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Category Archives: Observations
What Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson And that’s no lie!
Service Was Joy–But Not Always
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” –Rabindranath Tagore I wish that I could say that all service that I’ve done for others was … Continue reading
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In The Spirit Of Love
“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” –Henry Drummond This statement has certainly been true for … Continue reading
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Tagged connected, generosity, generous, grateful, happy, Henry Drummond, humility, kindness, Life, moments, opportunity, pride, spirit, spirit of love
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Of The Good In You I Can Speak
“…Of the Good in you I can speak, but not of the Evil. For what is Evil but Good–tortured by its own hunger and thirst? When Good is hungry, it seeks food, even in dark caves, and when it thirsts, … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Praise, Quotes I Love
Tagged appreciate, centuries, descendants, fellow, food, generations, generous, good, grateful, great, greatness, heart, Hope, humankind, Kahlil Gibran, kind, legacy, live, living, living legacy, medicine, save another, saved, shirt off their back, spirit, spirits, survivors, wonderful
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When a Person is Finished
One of the sayings that I keep as an affirmation is: “A man isn’t finished when he loses. A man is finished when he quits.” I change it in my mind to “person” rather than “man” as I believe it … Continue reading
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Tagged company, finish, finished, founded, man, men, perserverance, Relationship, situation, start, women
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The Other Side Of Me
I have received a number of great compliments from many of you lately and appreciate every single one of them. A lot. Thank you for taking time out of your day to brighten mine. But there is another side of … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogant, Baditude, blog, coward, Family, friends, good, goodness, great ideas, greatness, Hero, humble, Life, Love, me, petty thoughts, readers, reading, small, Stinking Thinking, thank you, the other side, vain
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Ironic But True
Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective” — Doe Zantamata I saw this quote via Online Wellness Network. It has certainly been true for me. When I’m at an impasse creatively or in life, it is often … Continue reading
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Tagged create, creatitivty, Doe Zantamata, everything, ideas, Life, new ideas, solutions, unclutter
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Building New Models For Change
Onlinewellnessnetwork.com shared this quote. I like it. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller http://www.onlinewellnessnetwork.com/inspiration.asp?date=5%2F25%2F2012
I’ve Not Heard This Message Expressed So Succintly Before
“Action expresses priorities.” – Gandhi So true!
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