you to send them this letter

somebody needs your support.

Somebody needs you to have faith in them.

Somebody will cry when they read this.

Somebody needs you to let them be your friend.

Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.

Anonymous

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, Memorial Day 2011

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In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
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It is Memorial Day in America. Originally called Decoration Day, it is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

The above poem was written during WW I by a Canadian after witnessing the death of his friend during battle. The poppies he refers to grew in profusion in Flanders in the disturbed earth of the battlefields and cemeteries where war casualties were buried and it became a symbol of the British Common Wealth's Remembrance Day, which signifies the end of WW I.

The poem also inspired Professor Moina Micheal to publish her own poem called We Keep the Faith in tribute to the opening lines of McCrae's poem — "In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses row on row."

She then vowed to always wear a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in the war. As part of her effort, she sold red poppies to friends and relatives and donated the proceeds to service personnel in need. Her tradition was so successful, that it became a tradition to wear a red poppy in honor of those who died serving this nation during war.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 17, 2011

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Today's Quote of the Week Theme: Finding Yourself. (Why, was I lost?)

Enjoy!
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"DO not seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Rainer Maria Rilke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

Andre Gide
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 16, 2011

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It is now time to leave your world of tension, anxiety and doubt. So please sit back, slow down your pulse, and tune into today's Quote of the Week!

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“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”

Albert Ellis
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in the right way, I will already have surpassed myself.”

Thomas Merton
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 9, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!

The theme of this week's quotes is the subject of change. They were inspired after spending the last 2 weeks facilating a workshop on Managing Change for employees and managers going through a major change initiative in their organization.
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"We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing."

R. D. Laing
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"Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better."

King Whitney Jr.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time

From the song, Changes by David Bowie
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 25, 2012

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Welcome back to the Quote of the Week. Even though National Poetry Month has passed, we still continue for one more week featuring a poem as our Quote of the Week!

What is the "Real Good" to you? John Boyle O'Reilly gave it some thought. Enjoy!

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The Real Good

"What is the real good?"

I ask in a musing mood.

"Order," said the law court;

"Knowledge," said the school;

"Truth," said the wise man;

"Pleasure," said the fool;

"Love," said the maiden;

"Beauty," said the page;

"Freedom," said the dreamer;

"Home," said the sage;

"Fame," said the soldier;

"Equity," said the seer.

Spake my heart fully sad:

"The answer is not here."

Then within my bosom,

Softly this I heard:

"Each heart holds the secret:

'Kindness' is the word."

John Boyle O'Reilly

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2 Recycled Poem of the Week Classics....

Joy

And Joy is Everywhere;

It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;

In the blue serenity of the Sky;

In the reckless exuberance of Spring;

In the severe abstinence of grey Winter;

In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;

In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;

In Living;

In the exercise of all our powers;

In the acquisition of Knowledge;

in fighting evils...

Joy is there

Everywhere.

Rabindranath Tagore

The Smile Virus

Smiling is infectious,

you catch it like the flu,

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner

and someone saw my grin

When he smiled I realized

I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile

then I realized its worth,

A single smile, just like mine

could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,

don't leave it undetected

Let's start an epidemic quick,

and get the world infected!

Russell H. Conwell

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 18, 2011

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"For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)—they are experiences."

Rainer Maria Rilke

We continue with Poems for our Quote of the Week for April as it is National Poetry Month. Ever wonder what would have happened if you had chosen a different path? Robert Frost did in his poem, The Road Not Taken. Enjoy!

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The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler,long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost
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A Recycled Poem of the Week Classic...

Little Things

Little drops of water
Little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.

Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Make our world an Eden
Like the Heaven above.

Thus the little minutes
Humble though they be
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.

Julia Carney
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, April, 11, 2011

2011-04-14T14:08:00.005-04:00

Welcome to the Poem of the Week!

As you know it is National Poetry Month and we are featuring poems instead of the usual quotes. If there is a poem that you have found encouraging, inspiring,or uplifting, email it in and I will create a little Poem of the Week Anthology at the end of the month! (we have a few entries from last week)

This week, I Know Nothing but Miracles by Walt Whitman is the featured poem.

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I Know Nothing But Miracles

As for me, I know nothing else but miracles,

Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,

Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,

Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the

water,

Or stand under the trees in the woods,

Or talk by day with any one I love,

Or sleep in bed at night with any one I love,

Or watch honey bees busy around the hive of a summer

forenoon...

Or the wonderfulness of the sundown,

Or of stars shining so quiet and bright,

Or the exquisite delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring...

What stranger miracles are there?

Walt Whitman

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A Recycled Quote (Poem) of the Week Classic...

If If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with triumph and disaster

And treat those two imposters just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breath a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Rudyard Kipling

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

2011-04-05T19:11:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? (I just found out!) How about we feature poems this month for the Quote of the Week? The first featured poem is You Reading This, Be Ready by William Stafford. Being attentive to the present moment is the theme. Enjoy!
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You Reading This, Be Ready

Starting here, what do you want to remember?

How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?

What scent of old wood hovers, what softened

sound from outside fills the air?

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world

than the breathing respect that you carry

wherever you go right now? Are you waiting

for time to show you some better thoughts?

When you turn around, starting here, lift this

new glimpse that you found; carry into evening

all that you want from this day. This interval you spent

reading or hearing this, keep it for life -

What can anyone give you greater than now,

starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?

William Stafford

(1914-1993)

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit."

William James

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; March 27, 2011

2011-03-30T13:06:00.001-04:00

Rise and Shine you happy campers, it is time to meet the challenges of a BRAND NEW WEEK!! And "Rising and Shining" is the theme of this week's quote! Enjoy!
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“Do you know why most people sleep so much?”

“Why?”

“Because they really don’t have anything else to do. Those who rise with the sun all have one thing in common.”

“Insanity?”

“Very funny. No, they all have a purpose that fans the flames of their inner potential.””

Robin Sharma from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Here comes the sun, du, dn, du, du!
here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

George Harrison; The Beatles
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A link and The Rest of the song lyrics...

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_dBwJDUlS4
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Wishing you a most beautiful and sunny day, wherever this may find you!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; March 21, 2010

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week; Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul. Sometimes you can't know the end from the beginning. That is the subject of this week's quote (story). Enjoy!
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A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away.

All the neighbors came by saying, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. The man and his son corraled all 21 horses.

All the neighbors came by saying, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”

One of the wild horses kicked the man's only son, breaking both his legs.

All the neighbors came by saying, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

The country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer's son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted.

All the neighbors came by saying, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”

A Zen Story
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"The best things in life are not things."

C. & J. Woods
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 14, 2010

2011-03-21T09:12:00.000-04:00

The weekend's over. It's Monday again. Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!
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On Loving your fate...

“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.” Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment—not discouragement—you will find the strength is there. Any disaster that you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.”

Joseph Campbell from A Joseph Campbell Companion
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."

Eric Hoffer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 7, 2011

2011-03-07T20:30:00.002-05:00

Hello Everybody and welcome back to the Quote of the Week!! Two very different movies inspired this week's quotes ~ Life of Brian and Pollyanna! Enjoy!

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The Glad Game ~ ever play it?...

"Well, that's the game, you know, anyway."

"The--game?"

"Yes; the 'just being glad' game."

"Whatever in the world are you talkin' about?"

"Why, it's a game. Father told it to me, and it's lovely," rejoined Pollyanna. "We've played it always, ever since I was a little, little girl. I told the Ladies' Aid, and they played it--some of them."

"What is it? I ain't much on games, though."

Pollyanna laughed again, but she sighed, too; and in the gathering twilight her face looked thin and wistful.

"Why, we began it on some crutches that came in a missionary barrel."

"Crutches!"

"Yes. You see I'd wanted a doll, and father had written them so; but when the barrel came the lady wrote that there hadn't any dolls come in, but the little crutches had. So she sent 'em along as they might come in handy for some child, sometime. And that's when we began it."

"Well, I must say I can't see any game about that, about that," declared Nancy, almost irritably.

"Oh, yes; the game was to just find something about everything to be glad about--no matter what 'twas," rejoined Pollyanna, earnestly. "And we began right then--on the crutches."

"Well, goodness me! I can't see anything' ter be glad about--gettin' a pair of crutches when you wanted a doll!"

Pollyanna clapped her hands.

"There is--there is," she crowed. "But I couldn't see it, either, Nancy, at first," she added, with quick honesty. "Father had to tell it to me."

"Well, then, suppose you tell me," almost snapped Nancy.

"Goosey! Why, just be glad because you don't----need----'em!" exulted Pollyanna, triumphantly.

Excerpted from "Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. Porter

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And from the Life of Brian...

Some things in life are bad

They can really make you mad

Other things just make you swear and curse.

When you're chewing on life's gristle

Don't grumble, give a whistle

And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...

Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten

There's something you've forgotten

And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.

When you're feeling in the dumps

Don't be silly chumps

Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...

Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd

And death's the final word

You must always face the curtain with a bow.

Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin

Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death

Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit

When you look at it

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.

You'll see it's all a show

Keep 'em laughing as you go

Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...

Always look on the right side of life...

(Come on guys, cheer up!)

Always look on the bright side of life...

Always look on the bright side of life...

(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)

Always look on the bright side of life...

(I mean - what have you got to lose?)

(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.

What have you lost? Nothing!)

Always look on the right side of life...

Eric Idle ~ Monty Python

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Just being glad and always look on the bright side of life...

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; February 28, 2011

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Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!!

Not everyone likes to set out on a road less traveled including me, so here are some thoughtts about making life an adventure. Enjoy!
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“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.”

Wilfred Peterson
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“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

Eleanor Roosevelt
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“At dusk the three of us encountered an elderly lady and her beagle hiking toward us. Teetering along on a walking stick, she wore a motoring cap and held a bunch of wildflowers. I said hello and asked her where she was going. She replied in Welsh, “Rydw i yna yn barod.” We looked to Erica for a translation. “She said, ‘I’m already there.’”

“A Ramble in Wales,” from National Geographic Traveler
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Mark Twain
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 21, 2011

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Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!

Starting with an old adage, the theme for this week's quote is Perserverance. Enjoy!)
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again."

William Edward Hickson
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"I frequently-regularly-often trip while reaching for my high ideals. Then I giggle, or cry, and get back up."

Erika Harris
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"He failed in business in '31.
He was defeated for state legislator in '32.
He tried another business in '33. It failed.
His fiancee died in '35.
He had a nervous breakdown in '36.
In '43 he ran for congress and was defeated.
He tried again in '48 and was defeated again.
He tried running for the Senate in '55. He lost.
The next year he ran for Vice President and lost.
In '59 he ran for the Senate again and was defeated.
In 1860, the man who signed his name A. Lincoln, was elected the 16th President of the United States.

The difference between history's boldest accomplishments and its most staggering failures is often, simply, the diligent will to persevere."
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Keep on Keeping On!!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, Valentine's Day

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Welcome to the Quote of Week this Valentine's Day. Love is in the Air!

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"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died,
Give me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied,
If I made you feel second best,
I'm sorry, I was blind.

You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind.

Elvis Presley, Always on My Mind
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Bart, with $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like...love!

Homer Simpson
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Wishing you a most beautiful Valentines Day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 7, 2011

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It is Monday and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!
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Life's Meaning is this week's theme! Enjoy!

“Life is not meaningful...unless it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.”

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"One kind word can warm three winter months."

Japanese Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 31, 2011

2011-02-02T17:55:00.001-05:00

The weekend's over. It's Monday again. Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!
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This week's Quote: Ancient wisdom about surrending to life challenges from an old Beatles song...

"And when the night is cloudy,
there is still a light that shines on me,
shine on until tomorrow,
let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music Mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 24, 2011

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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Looking within for answers is the theme for this week's quotes...

“Not I - not anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.”

Walt Whitman
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“You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself.”

Galileo
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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PS A Very Happy Birthday to Quote of the Week Member Loretta Nolan who happens to be my Aunt!!! She is X9 years young today!!!

"May God bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others and let others do for you; may you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung, may you stay forever young."

Bob Dylan

From the Quote of the Week Files; January 17, 2011

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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Week Members. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote on Leadership!
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"If you can, find that peace within yourself, that peace and quiet and confidence that you can pass on to others, so that they know that you are honest and you are fair and will help them, no matter what, when the chips are down."

Richard "Dick" Winters

Mr. Winters was the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers." The quote is from an August 2004 article in American History Magazine: Mr. Winters died last week in central Pennsylvania. He was 92.

http://www.majordickwinters.com/major.html
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."

Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; January 10, 2011

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Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

Agatha Christie
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About the Word(s) for the Year Project...

Proactive, Calmness, Fruition, Serenity, Courage, Wisdom, Compassion, Generosity, Willingness, Change, Kindness, Acceptance, Courage, Patience, Release, Creativity, Growth, Connect, Create, Reclaim, Balance, Smile, Create, Balance, Perseverance, Launch, Interconnect, Allow and Glow

Based on last week's post, these are the the words that some of our Quote of the Week Members are using as guiding pillars that will be their focus for the coming year. What word(s) will guide you in 2011? Will it be patience? Generosity? Gratitude?

Once you have, hold it in your mind through the year and just keep going, keep working and most importantly, keep smiling. Good Luck!.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."

Vern McLellan
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

First Quote of the New Year 2011!!

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Happy New Year and Welcome to the first quotes of the new year!!! It is 2011 and we have a new chance to do it better or to get it right!
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"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."

Rainer Maria Rilke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....

Do your New Year's Resolutions "go in one year and out the other"?

Back in January of 2008, The Quote of the Week featured a new way of of making New Year's Resolutions (thanks to Kristine Kane's blog). She suggests that instead of making resolutions, we would pick a word or words that would guide us throughout the year. It would remind us of living our lives at the TO BE level instead of the To Do or To have level.

Last year my word was Openness (not sure how well I did but...) and this year I am choosing the Latin phrase, Memento Mori which translated means "Remember your mortality". Hopefully this phrase will be my reminder that my life comes with an expiration date (usually unexpectedly) and to live accordingly.
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What will be your word or words will you chose that will guide you throughout the year? Care to share yours?
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful year, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 27, 2010

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Welcome to the Quote of the Week's annual "Old Year Reflection Questions." For the past few years, I have come up with a list of questions that will hopefully help you (and me) reflect on this year so you may clear the path for the brand new year ahead of us and to move forward on a more positive pathway to manifest what's next! Here are the Questions...
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Some Old Year Reflection Questions to think about...

1. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?
2. If there is a symbol that represents 2010 that would capture its essence, what would it be?
3. If you could give yourself a name that symbolizes you in 2010 what name would you give yourself?
4. Name the people who made a difference in your life. Whom do you appreciate and why?
5. What gifts have you received this year? (This could be tangible like your income, a favor or emotional support.)
6. What gifts have you given others this year? (tangible or not)
7. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
8. How did your relationships grow, change or end? What did you learn?
9. What journeys have you taken? (inner and outer experiences i.e. a new baby, a vacation, a new job)
10. What goals did you achieve and what do you need to celebrate?
11. For Review-What and who did you grieve this year and where are you in the process?
12. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
13. Where did you find joy?
14. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
15. What would be the sound track/song that represents your life in 2010?
16. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
17. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? What are 5 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
18. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Will you do it in 2011?)
19. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
20. Your own question.
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This week Quotes...

At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:

1) What do I want to create in this New Year? And, perhaps even more importantly,

2) What do I want to let go of?

Patricia Digh
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So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun

John Lennon
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"If you think back and replay your year, if it doesn't bring you tears, either of joy or sadness, consider the year wasted."

John Cage, From the show Ally McBeal
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Wishing you a most beautiful 2011, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week; December 20, 2010

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The quote for this Christmas Week are the lyrics from the song, “Put a Little Love in your Heart.” It was first made famous by Jackie DeShannon in 1968 and later served as the ending theme song for the movie “Scrooged” starring Bill Murray (sung byAnnie Lennox and Al Green). It is a small song with a great meaning! Enjoy!
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart

You see it's getting late
Oh please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see

Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in you heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Wait and see

Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart

I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see

Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in -
Put a little love in your heart...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic

"If you don't have Christmas in your heart yet...you won't find it under a tree."

Charlotte Carpenter
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A little Christmas joke....

Question: "How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?
Answer: "Deep pan, crisp and even."
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Wishing you a most beautiful holiday wherever you are!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 13, 2010

2011-01-11T10:54:00.000-05:00

Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Abundance is the subject of today's Quote. Enjoy!
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"There is an ancient metaphysical law that says if we desire more abundance in our lives we must create a vacuum to allow ourselves to receive the good we seek. How can more good come into our lives if there is no room for it? The way we create the vacuum is by giving away what we no longer need or desire but what can serve others."

Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration,
I can humiliate or horror, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they could be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.

J.W. Goethe
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 6, 2010

2011-01-11T10:53:00.000-05:00

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is from a video clip that my Aunt Loretta emailed me. Enjoy and remember No Regrets (in love or in life!!)
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No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day

No, no regrets
No, let there be no regrets
Why explain? Why delay?
Don't go away, simply call it a day

Pleading moments we knew
I will set them apart
Every word, every sign
Will be burned in my heart

But no tears will be shed
There'll be no one to blame
Let it always be said
We attempted what came

No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day

Life still goes on
Yes, even though love has gone
One last kiss
Shrug and sign

No regrets
Even though it's goodbye
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwOZvvGsRs
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A Recycled Quote of the week Classic...

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

Pericles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 29, 2010

2011-01-11T10:52:00.000-05:00

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!! Are you concerned about how to have a great Holiday season? Pershaps this double-recycled quote/question by Debbie Ford may help.
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"If you were going to make this the best holiday season ever, how would you do it? It won't happen for most people, because most people won't have that as their #1 intention. And it's unlikely that you'll have the life-changing holidays that you could have if you don't create a powerful intent."

Debbie Ford
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How about you? What is your intention for this Holiday Season?
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Another Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"All that you can take with you is that which you have given away."

From the movie "It is a Wonderful Life"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 22, 2010

2011-01-11T10:51:00.000-05:00

In the U.S., this week marks our Thanksgiving holiday. In spite of all the pre-holiday sales, anticipation of the arrival of Santa, traveling, eating Turkey, drinking and watching football, the center of this holiday is thankfulness. Or is it?

Here are 5 quotes on gratitude and Thanksgiving plus for you history buffs, Geoge Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice."

Meister Eckhart
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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

Melody Beattie
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"Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much."

Estonian Proverb
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"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."

W.J. Cameron
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"Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in."

Phillips Brooks
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George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

George Washington
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Thinking the best for you and your family this Thanksgiving!

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 15, 2010

2011-01-11T10:50:00.000-05:00

Step out of the chaos as you refresh, reawaken and rediscover yourself with a motivational and inspirational thought with today's Quote of the Week!
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Generous Heart / Wholesome Actions

"It is worth reminding ourselves that what brings us the greatest joy and satisfaction in life are those actions we undertake out of concern for others. Indeed we can go further. For whereas the fundamental questions of human existence, such as why we are here, where we are going, and whether the universe had a beginning, have each elicited different responses in different philosophical traditions, it is self-evident that a generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millenium
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change."

Wayne Dyer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

Catching Up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 8, 2010

2011-01-11T10:49:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening and Welcome to the Quote of the Week! You mean there are lessons is some of these negative feelings that overcome me from time to time? Who knew?
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“…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.”

Pema Chodron
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Man need only divert his attention from searching for the solution to external questions and pose the one, true inner question of how he should lead his life, and all the external questions will be resolved in the best possible way."

Leo Tolstoy
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; November 1, 2010

2011-01-11T10:48:00.000-05:00

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!! This week's theme ~ Beginnings! Enjoy!
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Look to this Day

Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.

For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!

Kalidasa
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning."

Ivy Baker Priest
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

Catching up ~ From the Quote of the Week Files; October 25, 2010

2011-01-11T10:44:00.002-05:00

Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! This week's quotes are bit on the lighter side. Enjoy!
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"People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict."

Lemony Snicket
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; October 18, 2010

2010-10-26T14:07:00.001-04:00

It's Monday and it is time for the Quote of the Week!! Enjoy!
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"The single most important decision any of us will ever make is whether or not to believe the universe is friendly."

Albert Einstein

(I think I am going for friendly! How about you?)
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic from April 10, 2000

“You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face,

And show the world all the love in your heart…

People gonna treat you better,

You're gonna find, yes you will

That you are as beautiful as you feel!”

Carole King
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files for October 11, 2010

2010-10-26T14:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. These quotes are Inspired by my great day outdoors this past Saturday hiking, rock-scrambling and climbing the Lemon Squeeze while sharing this experience with good friends.
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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

Henry David Thoreau
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"Nature is man's teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence."

Alfred Billings Street
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“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stayout till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.”

John Muir
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“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.”

Dr. Seuss
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files for October 4, 2010

2010-10-26T14:04:00.001-04:00

Yes, It is the Quote of the Week! Promoting Cosmic Wisdom at Bargain Basement Prices! When to Hang On, When to Let Go? Tough decision for many of us. Here are three Recycled Quote of the Week Classics that address this issue!!
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“To let go isn’t to forget, not to think about, or ignore. It doesn’t leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret. Letting go isn’t about winning or losing. It’s not about pride and it’s not about how you appear, and it’s not obsessing or dwelling on the past. Letting go isn’t blocking memories or thinking sad thoughts, and doesn’t leave emptiness, hurt, or sadness. It’s not about giving in or giving up. Letting go isn’t about loss and it’s not about defeat.

To let go is to cherish the memories, but to overcome and move on. It is having an open mind confidence in the future. Letting go is learning and experiencing and growing. To let go is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow. It’s about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will soon gain. Letting go is having the courage to accept change, and the strength to keep moving.”

Author Unknown
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"When you come to the end of your rope -- tie a knot in it and HANG ON!"

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Evolving lives create changing perspectives, so it’s quite normal for accumulated burdens to be offloaded somewhere down the road. When that time comes, do it. Put the baggage down and walk toward sunshine. It won’t take long to get there."

Author Unknown
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Wishing you a most beautiful day,wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 27, 2010

2010-10-26T14:01:00.002-04:00

Remembering my Dad...

"All that we can know about those we have loved and lost is that they would wish us to remember them with a more intensified realization of their reality. What is essential does not die but clarifies. The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude."

Thornton Wilder
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My memories are rich. Thanks Dad.
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Robert I Nolan
June 8, 1923 - September 27, 2009

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 20, 2010

2010-10-26T13:58:00.001-04:00

Some Estonian proverbs are this week's quotes! Why you may ask. Well that is where I was this past weekend visiting family and it was wonderful!!!
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"Beauty does not fill your tummy."

"Where there's work, there's bread."

"Who does not thank for little will not thank for much."

"Man is after money, but money is after his soul."
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours

A Swedish Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 13, 2010

2010-09-15T13:14:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is dedicated to my nephew Jesse and his new bride Karissa. They got married this past Saturday by a lake underneath a large elderly pine tree with a fantastic mountain view in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California. Congratulations Jesse and Karissa!!!
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"All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need."

John Lennon & Paul McCartney
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"They gave each other a smile with a future in it!"

Ring Lardner
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A recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 6, 2010

2010-09-07T14:26:00.000-04:00

Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Did you know that the Quote of the Week is Cruelty Free? I do not test the Quote of the Week on innocent lab animals. Enjoy this week's short quote!
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"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot."

Ashleigh Brilliant

(Do you feel like that sometime? I do (unfortunately much of the time ;-) )
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration,
I can humiliate or horror, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they could be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.

J.W. Goethe
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May every moment in my life and the lives of others be one of wisdom, flourishing and inner peace!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 30, 2010

2010-08-30T06:21:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week where wisdom of the ages is styled just for you!!
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"What you are looking for is who is looking."

St. Francis of Assisi
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"No effort is ever wasted, although some pay dividends later than you think... Do not imagine that you 'wasted your time' because something didn't turn out right. There is no such thing as 'waste' in the Universe. Everything -- everything -- yields benefit... It's true. And your life will show you this. So don't decry the 'effort that failed.' All things lead to your highest good. You just may not know it yet".

Neale Donald Walsch
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 23, 2010

2010-08-23T09:23:00.003-04:00

You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time, where color collides with sound, and shadows explode. You see a sign up ahead. This is no ordinary email, this is the "Quote of the Week Zone"
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"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want but the realization of how much you already have."

Anonymous
(From an embroidered sign I saw on Saturday in a Long Beach Island, NJ Deli. Inspiration is everywhere if you look for it!
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength.
Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy.
Through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety.
Through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fullment, love and companionship.
Through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope.
Through the gateway of accepting the lacks in your childhood lies your fulfullment now.

Eva Pierrakos
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; August 16, 2010

2010-08-16T09:26:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! You weekly email dedicated to... EMPOWERED choice, MIND EXPANDING persepective and FAITH in the future. Oneness is the theme of this week's quote!
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No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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"All that you can take with you is that which you have given away."

From the movie "It is a Wonderful Life"
(The saying beneath Peter Bailey's picture in George Bailey's office)
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files;

2010-08-09T11:04:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! Your weekly spiritual snack for mind, body & soul.
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"You are more likely to be successful, overall, if you participate joyfully with projects and goals and do not think your life depends on achieving the mark because then you will be better able to connect to people all around you. On the whole, resources are likely to come to you in greater abundance when you are generous and inclusive and engage people in your passion for life. There aren’t any guarantees of course. When you are oriented to abundance, you care less about being in control, and you take more risks. You may give away short term profits in pursuit of a bigger dream; you may take a long view without being able to predict the outcome. In a measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set a context and let life unfold.”

Benjamin Zander & Rosamond Stone Zander (The Art of Possibilities)
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (April 14, 2003)...

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because some day in life you will have been all of these."

George Washington Carver
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Wishing you a MOST beautiful day, where ever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 2, 2010

2010-08-03T11:03:00.002-04:00

Yes, It is the Quote of the Week! Promoting Cosmic Wisdom at Bargain Basement Prices!
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"Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, these are the moments when, because of a readiness within us and a collaboration with events occurring around us, we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves and the conditions under which we live and to make certain choices that will affect the rest of our lives."

Frederick F. Flack
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By the Way, can you identify the time and place when your life changed significantly? __________

A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (July 6, 2009)...

"The best year of our lives is not made up of days or weeks or months. It is made up of moments. Moments when we allow our separateness to melt away so we can be truly intimate with another; moments when we take a risk and express our love in an unexpected way; moments when we choose forgiveness over resentment; moments when we appreciate the perfection of where we are and who we are with. These are the moments that bring meaning to our lives and joy to our hearts."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 26, 2010

2010-07-29T10:12:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated.
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"I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side"

Audre Lorde
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (From April 2, 2001)...

“If you ask me, I will tell you, what I came into to this world to do, I came live out loud.”

Emile Zola
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 19

2010-07-19T10:22:00.001-04:00

The weekend's over. It's Monday again.

Maybe you need something to inspire you? Something to get you to take the next step?

No Problem!! Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!
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"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it."

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
To allow my living to open me,
To make me less afraid,
More accessible.

To loosen my heart until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
To live so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom
And that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.

Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; July 12, 2010

2010-07-12T12:02:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!This week ~ 2 quotes; 6 short video clips ~ Subject: laughing! ;-)
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"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."

e.e. cummings
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." Victor Borge
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Enjoy the clips!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqzCFIb_Vg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZN5J1N9Vk&feature=related

And for some of the older Quote of the Week members (I thought they were funny)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnL0Mnu46z8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc4Ac1OvTdA

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 5, 2010

2010-07-11T08:12:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote on life and the importance of belonging to a community!
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"In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal."

Nisami
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Community.

Somewhere, there are people

to whom we can speak with passion

without having the words catch in our throats.

Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us,

eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us

whenever we come into our own power.

Community means strength that joins our strength

to do the work that needs to be done.

Arms to hold us when we falter.

A circle of healing. A circle of friends.

Someplace where we can be free.

STARHAWK, Dreaming the Dark

in Calling the Circle

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, First Day of Summer!

2010-06-21T15:28:00.002-04:00

Ahhhh. first day of summer..

...and to celebrate, the Quote of the Week is featuring, not only a quote, but also a poem, lyrics to a song, a question (with a link) and a request to share your top 5 summer songs!. Happy Summer Everybody!

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The Quote..

That beautiful season the Summer!
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light;
and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The Poem...

A something in a summer's Day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me.

A something in a summer's noon -
A depth - an Azure - a perfume -
Transcending ecstasy.

And still within a summer's night
A something so transporting bright
I clap my hands to see -

Then veil my too inspecting face
Lets such a subtle - shimmering grace
Flutter too far for me -

The wizard fingers never rest -
The purple brook within the breast
Still chafes it narrow bed -

Still rears the East her amber Flag -
Guides still the sun along the Crag
His Caravan of Red -

So looking on - the night - the morn
Conclude the wonder gay -
And I meet, coming thro' the dews
Another summer's Day!

Emily Dickinson
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The Song...

In the Summer Time

Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh...

In the summertime when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

Mungo Jerry
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The Question..

Is there a cure for the Summer Time Blues?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_wu_v7NvTI
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By the way, here are my top 5 all time favorite summer songs...

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Sunny Afternoon--The Kinks
Vacation--The Go-Gos
Walkin' on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Anything by the Beach Boys (That is 6, sorry)

What are yours?
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Wishing you a most beautiful summer, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; June 14, 2010

2010-06-16T11:04:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week; Your First Aid for Pessimism! The Reality of your life is the theme for this week's quote!
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“People talk about the reality of their life as if it is important. And we want you to understand, it’s only the temporary indicator. Do you go to the gas station-your gas gauge is on empty-do you go to the gas station and look at your gas gauge in horror? “How did this happen? Why, why, why did this happen to me?” Do you lay your head on the steering wheel and just sob? “Oh, look what it’s come to. I’m finished. I’ve lived all of this life, and look where I am.” Or do you just fill up.”

Esther & Jerry Hicks from Money, and the Law of Attraction
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"And then the day came when the risk to remain tight inside the bud was greater than the risk to blossom."

Anais Nin
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

Happy Birthday Dad

2010-06-08T14:04:00.004-04:00

Today, June 8th would have been my father's 87th birthday. He passed away this past September and my sisters and I were blessed to have him as our father for those many years.

Here he is with my mother around 1947 or 1948 out in Long Island. They met in Germany during World War II. She was a refugee from Estonia and he was a Lieutenant from Brooklyn, NY. They were married just a month shy of 50 years and she passed away in 1995.

We miss them both very, very much.

“Surviving a loss and letting go is only half of the story. The other half is the secret belief that we will find, in one form or another, what we have lost. And it is that potential, shimmery as a star on a clear night that helps us survive.”

Veronica Chambers

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 7, 2010

2010-06-07T13:51:00.001-04:00

Every once in a while, someone has something that is truly meaningful, important, apropos, interesting, irreverent, or just plain funny and my job is to present them to you as the Quote of the Week.
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"Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "

Steve Jobs
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;A
nd all good things are yours.

Swedish Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 31, 2010

2010-05-31T20:16:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The daily source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. This week's quote is the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. There is a link to a reading of the poem by a young Dennis Hopper that I think you will enjoy.
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If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Rudyard Kipling
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A link to a reading of "If" by a young Dennis Hopper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlfnm9gV52w&feature
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When you look at the world in a narrow way, how narrow it seems! When you look at it in a mean way, how mean it is! When you look at it selfishly, how selfish it is! But when you look at it in a broad, generous, friendly spirit, what wonderful people you find in it."

Horace Rutledge
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 24, 2010

2010-05-31T20:13:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ Serving the Psycho-Spritual Needs of People on the Go since 1984!
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"If someone says: 'That’s impossible,' you should understand it as: 'According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that’s very unlikely.'”

Paul Buchheit (I think)
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything."

Albert Schweitzer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 17, 2010

2010-05-31T20:11:00.000-04:00

Who says you can't be positive in today's busy universe?? The Quote of the Week says YES!
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"To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it."

Bertrand Russell
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Ideas are like fish.

If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.

Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful.

I look for a certain kind of fish that is important to me, one that can translate to cinema. But there are all kinds of fish swimming down there. There are fish for business, fish for sports. There are fish for everything.

Everything, anything that is a thing, comes up from the deepest level. Modern physics calls that level the Unified Field. The more your consciousness-your awareness-is expanded, the deeper you go toward this source, and the bigger the fish you can catch."

David Lynch
Movie Producer; Director and Author
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week File; May 10, 2010

2010-05-10T10:05:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week, Your State-of-the-Art Life Improvement Program! This week's quotes come from the movie, The Bucket List. Enjoy!
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"Our lives are streams flowing into the same river towards whatever heaven lies in the mist beyond the falls."

"You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you."

Carter Chambers, (Movie quote) from the movie The Bucket List
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A Recycled Quote of the Week...

"If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy."

Author Unknown
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; May 3, 2010

2010-05-03T10:59:00.000-04:00

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A Story of Kindness...

Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, tells of the time he was walking down the street and passed a beggar. Tolstoy reached into his pocket to give the beggar some money, but his pocket was empty. Tolstoy turned to the man and said, "I'm sorry, my brother, but I have nothing to give." The beggar brightened and said, "You have given me more than I asked for --- you have called me brother."

From Max LucadoGrace for the Moment
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"The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside."

Dag Hammarskjold
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; April 26, 2010

2010-04-26T06:48:00.000-04:00

Have you forgotten your own best advice? No Problem! Rediscover it right here with the Quote of the Week!
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"I used to sit on the banks with a raft and watch the water roll lazily by. One day I pushed my raft into the shallows of the water and found the water moved swifter than I thought, but my raft was actually a little rowboat. Then, after some time I rowed my little boat into deeper water. There were great storms, mighty winds, tremendous waves, and sometimes I felt so alone. But I have noticed my little rowboat is now a mighty ship manned by my friends and loved ones, and beautiful calm seas, warm sunny days, and nights filled with comfortable dreams always double after a storm. Now, I could never go back and sit on the bank, in fact, I search for deeper water. Such is life when lived."

B D Gulledge
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."

T.S. Eliot
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; April 19, 2010

2010-04-19T10:01:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The daily source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Enjoy this short but meaningful quote on goodness.
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"Infinite goodness has wide arms."

Dante
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"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."

Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files: April 12, 2010

2010-04-12T11:36:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Quote of the Week, your weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. There are 2 quotes this week covering a range of issues including making mistakes and forgetting about perfection, living more fully, the shortness of life and being in love (Whew, all that in 2 quotes).
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"Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn't know this either, but love don't make things nice - it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die. The storybooks are bullsh*t."

From the movie Moonstruck: What Nicolas Cage's character Ronny Cammareri says to Loretta played by Cher
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"The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues. You can't separate them. They're wedded." Henry Miller
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A Recycle Quote of the Week Classic...

"The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears. It reaches the height of its cherished aspirations. It falls to the level of its unchastened desires - and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own."

James Allen
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 5, 2010

2010-04-05T10:26:00.000-04:00

Welcome All Quote of the Week Members. It is now time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading this week's quote on the best things in life.
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"The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

Pericles
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, March 29, 2010

2010-03-29T07:53:00.000-04:00

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!! "To Living Content" is the theme for this weeks quote. Enjoy!!!
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"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, never hurry.

In a word, to let the spiritual unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.

This is my symphony.”

William Henry Channing
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A Recycle Quote of the Week Classic...

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

Alfred Souza
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; March 22, 2010

2010-03-22T12:29:00.001-04:00

Are you ready to enjoy a new and hopefully insightful Quote of the Week? It's great with a fresh cup of coffee or tea as you begin your day!
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"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

Lao Tzu
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it."

W. Somerset Maugham
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

An Irish Blessing!

2010-03-17T10:44:00.000-04:00

“For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way -
good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day.”

From the Quote of the Week Files; March 15, 2010

2010-03-15T10:17:00.000-04:00

The weekend's over. It's Monday again. Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!! This week's quotes offer a different perspective when facing difficult times. __________

"Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you...If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it."

Emmet Fox
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"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever."

Isak Dinesen
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Man need only divert his attention from searching for the solution to external questions and pose the one, true inner question of how he should lead his life, and all the external questions will be resolved in the best possible way."

Leo Tolstoy
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!