Finding Strength In Difficult Times

“You have to accept whatever comes along and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 First Lady of the USA and UN delegate

The Turning Point

“The beginning of turning things around so that the species can survive is to be found precisely in the search for universal values. we must take it much more seriously than we do.” A.H. Halsey

Thoughts

“Our own worst enemy can not harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.” Jack Cornfield Buddha’s Little Instruction Book

Feelings

“When you feel happy, really happy, it somehow seems that you’ve always been happy and that you’ll always be happy. The same is often true when you feel sad, or lonely, or depressed, or broke, or sick, or scared. Something, perhaps, to remember.” Notes From The Universe Thoughts become things… choose the good ones! ® ©…

Love Now

“Love in the past is only a memory. Love in the future is a fantasy. Only here and now can we truly love.” from: Buddha’s Little Instruction Book by Jack Kornfield

Create The Day – With Compassion

Once again it’s time to Create The Day; this week the theme is compassion. This reminds me of the photo challenge because the first week I jumped into it the word was regret. I wondered, “how can I photograph regret?” This is kind of similar, link up a post about compassion. I don’t even know…

Love is…

“Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention and an action. Love is as love does.” Road Less Traveled, pg. 83 M. Scott Peck, M.D.

A Good Heart Condition

“The heart benevolent and kind most resembles God.” Robert Burns- 1759-1796, Scottish Poet

Create The Day – Week 3

Create The Day With Kindness! Sound strange? Every time you do something kind you are creating goodness and beauty in the world. A kind word can brighten someone’s day, it might even change their outlook on life. Inviting your neighbor over for tea, giving a little gift or a hug, there are so many ways…

Changing Misfortune To Fortune

“Here is a rule to remember in the future when anything tempts you to be bitter: not ‘this is a misfortune’ but ‘ To bear this worthily is good fortune’.” Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD Roman Emperor and Philosopher

Morning Reflections

This is the second week of my “Create The Day” Series. How will you create your day, your week, your year? The power is in our own hands to create a life we love. This week I’d like to create with gratitude and joy (I hope I can). This weeks theme is Gratitude This morning I…