Words to lighten our day.

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"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility".~~ Saint Augustine

 

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"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come".~~ Henri Nouwen

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"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter".~~ Mark Twain

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Thank you, Begood, for posting these quotes!

 

"Try to turn every disaster into an opportunity". JD Rockefeller

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Ellen thank you for your quote and dropping in feel free to place a quote anytime.

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"People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?"~~ Nhat Hanh

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“We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us ~ how we can take it, what we do with it ~ and that is what really counts in the end.” ~ Joseph Fort Newton

 

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“Difficulties are things that show a person who they are.” ~ Epictetus

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"Always turn towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you"

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"In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact".

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“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.”

 

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I still like what Ashton says in her manual about it not being in your mind, but in your brain...I need to remember this, it's a reminder that I'm in a healing process. It's a part of my body that needs to heal right now. I can accept that!   

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CeCe,

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“Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” ~ Oscar Wilde

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An oldie but good one.

 

Desiderata

 

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender

be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly;

and listen to others,

even the dull and the ignorant;

they too have their story.

 

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,

they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,

you may become vain and bitter;

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

 

 

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs;

for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals;

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

 

 

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment

it is as perennial as the grass.

 

 

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle with yourself.

 

 

You are a child of the universe,

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

 

 

Therefore be at peace with God,

whatever you conceive Him to be,

and whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

 

 

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

 

 

Max Ehrmann

 

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Thank you She,

 

This may be an oldie, but it's new to me. I was feeling pretty crappy and bad about myself today, this gave me chills and enlightenment, I'll be reading this often.  I love this thread! I hope I can find something this worthy to share with you all....

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An oldie but good one.

 

Desiderata

 

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender

be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly;

and listen to others,

even the dull and the ignorant;

they too have their story.

 

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,

they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,

you may become vain and bitter;

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

 

 

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs;

for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals;

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

 

 

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment

it is as perennial as the grass.

 

 

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle with yourself.

 

 

You are a child of the universe,

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

 

 

Therefore be at peace with God,

whatever you conceive Him to be,

and whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

 

 

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

 

 

Max Ehrmann

 

 

Just want to make sure I get a copy of this in my posts, thanks, again!!! ~CeCe 

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She, thanks so much for such a compelling post, it just stunned me, but in a wonderful way, I am always so glad when you drop in, you never fail to surprise me and I am grateful for your support. Thanks so very much.

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CeCe and Begood, so glad this poem speaks to you.  I love it too.  I read this thread every day and find something good every time.  Thank you Begood for starting and maintaining it.  Its an oasis of calm and optimism amongst a lot of misery.

 

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She

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“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” ~ Dale E. Turner

 

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“Dear friend now in the dusty clockless hours of the town when the streets lie black and steaming in the wake of the watertrucks and now when the drunk and the homeless have washed up in the lee of walls in alleys or abandoned lots and cats go forth highshouldered and lean in the grim perimeters about, now in these sootblacked brick or cobbled corridors where lightwire shadows make a gothic harp of cellar doors no soul shall walk save you.”

 

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Thanks Remy.