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Friday, August 15th, 2008
10:12 am	Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   (Comment on this)
Monday, July 28th, 2008
11:24 am	Quotes Intimacy means that we're safe enough to reveal the truth about ourselves in all its creative chaos. If a space is created in which two people are totally free to reveal their walls, then those walls, in time, will come down. -Marianne Williamson   That life is worth living is the essential message and assurance of all art. —Herman Hesse Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. -Annie Lennox (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
12:37 pm	Quote  When other beings, especially those who hold a grudge against you, abuse and harm you out of envy, you should not abandon them, but hold them as objects of your greatest compassion and take care of them. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
10:30 pm	Quote  It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
10:50 pm	quote Inner refuge is refuge in ourselves, in our ultimate potential. When we recognize and nourish this potential, we have found the real meaning of refuge. -Kathleen McDonald, "How to Meditate" (Comment on this)
Friday, March 14th, 2008
11:44 am	quote  "Whatever you have forgotten, you can remember. Whatever you have buried you can unearth. If you are willing to look deep into your own nature, if you are willing to peel away the layers of not-self you have adopted in making your way through the tribulations of life, you will find that your true self is not as far removed as you think." -- Meredith Jordan Current Mood: quite (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
11:52 am	Quote  "Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being... Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual." -- David Steindl-Rast Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
1:02 pm	quotes  "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -- Helen Keller Mind cannot see itself- Subject and object cannot be dual; Therefore, to see the mind You must look and probe with the eye of wisdom. When probed and examined analytically With such analytic investigation The mind is like the wick of a lamp Illumined only through its own radiance. -Milarepa, "Drinking the Mountain Stream: Songs of Tibet’s Beloved Saint" "To seek the living manifestation of spiritual and ethical values themselves, regardless of the label they come under, is to discover unexpected kinship... In this view, faith is no longer a matter of a allegiance to a specific community or identity, but a ceaseless search for the beautiful ways to realize the human potential in every given age and place." -- Mohja Kahf Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. -Brendan Francis Current Mood: grateful (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
4:03 pm	quotes  Genuine compassion is unbiased. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. -The Buddha "Authentic spirituality awakens the soul, reconnects us with the sacred, and fills us with the passion of life. Spiritual development is not about religious rituals and practices; it is about waking up to the wonder of life." -- David N. Elkins The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible. -Arthur C. Clarke Current Mood: hopeful and loved (Comment on this)
Monday, March 10th, 2008
11:00 am	Quotes  I have accepted fear as part of life--specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says turn back. -Erica Jong (submitted by Jillin2001) "Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results." -- James Allen  As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more. -Jules Renard Current Mood: quite (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
10:26 am	Quote  Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. -Carol Burnett (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
10:22 am	Quotes  Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too. -Lawrence Bixby Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example, starts within each one of us. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. -Paul Valery Current Mood: It's a good and sunny morning (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 29th, 2008
8:08 am	Quotes  Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. -Alfred Painter SIMPLICITY The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) Novelist and poet Simplicity allows the senses to rest from stimulation. Gunilla Norris Psychotherapist and writer  A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others. -The Wizard to the Tin Man (submitted by tranme) Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. -Og Mandino "Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image." -- Nido Qubein "The most influential person who will talk to you all day is you, so you should be very careful about what you say to you!" -- Zig Ziglar Current Mood: betterish (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
10:23 pm	Quotes  Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbons. -Ann Ruth Schabader -Eileen Caddy What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa SELF-LIMITING BELIEFS "Self pity is our worst enemy, and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in the world." -- Helen Keller "When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself." -- Wayne Dyer "There is no reason to ever quit... unless of course you had no plans to ever succeed... that is called ‘Delusional Success’" -- Doug Firebaugh "Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." -- Roger Crawford The human state is not about being perfect. We are in this life to learn to grow. We do so best by finding God's plan for us and following it. It is by no means easy. Yet learning, growing overcoming, and then experiencing transformation, can be one of life's greatest joys. It certainly makes life interesting. Current Mood: betterish (Comment on this)
Monday, February 25th, 2008
6:11 am	Quotes  The conscious mind is the editor, and the unconscious mind is the writer. -David Mamet Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great. -Cher Current Mood: fine (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
9:56 am	Quotes  A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails -Pioneer Girls Leaders' Handbook We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying tothe world who we are. ~Fred Rogers Current Mood: calm with a dash of nerves (Comment on this)
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
8:02 am	Quotes  Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. - Baruch Spinoza, "Ethics" If you misunderstand your mind, you are an ordinary mortal; if you understand your mind, you are a sage. In this it makes no difference whether you are a male or female, old or young, smart or simple. -Jakushitsu Current Mood: thirsty (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
8:01 am	quotes  "Happiness is not something ready made... It comes from your own actions." -- Dalai Lama "No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances." -- Paramahansa Yogananda [I]t is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth. John Locke (1632-1704) Philosopher Current Mood: thankful (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
4:53 pm	Quote You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself. -Andrew Carnegie (Comment on this)
9:54 am	Quotes Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbons. -Ann Ruth Schabader   We don't always succeed in what we try - certainly not by the worlds standards - but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most. ~ Fred Rogers  (1 Comment |Comment on this)