quotes on giving (1 Posts)

Last Post 06-11-06 16:01

With Thanksgiving approaching here in the US, here are some timely quotes to keep in mind. Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you." Madeline Bridges "There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world." Oscar Hammerstein II "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." Maya Angelou "There are lots of young men and women we would love to have as students, the Nobel Prize winners, the Lasker Award winners of the future," said Bloomberg. "It would be a sin if society is deprived of the fruits of their work down the road because those of us, today, who could have helped, didn't." Michael Bloomberg, business news entrepreneur in response to his recent $45 million donation to Johns Hopkins "You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." John Bunyan "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill

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beauty (1 Posts)

Last Post 28-10-06 01:26

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

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compassion part II (1 Posts)

Last Post 25-10-06 02:39

Examine your thoughts and feelings carefully. You may discover stubbornness within yourself that is causing resistance or that you are unwittingly feeding yourself negative messages about your adversary. As your part in disagreements becomes gradually more clear, each new conflict becomes another chance to further hone your empathy, compassion, and tolerance.

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compassion from the daily om (1 Posts)

Last Post 25-10-06 02:39

Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives because our beliefs and modes of being often contrast powerfully with those of our loved ones, acquaintances, and associates. Yet for all the grief disagreements can cause, we can learn much from them. The manner in which we handle ourselves when confronted with anger or argument demonstrates our overall level of patience and the quality of our energetic states. To resolve conflict, no matter how exasperating the disagreement at hand, we should approach our adversary with an open heart laden with compassion. Judgments and blame must be cast aside and replaced with mutual respect. Conflict is frequently motivated by unspoken needs that are masked by confrontational attitudes or aggressive behavior. When we come at conflict with love and acceptance in our hearts, we empower ourselves to discover a means to attaining collective resolution. The key to finding the wisdom concealed in conflict is to ask yourself why you clash with a particular person or situation. Your inner self or the universe may be trying to point you to a specific life lesson, so try to keep your ears and eyes open. Once you have explored the internal and external roots of your disagreement, make a conscious effort to release any anger or resentment you feel. As you do so, the energy between you and your adversary with change perceptibly, even if they are still operating from a more limited energy state. Consider that each of you likely has compelling reasons for thinking and feeling as you do, and accept that you have no power to change your adversary's mind. This can help you approach your disagreement rationally, with a steady voice and a willingness to compromise. If you listen thoughtfully and with an empathetic ear during conflict, you can transform clashes into opportunities to compromise.

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Our Lady's Prayer (1 Posts)

Last Post 20-10-06 05:37

A neat alternative I found online for people who experience The Divine as maternal. The Lady's Prayer "Our Mother, Who art amongst us, Hallowed is Thy presence. Our realm is here, We sense Thee near, On Earth, which is our living Heaven. Teach us this day to bake our bread, And accept us in our human-ness As we accept each other, in spite of our limitations. Lead us not into domination, But empower us to freedom. For ours is this Air, This Fire, This Water, This Earth, Forever and Ever. Blessed Be." Variation on the Lord's Prayer by Mark Christian and Janie Young

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Yogi Bera-isms (1 Posts)

Last Post 15-10-06 19:14

He may sometimes sound foolish, but sometimes comes off as the "wise fool". Yogi Bera probably would have also have made a good Buddhist. ***** "You can observe a lot by watching." -Yogi Bera ***** "We made too many wrong mistakes." -Yogi Bera ***** "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." -Yogi Bera ***** Good advice, all of it. :)

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Fear can be a good thing (1 Posts)

Last Post 13-10-06 02:00

from Daily Om: Honoring Life Changes The Wisdom Of Fear Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers-all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this type of fear is good. It is your way of questioning whether you really want the new life these changes will bring. It is also a potent reminder that releasing and grieving the past is a necessary part of moving into the new. Fear has a way of throwing us off balance, making us feel uncertain and insecure, but it is not meant to discourage us. Its purpose is to notify us that we are at the edge of our comfort zone, poised in between the old life and a new one. Whenever we face our fear, we overcome an inner obstacle and move into new and life-enhancing territory, both inside and out. The more we learn to respect and even welcome fear, the more we will be able to hear its wisdom, wisdom that will let us know that the time has come to move forward, or not. While comfort with fear is a contradiction in terms, we can learn to honor our fear, recognizing its arrival, listening to its intelligence, and respecting it as a harbinger of transformation. Indeed, it informs us that the change we are contemplating is significant, enabling us to approach it with the proper reverence. You might wish to converse with your fear, plumbing its depths for a greater understanding of the change you are making. You could do this by sitting quietly in meditation and listening or by journaling. Writing down whatever comes up-your worries, your sadness, your excitement, your hopes-is a great way to learn about yourself through the vehicle of fear and to remember that fear almost always comes alongside anything worth doing in your life.

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Lawrence of Arabia (1 Posts)

Last Post 12-10-06 21:41

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." -- T.E. Lawrence “There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.” --T.E. Lawrence

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Shhhhh! (1 Posts)

Last Post 11-10-06 05:46

Inside this new love, die. Your way begins on the other side. Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now. You're covered with thick cloud. Slide out the side. Die, and be quiet. Quietness is the surest sign that you've died. Your old life was a frantic running from silence. The speechless full moon comes out now. -Rumi

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An "A" for effort (1 Posts)

Last Post 11-10-06 05:42

From Dion fortune's <u>"glastonbury: avalon of the heart"</u>, in reference to home spun crafts versus neater industrial- produced ones: "But apart from the value of these things as assessed objectively, they have a subjective value which cannot be reckoned in silver and gold. They enrich the human soul and bring new values into human life. Miss Buckton had the vision which sees this, and much must therefore be forgiven to imperfections of execution, because it is better that human beings stumblingly feel their way to self- expression through the making of beauty, than that experts should do it for them and present them with a perfection of artistic achievement which they can neither understand nor appreciate. Such skilled work enriches the world of inanimate things because new objects of beauty come into being, but the spiritual world is enriched by the muddy strugglings that went on at Miss Buckton's kick-wheel and the spilth of her dye-pot."?

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