Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Do It Anyway

Since I have had a case of the blahs and have been  writing negative posts, I thought I would post  something positive from Mother Theresa. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 4:47 PM
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Little Things

The little things?  The little moments?  They aren't little. Jon Kabat-Zinn When I read the above quote this morning, my thoughts immediately went to a song from my childhood that I have not heard in years, but the lyrics and melody of the...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 8:36 AM
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Monday, October 25, 2010

Great moments

It will happen on occasion, a great moment that was least expected, simple in nature, yet never to be forgotten. Working in the mental health industry brought me many of these moments in recent past and those moments taught me many life lessons.  The most profound lesson is similar...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 12:47 AM
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Awesome connections

The accuracy of my horoscopes have been amazing me . . . December 17, 2009 Inner Filling Leo Daily Horoscope You may have the need to serve others today or want to spend time nurturing or comforting those in need. You might feel frustrated by the suffering you see in the world and want to do...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 6:08 PM
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Empty words

“Love is not in the word, but in the proof of action.” Author unknown It amazes me that I forgot about one of the most absurd relationships I’ve ever had in my life . . . until I read this entry from back in 2007. The emotions of the situation and the way I handled it have come...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 1:32 PM
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Spirit of love

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love. Henry Drummond The essence of Valentine’s Day is love . . . only a part of it is romance. One of the many aspects of love and most...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 2:51 PM
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Tragic society

The news of more and more foreclosures, rising unemployment and general financial disasters has made me wonder when things would start getting really crazy as society becomes so distraught, feeling like they are pushed against the wall with nowhere to go. It occurred to me tonight that the tragedies...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 8:05 PM
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