Monday, May 30, 2011

Happy Memorial Day!

It is one of those days when I am extra  grateful  for our military and their families. Although it is also a day we get together with our families,  fire up the BBQ grills and enjoy a day off of work, take some time to remember what the holiday is all about. It...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

The light at the end of the tunnel

There is nothing in your life that cannot be overcome; whatever the situation or problem, there is always a solution. The Daily Om Every day we receive news of natural disasters and tragedies. Cities and towns in the United States are facing their darkest hours in the aftermath of tornadoes...
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Friday, May 27, 2011

Positive influences

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed."  Carl Gustav Jong In our everyday life we are surrounded by a variety of people. Some of the people we deal with on a daily basis are a joy to be...
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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Get out of your own way!

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." Ralph Waldo Emerson There have been way too many times in my life I've been my own worst enemy. Negative thinking shadows me even though I make a conscious effort to think more positively....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Opportunity in the middle of difficulty

In the course of life, we are often taken through difficult life circumstances.  Sometimes it seems to be a roller coaster that never stops. ‎"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."  Albert Einstein The other day, I posted this quote on my Facebook page....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Appreciation of the bumpy road

 Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.   (Groucho Marx) Life...
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Love's Fire

Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then for the second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin He set the world aflame, And laid me on the same; A...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Who is in control?

"If you're always in a hurry, always trying to get ahead of the other guy, or someone else's performance is what motivates you, then that person is in control of you." Wayne Dyer Most of us have role models or those people we admire . . . some of us have even had the awesome experience...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

An eye for an eye

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out...
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