Trust Your Own Inner Eye

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue
by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed -
it is a process of elimination.
- Elbert Hubbard

Outer show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
- Aesop

Perspective. Point-of-view. Is something ugly, or beautiful?
Noble or insensitive? There are six billion ways of seeing life.
Trust your own inner eye for beauty.

The beauty does not live out there; the beauty's in my eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to Feel Good About Yourself

How to Build Self Esteem

How to Love Yourself
         

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

My peace I give to you...
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
- John 14:27

Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace.
Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world.
Amen.
- Marianne Williamson

The wise man in the storm prays God,
not for safety from danger,
but for deliverance from fear.
It is the storm within which endangers him,
not the storm without.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inhale, and God approaches you.
Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you.
Exhale, and you approach God.
Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.
- Krishnamacharya

Further reading: Choose Inner Peace

Cleansing Fire of Spirit

Blessed to Forgive

Focus on Peace
    

Give People the Gift of Themselves

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the
gift of unconditional love and acceptance.
- Brian Tracy

We work with the people not out of pity
but out of respect for their potential for growth and development,
both as individuals and as communities.
- Jimmy Yen (pioneer in bringing literacy to rural China)

If you really want to make a friend,
go to someone's house and eat with him...
the people who give you their food give you their heart.
- Cesar Chavez

Give light and people will find the way.
- Ella Baker

Give people the gift of themselves.
Give them the gift of self esteem.
Show them that they are special and important.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading:

Offering Comforting Words and Support

Pay It Forward

Open Mind - Open Heart

Is there a place for Honor today?

Are Gifts Obligations?

Losing Your Job
        

Better Questions

There are no right answers to wrong questions.
- Ursula K. Le Guin

When you keep getting the wrong answers,
try asking better questions.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
[For example, instead of asking "how can I win this battle," consider asking "how can I avoid this battle."]

A good question is never answered.
It is not a bolt to be tightened into place
but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed
toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
- John Ciardi

To raise new questions, new possibilities,
to regard old problems from a new angle,
requires creative imagination.
- Albert Einstein

When we have arrived at the question,
the answer is already near.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

We thought that we had the answers,
it was the questions we had wrong.
- Bono

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
- Francis Bacon

Well, you ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer.
- Tom Lehrer

Today's affirmation: I question my questions.

Further reading:  Profound Questions

A Better Plan

Seek the Truth

What You See

Many Answers

Learn to Listen
      

Travel Life Lightly

Tread Lightly:
1. Don't step on anyone's toes.
2. Don't look for trouble.
3. Keep your sense of humor.
4. Carry the Light of God wherever you go.

Kindness is the light that dissolves
all walls between souls, families, and nations.
- Paramahansa Yogananda

Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.
- Gilbert (G. K.) Chesterton

These are the keys to a great life...
taking oneself lightly, forgiveness, and acceptance.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation:
I go gently into the world, and radiate kindness.

Further reading: Live Gently

Dance Gently With Life

The Melody Within Your Soul

The Storms of Life

Lighten Up

Create Light