Welcome to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote. See today's daily inspirational quotes below.
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Monday, September 30, 2013
Worshiping Money
The world has become an idolator of this god called money.
- Pope Francis
Money has never made man happy, nor will it,
there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness.
The more of it one has, the more one wants.
- Benjamin Franklin
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
- Lao Tzu
Wealth consists not in having great possessions,
but in having few wants.
- Epictetus
Money won't make you happy...
but everybody wants to find out for themselves.
- Zig Ziglar
When money ceases to be merely a medium of exchange,
and becomes an object of lust, something is terribly wrong.
Further reading: An exercise on your feelings about money
What is Money?
A Story of Money
7 Secrets for a Happy Life
More Than Money
End Bickering About Money
Possessions
True Wealth is Not Measured in Money
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Henry Ward Beecher
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887 American clergyman)
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
- Henry Ward Beecher
You and I do not see things as they are.
We see things as we are.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is
that one comes from a strong will,
and the other from a strong won't.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Further reading: Anxiety or Faith?
The Key to Forgiveness
Life Is Hard?
Serenity
Thanks
Point of View
Perseverance
Wealth
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Step by Step
Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.
- Leyasu Tokugawa
What saves a man is to take a step.
Then another step.
- C. S. Lewis
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
- Nelson Mandela
May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
- Irish Blessing
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles
and it must be taken one step at a time.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Today's affirmation:
Standing in the inspiring vision of my future,
I boldly take every step - large and small -
with courage and intent.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Register to Vote
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Gratitude for Life
Friday, September 27, 2013
My Own Person
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,
of most of the people you see every day,
is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
- Theodore H. White
To live is to choose.
But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for,
where you want to go and why you want to get there.
- Kofi Annan
For those who break away from the pack,
the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease
being bodies in other men's command
and find that they control their own time,
when they learn their own voice and authority.
- Theodore H. White
No one can give you better advice than yourself.
- Cicero
When I'm trusting and being myself...
everything in my life reflects this
by falling into place easily, often miraculously.
- Shakti Gawain
Further reading: Personal Growth
Fly Free
There is nothing I ever need to do
How To Not Care What Others Think
How to Deal with Rejection
Self Respect
Freedom
Conformity
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Our Own Worst Enemy
We have met the enemy and he is us.
- Walt Kelly (Pogo comic strip)
Self-pity is our worst enemy
and if we yield to it,
we can never do anything wise in this world.
- Helen Keller
Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now.
It's not your neighbor right or left -
and it's not God or the devil -
it's you.
- Edwin Louis Cole
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition,
is not only a waste of energy
but the worst habit you could possibly have.
- Dale Carnegie
Improve what you can
and accept all the rest of life
just as it comes.
Know that fear is your worst enemy -
perhaps your only enemy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: How to Feel Better About Yourself
How to Gain Self Confidence
How to Cope with Loneliness
Don't Borrow Trouble
All Life is a Risk
Self Pity
Fear
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Times of Trial and Suffering
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experiences of trial and suffering
can the soul be strengthened,
vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.
- Helen Keller
Hard times don't create heroes.
It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.
- Bob Riley
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
- Oprah Winfrey
Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength
which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.
- Marcus Aurelius
If we could all just laugh at ourselves,
in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.
- Jena Malone
Seeds of faith are always within us;
sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
- Susan Taylor
Further reading: Crisis-Danger-Opportunity
Circumstance Reveals What You Are Made Of
Gather Strength
Hard Times
Character
Suffering
Inner Strength
Faith
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Susan Taylor
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tired?
Our fatigue is often caused not by work,
but by worry, frustration and resentment.
- Dale Carnegie
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
- William James
Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do
as of doing the things they do not want to do.
- Eric Hoffer
Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
- Vince Lombardi
When you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance.
- Lee Ann Womack
Inaction breeds doubt and fear.
Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear,
do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy.
- Dale Carnegie
Take some time in a quiet place to contemplate
the balance between being of service -
both to this generation and to generations yet unborn -
and renewing your vitality with play and celebration.
Without play, one becomes old and dry.
Without service, life becomes meaningless.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: How to Stay Young
How to Deal with Rejection
Learning From History
Renewal
Attitude
Inaction
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Categorizing People
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Once you label me, you negate me.
- Soren Kierkegaard
You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view.
- Harper Lee
Conventional people are roused to fury
by departure from convention,
largely because they regard such departure
as a criticism of themselves.
- Bertrand Russell
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories
by which we categorize and dismiss each other need
to be excavated from the inside.
- Dorothy Allison
We do both others and ourselves a disservice when we attempt to categorize people.
Further reading: Enemy-Friend-Partner
All Different - All One
Respecting the Uniqueness of Others
Judging People
Opinions
Hate
Prejudice
Evil
Sunday, September 22, 2013
William Arthur Ward
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.
The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become.
The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become.
The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.
- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994 writer, educator, and church lay leader)
When we seek to discover the best in others,
we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
- William Arthur Ward
Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
Love me and I may be forced to love you.
- William Arthur Ward
Forgiveness is a funny thing.
It warms the heart and cools the sting.
- William Arthur Ward
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy,
to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter,
and to lead but not manipulate.
- William Arthur Ward
A well-developed sense of humor
is the pole that adds balance to your steps,
as you walk the tightrope of life.
- William Arthur Ward
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.
Have you used one to say "thank you?"
- William Arthur Ward
Further reading: How to Choose Your Life Purpose
Generosity
Joy
Cooperation
Enthusiasm
Service
Encouragement
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Renewing Yourself
Bringing a childlike wonder
and a beginner's mind to life
maximizes both success and joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Take time to sharpen the saw.
- Steven Covey
Take a course in good water and air;
and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own.
Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
- John Muir
If you paint in your mind a picture of
bright and happy expectations,
you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous
than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning is the beginning of wealth.
Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality.
Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.
- Jim Rohn
Further reading: Self-Care
Health
Healthy Body and Mind
Better Sleep
Renew
Learning
Friday, September 20, 2013
Changing Seasons
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier
state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
- George Santayana
There are good and bad times,
but our mood changes
more often than our fortune.
- Thomas Carlyle
This time, like all times, is a very good one,
if we but know what to do with it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
In times of change learners inherit the earth;
while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped
to deal with a world that no longer exists.
- Eric Hoffer
The most difficult phase of life
is not when no one understands you,
it is when you don't understand yourself.
- Anonymous
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Another Wave Comes, Another Wave Goes
Renewal and Rebirth - The Great Cycle
Endings and New Beginnings
Strength in Hard Times
Change
Is Life Really Hard?
Renewal
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Insights and Illusions
Everything is not as it appears to be.
- Proverb
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
- Oscar Wilde
The problem with making assumptions
is that we believe they are the truth
- don Miguel Ruiz
A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted
for insight and understanding.
- Marshall McLuhan
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The greatest harm can result from the best intentions.
- Terry Goodkind
What if it were only an illusion?
Perhaps life is not as threatening as it appears.
Perhaps the greatest threat to our serenity
is our fear of the future -
our fear of the unknown.
Perhaps, as Franklin D. Roosevelt said,
"The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Today's image shows a Müller-Lyer perceived length optical illusion.
Further reading: When Life Looks Hopeless
Quotes about War
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Question Your Questions
Insight
Illusion
Be an Observer of Life
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
How Life Teaches
There are some things you learn best in calm,
and some in storm.
- Willa Cather
The lessons of the past provide the path to the future.
- Anonymous
The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
- Tom Bodett
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
- Helen Keller
True learning is not about facts,
but about conscious appreciation
of the experience of living.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Real Lessons of Life
Life Lessons
12 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
Forgive and Forget? Can You Really Lift Your Burden of Resentments?
Beyond Crisis
Quotes about Life Lessons
Life
Learning
Appreciation
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Thoughtful Response, Not Panic
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
The only hope I can see for the future depends on a
wiser and braver use of the reason,
not a panic flight from it.
- F. L. Lucas
Doubt and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination,
which the steadfast heart will conquer,
and the large mind will transcend.
- Helen Keller
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic;
it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
- Vannevar Bush
Never yield to Panic (fear so strong it prevents logical thinking).
Focus, and let your actions be thoughtful.
Further reading: Don't Panic
The Nightly News - an expression of fear
Take Charge of Your Life
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Helen Keller
Fear
Thought
Action
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Dream of Peace
I Dream This Day of Wondrous Things,
of Peace and Hope and Pride.
I Dance My Dance with Life Today,
I'm Filled with Love Inside.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
- St. Francis of Assisi
Love is the only force capable of
transforming an enemy into friend.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Let us touch the dying, the poor,
the lonely and the unwanted
according to the graces we have received
and let us not be ashamed
or slow to do the humble work.
- Mother Teresa
Although the world is full of suffering,
it is full also of the overcoming of it.
My optimism, then, does not rest on the absence of evil,
but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good
and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good,
that it may prevail.
- Helen Keller
Today's affirmation:
I Resist the Temptation to Judge Others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Love Your Neighbor
Lighting the Way
Feed Just One
Take Responsibility
Empathy
Kindness, Compassion, Generosity
Peace
Dream
Transformation
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Faith, Hope, and Charity
When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
- Anonymous
What do we live for, if it is not
to make life less difficult for each other?
- George Eliot
Can you imagine a life with no fear?
What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats?
- Max Lucado
There are no hopeless situations;
there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.
- Clare Boothe Luce
You can create miracles in your own life,
and in the lives of those around you -
because you are a miracle,
and you are connected to the source of all miracles.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Affirmation:
Today I choose the higher road -
the path of charity, acceptance,
love, selflessness, kindness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Where There is Love, Nothing is Missing - a Parable
Hope for the Future
The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Know That You Are Loved
End Overwhelm, Fear, and Worry
Faith
Hopes
Charity
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Frustration
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out?
Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this:
Act as if it were impossible to fail.
That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right
about face which turns us from failure to success.
- Dorthea Brande
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more
than when we have nothing and want some.
We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than
when we seem to lack but one thing.
- Eric Hoffer
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams.
Think not about your frustrations,
but about your unfulfilled potential.
Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in,
but with what it is still possible for you to do.
- Pope John XXIII
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration:
set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes,
cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell,
simmer down and go about business as usual.
- Phyllis Diller
Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration
and turn it into positive,
effective, unstoppable determination.
- Ralph Marston
If you get frustrated by some of your family,
focus on the good aspects of your relationship
and attempt to overlook the irritations.
Then give thanks for everyone who plays a part in your life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: How to Move On and Let Go
When You Feel Sad for No Apparent Reason
How to Think Positive
How to be Positive Around Negative People
Feeling Stuck?
Being Angry
Frustration
Anger
Friday, September 13, 2013
Not Knowing
He who can no longer pause to wonder
and stand rapt in awe,
is as good as dead;
his eyes are closed.
- Albert Einstein
Wonder what opportunities you pass, unwittingly,
because your hands are so busy clasping
what you think you have always known.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
The challenge before us is to savor the unknown
and delight in the taste of possibility.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Uncertainty that comes from knowledge
(knowing what you don't know)
is different from uncertainty coming from ignorance.
- Isaac Asimov
There is so much we can never know.
Breathe deeply and relax into the not-knowing.
There is much that we do not have to know
in order to live joyfully.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: What I Know - What I Don't Know
Knowing Yourself
Life's Surprises
The Edge of All We Know
Overcoming Fear
Mystery
The Unknown
Fear
Wonder
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Living Deeply
A life rooted deeply lives and grows in memory.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
People living deeply have no fear of death.
- Anais Nin
How different our lives are when we
really know what is deeply important to us,
and keeping that picture in mind,
we manage ourselves each day
to be and to do what really matters most
- Stephen Covey
One thing I know: the only ones among you
who will be really happy are those
who will have sought and found how to serve.
- Albert Schweitzer
It is a better thing to weigh and measure priorities
in the illuminating light of your own mission
than to have your activities formed by the
impressions and expectations of others.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real
and important in life? That's the individual question.
- Ted Danson
Further reading: Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Mastering Time
Living Your Inspired Life
The Edge of All We Know
Engage Life
Service
The Meaning of Life
Deep Thoughts
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Fully experience THIS moment -
breathe in, breathe out - nothing more.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you find peace within yourself,
you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
- Peace Pilgrim
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe,
to think, to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius
Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.
- Lao Tzu
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
- Nelson Mandela
Move to your heart, Breathe.
Close your eyes and breathe deeply - slowly -
fill your lungs with love and gratitude -
exhale each and every trouble -
again and again - gratitude in, troubles out.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Feel Your Connection With the Infinite - a Meditation
Conscious Breathing to Relieve Stress
Breath
Moment
Inner Peace
Silence
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wander, but Not Aimlessly
Not all who wander are lost.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
It is good to have an end to journey towards;
but it is the journey that matters in the end.
- Ursula K. Le Guin
A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.
- Peace Pilgrim
Look at everything as though you were seeing it
either for the first or last time.
Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
- Betty Smith
Look deep into nature, and then
you will understand everything better.
- Albert Einstein
Life is a journey. It is not a race to test
who can finish first or who can end up with the most loot.
Rather, life is best enjoyed as a meander -
watching the view to left and right - above and below -
as the days slowly move past in dress review.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Where does your path lead?
Question Your Questions
Go With the Flow
Time
Nature
Journey
Travel
Focus
Monday, September 9, 2013
Finding Joy
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves
to recognize how good things really are.
- Marianne Williamson
The Joy is in the Journey.
- Anonymous
Resolve to keep happy, and your joy
and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
- Helen Keller
The walls we build around us to
keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
- Jim Rohn
Joy is a choice - but it isn't an easy choice.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
It is nearly a certainty that some
of your expectations will not be met today -
choose Joy anyway.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Secret of Happiness
How to be Happier in Life
Happy Friends, Happy You
Joy
Happiness
Work Life Balance
It's a Wonderful Life
Living Life to the Fullest
Aging with Grace
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
Anxiety
Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
or the handle of faith.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow...
but only empties today of its strength.
- C. H. Spurgeon
Do not anticipate trouble,
or worry about what may never happen.
Keep in the sunlight.
- Benjamin Franklin
It is not work that kills men; it is worry.
Worry is rust upon the blade.
- Henry Ward Beecher
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry,
and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed
to worry about anything whatsoever.
- Mohandas Gandhi
Whether we allow external events to shape our lives
at a core level is very much within our own control.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Fuirther reading: How to Think Positive
Daily Worries
Being Annoyed
Antidotes for Worry
What To Do When Your Whole World Is Falling Apart?
Shadows
Don't Borrow Trouble
Faith
Tomorrow
Sorrow
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Leading by Example
We do not need to proselytize
either by our speech or by our writing.
We can only do so really with our lives.
Let our lives be open books for all to study.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Anyone who proposes to do good
must not expect people to roll stones out of his way,
but must accept his lot calmly,
even if they roll a few stones upon it.
- Albert Schweitzer
To leave the world a bit better ...
to know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ultimate test of a man's conscience
may be his willingness to sacrifice something today
for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
- Gaylord Nelson
The full measure of a man is
not to be found in the man himself,
but in the colors and textures that
come alive in others because of him.
- Albert Schweitzer
Further reading: How to Choose Your Life Purpose
Setting a Good Example
Be a Gift
Live a life you hope your children will emulate
Becoming a Leader
Plant Trees For Your Grandchildren
Your Life
Future Generations
Friday, September 6, 2013
Kick Back
Be gentle first with yourself - if you wish to be gentle with others.
- Lama Yeshe
Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts,
cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
- Ernest Holmes
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability
to choose one thought over another.
- William James
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
- Sydney Harris
If your home is not a place where you can truly
kick-back and be yourself - both physically and emotionally -
consider making some changes in your way-of-life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
There are days to take on the troubles of the world,
and there are days to kick back and be grateful for your own blessings.
Today's Affirmation:
Slowly and Deeply, I Inhale a Calming Breath.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further readings: 12 Ways to De-Stress Your Life
Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Daily Renewal
Smell the Flowers
Rest and Relax
Take Time
Troubles
Gentle
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Violence
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
- Lao Tzu
Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem,
but you sow the seeds for another.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Peace cannot be achieved through violence,
it can only be attained through understanding.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
- Isaac Asimov
I object to violence because
when it appears to do good,
the good is only temporary;
the evil it does is permanent.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
The world has always been in an uproar,
and it always will be.
Choose Peace. Choose to live with Peace.
Choose to interact peacefully with everyone -
especially those whose instinct is not to be peaceful.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: How to Deal with Anger - How to Deal with Fear
Enemies
Honest Disagreement
Alcoholism in a Relationship
Choose to be Peaceful
Emotions
Understanding
Labels:
Dalai Lama,
Isaac Asimov,
jealousy,
Lao Tzu,
Mohandas Gandhi,
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
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violence
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
One Dimensional
If your only tool is a hammer,
you tend to see every problem as a nail.
- Abraham Maslow
Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful
than Thor with his hammer.
The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.
- Henry David Thoreau
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
- Alan Lewis
[Sometimes a bigger hammer works, but it isn't a very creative approach.]
Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again,
but expecting different results.
- Rita Mae Brown, also attributed to Einstein
Little men with little minds and little imaginations
go through life in little ruts,
smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.
- Zig Ziglar
If your only tool is a bomb,
you tend to see every problem as a target.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: 9 Secrets For Getting Un-Stuck
Feeling Stuck?
Be Unstoppable
Breakthrough
Letting Go
Be Creative
Another Way
Labels:
Abraham Maslow,
Alan Lewis,
Albert Einstein,
hammer,
Henry David Thoreau,
Rita Mae Brown,
stuck,
war
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Learning From History
Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
- Winston Churchill
History is a vast early warning system.
- Norman Cousins
History is the version of past events
that people have decided to agree upon.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
The highest result of education is tolerance.
- Helen Keller
The importance of history is in it's
educational value for our lives today,
not in regret, resentment, or revenge.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Awareness
Vengeance
Fault
Anger
History
Education
Tolerance
The Past
Revenge
Labels:
Helen Keller,
history,
learn,
learning,
Napoleon Bonaparte,
Norman Cousins,
tired,
tolerance,
war,
weary,
Winston Churchill
Monday, September 2, 2013
Moving Forward
He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
- Harold Wilson
Knowledge is power.
Information is liberating.
Education is the premise of progress,
in every society, in every family.
- Kofi Annan
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines,
whimpering and complaining.
You make progress by implementing ideas.
- Shirley Chisholm
Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us,
but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.
- Joseph Henry
If we all did the things we are capable of doing,
we would literally astound ourselves.
- Thomas Edison
Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.
- Nathan Deal
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
- Stephen Covey
Further reading: Adapt to Change
How to Move On and Let Go
Welcome Change
Forward Together
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Answers
There are many answers you have received but have not yet heard.
- A Course In Miracles
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
- Albert Einstein
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
God is not what you imagine
or what you think you understand.
If you understand you have failed.
- Saint Augustine
As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.
- Joan Baez
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books,
but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.
- Joseph Smith, Jr.
Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.
- George Meredith
Further reading: Have a Conversation With God, Today
Surrender
Many Religions, One God
Unanswered Prayers
Answers
Prayer
Search
Spiritual Quotes
Healing
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