Hollie Holden - holding back

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"We hold ourselves back from dancing when our bodies want to dance, from asking people out, from taking risks, from speaking our truth, from saying that thing that is squirming to be released." ~Hollie Holden from her Notes on Living and Loving

Quotes From The Way of the Peaceful Parent

"As parents we so often help our child expand their awareness to help them consider the wants, needs and perspectives of others, and the more we do it in a way that they also feel considered, we're helping them in their slow but steady development of appreciating and considering others. Modelling value and appreciation for ourselves is one of the ways that we do this. By simply saying out loud that you're so pleased with what you've achieved, you're helping your child, young or old, to be aware of what you've done and achieved and they likely will naturally feel appreciation for you. The tall poppy syndrome in our societies can make it hard for us to evolve ourselves out loud, yet doing so gives our children and others around us permission to do the same." ~Parents often feel a lack of acknowledgement, appreciation and value for all that they do in their day to day lives. It's so important that we do the big work of increasing our value of ourselves to fill up our emotional tanks when it isn't coming from one's
child, partner or other adults (at least not in a recognizable form). Especially if you grew up with parents who didn't tend to reflect your value and warmly express their appreciation for what you do and who you are." ~The Way of the Peaceful Parents

"Acknowledge and be kind with yourself about your limitations. When it’s hardest to be kind and loving towards our child is usually when we most need to be kind towards ourselves. Children and adults alike need love when feeling low or angry." ~The Way of the Peaceful Parent

"It's often when we really stop and join our child in their world, when we truly listen with our mind and heart, when we join or observe their play mindfully, that we begin to get little inklings of the innocence, openness and preciousness of their minds and hearts." ~The Way of the Peaceful Parent

"When we indulge in being playful, we enter our child’s world, we gain relief and give our child relief from our seriousness. A child’s world lights up when their parent enters their world of play and it helps us parents shake off some of our stress." ~The Way of the Peaceful Parent

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Holly Mosier - culture

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"Our culture encourages us to plan every moment and fill our schedules with one activity and obligation after the next, with no time to just be. But the human body and mind require downtime to rejuvenate. I have found my greatest moments of joy and peace just sitting in silence, and then I take that joy and peace with me out into the world." ~Holly Mosier from Journey to Peace

Charles Haanel - power

"The power is from within, but we cannot receive it unless we give it." ~Charles Haanel

Johann Gottfried Von Herder -inspiration

"Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks." ~Johann Gottfried Von Herder (A Journey of Faith)

Charles Wesley Burns - world

"A warless world will come as men develop warless hearts." ~Charles Wesley Burns

Sherry Kane Quotes

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"Good health leads to ultimate happiness. Take care of YOU! You only have one body to live in." ~Sherry Kane, I Am Complete Woman ‪

"In order to grow to your highest potential, it is necessary to step away from your busy life to reflect and create anew." ~Sherry Kane

"Life does not have to be Perfect to BE Wonderful. Make the most of each day. Appreciate the little things and take pleasure from all that is good. If you look hard enough, you can always find something good- even in a bad situation. This perspective will brighten up your world. Create a wonderful day!" -Sherry Kane (I Am Complete Woman)

"Spend time enjoying the beauty of nature. It will bring you inner peace and serenity." ~Sherry Kane, I am Complete Women's Retreat

"When you are busy rushing through your day, remember to take time to stop and slow things down. Don't let life pass you by." ~Sherry Kane , I am Complete Women's Retreat

"When you are experiencing rough waters, trust that a brighter tomorrow is waiting for you on the other side. Hang tight and ride the storm. You will get through it. Never give up and Believe..." ~Sherry Kane, I Am Complete Woman

"When you nurture yourself, your world will come into focus." ~Sherry Kane, I Am Complete Woman

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Demi Lovato Quotes

"No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things." ~Demi Lovato

“One of the most scariest thing in life, is when you come to the realization that the only thing that can save you, is...yourself" ~Demi Lovato

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Matthew Crystal - experience

"You live and you learn. With every experience you learn your true value. Keep moving forward to better things." ~Matthew Crystal

Quotes from Love Israel FB

"Praise is a powerful force that empowers our prayers in battle! It turns our attention off the problem as we stand in His Presence with our focus on Him, it is then He reminds us,

"‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s." (2 Chronicles 20:15)"

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me from violence. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies." (2 Samuel 22:3-4) ~from LoveIsrael.com

Heather Pryor - hand and heart

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"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." ~Heather Pryor from Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses

Colin Hart - conscience

“The penny is beginning to drop among judges that the law is unfair. I hope the Supreme Court will find more room to protect Christian consciences.” ~Colin Hart on Bull vs Hall (WND Faith)

Alacia Bessette - beauty

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"Life isn't simple but the beauty of it is you can start over. It'll get easier. " ~Alacia Bessette

Old Quaker Saying - silence

"Don't speak unless you can improve upon the silence." ~old Quaker saying, from Parker J. Palmer

Carl Gustav Boberg - how great thou art

"Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!"
~Carl Gustav Boberg (from Tim Cox Fine Art)

Wayne Muller Quotes

"The greatest barrier to own own healing is not the pain, sorrow or violence inflicted upon us as children. Our greatest hindrance is our ongoing capacity to judge, to criticize, and to bring tremendous harm to ourselves. If we can harden our heart against ourselves and meet our most tender feelings with anger and condemnation, we simultaneously armor our heart against the possibility of gentleness, love and healing." ~Wayne Muller

"When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature." ~Wayne Muller

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Phillip Hatfield - continue living

"Moving on doesn't mean you forget about things. It just means you accept what happened and continue living." ~Phillip Hatfield, Speaker/Author

Sara Teasdale Quotes

"I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me." -Sara Teasdale

"I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes." ~Sara Teasdale

"My soul is a dark ploughed field
In the cold rain;
My soul is a broken field
Ploughed by pain."
-Sara Teasdale

“No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.” ~Sara Teasdale

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Grandma Moses Quotes

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"I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and I am satisfied with it." ~Grandma Moses

"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." ~Grandma Moses

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BIO

Anna Mary Robertson Moses began painting when she was 76 years old? Shad her share of physical ailments, most notably arthritis, that kept her from her first love, embroidery. You may remember Anna by her more popular name “Grandma Moses.” Anna lived long enough to see the canvases she had sold for $3 fetch prices well above $10,000. (Source: The Lies We Believe and the Truths We Reject By Richard Franz | Tuesday, January 20, 2015)

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CYNTHIA V. WALKER Quotes

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"‪Don't allow people to get to you. Let them deal with their challenges and contrast because they've collected those in their life's journey." ~‬Chak V Walker

‪"I was in awe as I observed it driving away from Parkes, NSW. 'Twas an orange faced-moon rising as the sun was setting. Awesome‬!" ~Cynthia V. Walker, on March 21, 2019 Summer Equinox (Supermoon)

"May there be more teachers who love to teach and spend extra hours and resources to bring out the best in each person. We love those teachers." ~Cynthia V. Walker

"WHISTLER here we come peak to peak. Amazing experience. Once more I am grateful to all the pioneering spirits who trekked the majestic mountains and left a trail so that creative minds engineered this gondola so people like me get the chance to share the same space with HIS great natural wonders. Breathe freshest air." -Cynthia V. Walker (2015 to Canada)

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Quotes from Gary P Hayes Photography

"and you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking and racing around to come up behind you again..." Roger Waters 'Time' (Pink Floyd) from Gary P Hayes Photography

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” ~Matt Hardy

"Being apart and lonely is like rain.
It climbs toward evening from the ocean plains;
from flat places, rolling and remote, it climbs
to heaven..." ~Rainer Maria Rilke (Loneliness)
From Gary P Hayes Photography

“Everybody needs beauty...places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.” ~John Muir (Gary Hayes)

"Gods always behave like the people who make them." ~Zora Neale Hurston

"Head for the moon. If you miss, you will still be among the stars” ~David Gandy from Gary Hayes Photography

"I've begun to look at the world through apocalypse eyes. Our society, which seems so sturdily built out of concrete and custom, is just a temporary resting place, a hotel our civilization checked into a couple hundred years ago and must one day check out of." ~Neil Strauss

"I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame." ~Anthony Quinn

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” ~Diane Arbus

"I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time." ~Joseph Beuys

“I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.” ~Carl Sagan

"It's astounding, Time is fleeting, Madness takes it's toll...I've got to keep control. I remember doing the Time Warp. Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me. Let's do the Time Warp again." ~Richard O'Brien, Rocky Horror Picture Show

"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act." ~Paulo Coelho

"Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned." ~Emily Dickinson

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ~Leonardo da Vinci

“Once you learn to care, you can record images with your mind or on film. There is no difference between the two.” ~Anon

"One of the pleasures of living in the mountains is always finding new vistas," ~Gary P Hayes Photography as he described: (this view into the Grose Valley from the top of Rigby Hill was also one of those strange sunsets, as the clouds evaporated leaving this beacon, sign beckoning the night.)

"One of those sunsets where you wait and wait, the sun disappears over the ridge and you start to pack up. But then, just like in the moments before sunrise, the red appears." ~Unattributed

“Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.” ~Don McCullin

“Since no two days are the same, we must be entering life's classroom when we wake up each morning” ~Kamil Ali from Gary P Hayes Photography

"Sometimes the solitary voice can be the best one." ~Frank Miller

‎“That's the best thing about little sisters: They spend so much time wishing they were elder sisters that in the end they're far wiser than the elder ones could ever be.” ~Gemma Burgess (caption of Gary P Hayes Photography: The Sisters, Painterly Cloudy Sunset)

“The amount of butter you add to the bread of humanity is the difference maker, just as the fly is different from the butterfly” ~Constance Chuks Friday (from Gary P. Hayes Photography, FB)

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." ~Leo Tolstoy

"To keep a warm heart in a cold world is the real victory." ~Marty Rubin

"We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay." ~Lynda Barry

"Where thou art, that is home." ~Emily Dickinson (Gary Hayes)

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective." ~Denis Waitley

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HIS OWN WORDS

"A short afternoon walk to Bridal Veil view lookout, a local waterfall, to do some panoramas using long exposures 2-10s. As I was about to pack up a large flock of 120 or so cockatoos came up the gully from the main Jamison Valley, stopping on trees and flocking almost tag like moving in stop start swarm. My camera was set for the previous shot but I took a few anyway and the result was very cool. You can see 2 seconds of their flight, each flap recorded subtly, almost like ghost birds that still fly up that gully each day at the same time." ~Gary P Hayes Photography‎, Blue Mountains Australia (April 2014)

"Around each corner a promised greener pasture, but be careful not to miss the vista staring you right in the face." ~Gary P. Hayes (October 2014)

"Sometimes it's just too much. At 6am I saw the sky developing, a pre-dawn display, but events got the better of me and I left late. A big valley destination in mind, but looking in the rear view mirror, just after setting off, the sky lit up so pulled over to the side of the local lake and got mobbed by ducks. But there is tranquility here." ~Gary P. Hayes on Photography

"The most important Nation in the world is 'Imagination'" ~Gary P. Hayes

"The word 'escape' comes forward, a channel leading you to freedom, a sky promising a fabulous future, a fantasy alien landscape to escape into." ~Gary Hayes, Sunrise at Bombo photo, 29 June 2014

"We are all so busy looking elsewhere for that guiding light, that when it finally shines especially for us, we miss it" ~Gary Hayes

"You prefer the private path over the path well traveled. You like to travel alone, live alone, think alone and be alone." ~Gary Hayes

"Your pathway is a path for one. You may be original, creative, insightful, philosophical, and introverted. You view the world in a unique way." ~Gary Hayes

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Feist - landscape

"Surreal can be exciting and good, and it can be like living inside an alien landscape, and it can be completely interesting, or you can be alienated from your own life - inside your own life, it doesn't feel familiar any more." ~Feist (from Gary Hayes Photography, FB)

Ralph Nichols - basic needs

"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them." ~Ralph Nichols

Be Inspired - abilities

"The time you doubt your abilities, feelings of give up approach your mind." ~Be inspired and inspire others

Constance Chuks Friday Quotes

"Cheer up for pleasant feelings count, they won't counter progress and productivity." ~Constance Chuks Friday

"Great statements aren't remembered for the tenses they're made of. They're remembered for the sense they make." ~Constance Chuks Friday

"Illuminate the world with your light and you'll eliminate the darkness within it." ~Constance Chuks Friday

"It takes creative ideas to change the rules of engagement in every aspect or area of life." ~Constance Chuks Friday

"Shine your light, it'll burn you if you shroud it." ~Constance Chuks Friday

“The amount of butter you add to the bread of humanity is the difference maker, just as the fly is different from the butterfly” ~Constance Chuks Friday (from Gary P. Hayes Photography, FB)

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Russell Simmons Quotes

"Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world." ~Russell Simmons

“Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness.” ~Russell Simmons

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Debbie Haggard Oakley - blessings

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"Blessings come from caring." ~Debbie Haggard Oakley

Gigi Galluzzo Quotes

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"Fortune is found when we take the time to unwrap the treasure right where we are." ~Gigi Galluzzo

"There is always perfect timing when the universe sets everything into motion. Be ready to receive. " ~Gigi Galluzzo

"You are so much more than what is happening to you in this moment."~Gigi Galluzzo

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Tony Bennett - father

"My father was my earliest inspiration and instilled in me a love of music. He had a beautiful singing voice and would often sing Italian folk songs to my brother, sister and I on the front steps of our home in Astoria, Queens. Although he passed away when I was only ten years old, I still have vivid memories of his beautiful voice and I was told by relatives that in his birthplace in Italy he would go to the top of the mountains and sing and everyone in the valley would be able to hear him. I was fortunate enough to visit my family's ancestral home in Podargani a few years ago and stand on that very same mountaintop and sing O Solo Mio. It was a moment I will never forget and while thinking of my father I want to wish everyone a Happy Father's Day" ~Tony Bennett

Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes

“Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones. People nowadays don't know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty. People always suddenly miss you more once they see how much happier you are without them. Learn the real from the fake....and don't worry about the mistakes you make. There are no mistakes in life, just lessons. The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard times pass.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Don’t be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Don't trust people whose feelings change with time... Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Don't wait for miracles. Your whole life is a miracle. Live it up and dare to leave an impact. There is no rehearsal.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“I don't know how people can fake whole relationships... I can't even fake a hello to somebody I don't like” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

"If you are bitter, that means they got the best of you. If they got the best of you, that means they won. Don't let them win. Just move on." -Ziad K. Abdelnour

“Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour

“One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Sometimes being too nice is dangerous, you have to show your mean side once in a while to avoid getting hurt.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they'll notice. If they don't, you know where you stand.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour

“There's no such thing as a perfect relationship. It's about finding someone who matches you and will go through everything without giving up.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour

"“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” ~Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

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Rick Perry - quality of life

"The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator." ~Rick Perry

Mattie Stepanek Quotes

"If you have enough breath to complain about anything, you have more than enough reason to give thanks about something." ~Mattie J.T. Stepanek

"People are fighting over how our heartsongs are different. But they don't need to be the same. That's the beauty. We are a mosaic of gifts. Each of us has our inner beauty no matter how we look." ~Mattie Stepanek

"Remember to play after every storm. " ~Mattie Stepanek

"Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second." ~Mattie Stepanek

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Gerard Way Quotes

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~Gerard Way

"Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary." ~Gerard Way 

"Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself to become a new person." ~Gerard Way

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Guy Kawasaki - inoculate

"Inoculate yourself from dangerous bozos." ~Guy Kawasaki

Steve Fleischmann - think

"To think forward, we have to think backward." ~Steve Fleischmann, Mamre House Farm Manager

Al Gore - kind

"History will not be kind to those who looked away." ~Al Gore

Mary McLeod Bethune - service

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"Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible." ~Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough." ~Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955

Florence Griffith Joyner - rest

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"I pray hard, work hard and leave the rest to God." ~Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-)

Luc De Clapiers Quotes

"The fruit derived from labour is the sweetest of all pleasures." ~Luc De Clapiers

"The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught." ~Luc de Clapiers

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Dr. Robert Anthony - complete

“You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” ~Dr. Robert Anthony

Rosalind Russell - cosmetic

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"Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic." ~Rosalind Russell (1911-1976)

Christina Rasmussen - start over again

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"... it is not the grief that stops us from starting life over again. But the fear of losing it all again." ~Christina Ramussen

ANON - lip service

"Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray." ~Anon

Sonya Parker - life

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“Live your life for you not for anyone else. Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself.” -Sonya Parker

Charles Kuralt Quotes

"The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines." ~Charles Kuralt

"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege." ~Charles Kuralt

"You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition... Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly." ~Charles Kuralt

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Julian Bernstein - piece by piece

"One thought opens a million doors. The world is written piece by piece by the wonder of your own imagination." ~Julian Bernstein

Françoise Sagan Quotes

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“A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of it's complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else.” ~Françoise Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse

“He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light he was as golden, as soft, as gentle as myself, and he would protect me.” ~Françoise Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse

“I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me, is the only sensible way to love.” ~Françoise Sagan

“I like men to behave like men. I like them strong and childish.” ~Françoise Sagan

“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” ~Françoise Sagan

"It's impossible to speak highly enough of the virtues, the dangers and the power of shared laughter." ~Françoise Sagan

“Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.” ~Françoise Sagan

“Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter.” ~Françoise Sagan

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known” ~Françoise Sagan

“The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.” ~Françoise Sagan

"To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter." ~Françoise Sagan

Source: Goodreads

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Nasim Asgari - Door

"If hatred knocks at your door, greet it with a smile, but tell it it has come too late, for love is already having tea inside." ~Nasim Asgari

Anita Krizzan - human being

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"You don't have to move mountains. Simply fall in love with life. Be a tornado of happiness, gratitude and acceptance. You will change the world by just being a warm, kind-hearted human being." ~Anita Krizzan

Frank M. Wanderer Quotes

"A soap bubble may serve as a good symbol of our individual, separate existence, as it surrounds and protects us, but at the same time completely isolates us from the external reality." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"From life to life, we chase the same ideas and desires." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"Only the deep-rooted desire for the truth remains in our soul." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"Our real self is life itself." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"Real meditation is by nature effortless." ~Frank M. Wanderer

“The first gift of your conscious alertness is when you discover, that instead of you, the deep-programs of your conditioned mind are living your life” ~Frank M. Wanderer

"Wanderer o stay silent, submerge into the inner silence, free of the mind, and the source of pure consciousness." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"We are the embodiment of Life, we are born into this world as a result of a Miracle.” ~Frank M. Wanderer

"We must detach ourselves from the mind, and then we are able to stay in the role of the eyewitness." ~Frank M. Wanderer

"When you really want to find the answers to the great questions of your life, you need to look for them deep in yourself." ~Frank M. Wanderer

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Gayle Joplin Hall Quotes

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"Do a mindshift. Go for all your dreams." ~Gayle Joplin Hall, PhD

"Many people give up too easily or don't have faith in themselves when in reality, they have everything it takes inside. Through prayer, hard work, and determination, almost anything can be accomplished." ~Gayle Joplin Hall, PhD - Sensational Bliss.

"Once you figure out what is important in life, go for it...Live and Love Life!" ~Gayle Joplin Hall, PhD - Sensational Bliss.

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination." ~Gayle Joplin Hall, PhD.

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Bruce Springsteen - fire and light

"We are alive and though our bodies lie alone here in the dark, our souls and spirits rise to carry the fire and light the spark; to fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart." ~Bruce Springsteen

Alice Hoffman - place

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Photo: Mamre House
August 2014

"I have crossed over to a place I never thought I would be. I am someone I would never have imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am." ~Alice Hoffman

Riley Yielding - configuration

"Thoughts exist, in that they are configurations of matter in your brain. but they do not exist for other people, until something else is done." ~Riley Yielding

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Quotes

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"In life the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right." ~Arianna Huffington

"The way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is getting enough sleep." ~Arianna Huffington 

FESGO - human life

"He who denies that human life begins with conception does not need to contend with religion, but science. To deny this certainty of biology is not to express a lack of faith, but a lack of basic knowledge of human genetics, something that is even known by the general public.” ~Ecuadorian Federation of Societies of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FESGO), April 17 2008

Michael John U. Teh - what matters most

"All the material things we worked so hard to acquire do not matter. All that matters is our family and relationships with others. " ~Michael John U. Teh

Ricky Maye Quotes

“Conversation isn't about proving a point; true conversation is about going on a journey with the people you are speaking with.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“Faith is a journey” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“I am not interested in coming to a conclusion or finding the “right” answer, I’m interested in going on a lifelong journey with this God who decided he wanted to walk this same journey with me.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

"Many people will never read a Bible, but they will read you.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality (Goodreads)

“Many times in the Christian life, we focus on the five-minute salvation experience rather than the lifetime of work the Lord will put into us and the many paths and instances we will find God.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“People often reject and criticize what they believe Jesus would have no part in, but in reality most times Jesus is a part of the scandalous, the dirty and the dangerous.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“Religion and spirituality can easily be intertwined; however, there is a very distinct separation between the two.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“Sometimes we can focus so much on nothing that we make it a big something of nothing” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“Spirituality can’t be explained, religion seeks for every explanation. Religion will debate and try to prove the existence of God, while spirituality will explain God with as little words as possible. Religion will try to limit God, Christianity, theology and intelligence, while spirituality will open God up to faith; the invisible and confusing and uncomfortable.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

“We read about the name Jesus was given at his birth; Immanuel, meaning “God with us”. This God wasn’t content with dwelling in fiction, this God wasn’t content living with the seraphim and this God wasn’t content with bulls and goats anymore. This God wanted to dwell with you, with all of your mess, with all of your failures with all the dirtiness that is you; he wanted to sit with you. Here’s the amazing thing, God doesn’t care if you’re a catholic, a Lutheran, Post modern or Emergent; he wants to sit with you.” ~Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

"Your footsteps will have more to say about your spiritual life than knowledge attained." ~Ricky Maye

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Trinity Photography Australia - stream

"Sometimes you just need to open your eyes to see all the beautiful things around you." ~Partly attributed to Trinity Photography Australia on 'A small stream just before the Scenic Railway, Katoomba, Blue Mountains.'

William Allen White Quotes

"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." ~William Allen White

"I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamourous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals. Lady Luck has been good to me and I fancy she has been good to every one. Only some people are dour, and when she gives them the come hither with her eyes, they look down or turn away and lift an eyebrow. But me, I give her a wink and away we go." ~William Allen White (Zest for Life)

“If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be.” ~William Allen White

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Holbrook Jackson Quotes

"A mother never realizes that her children are no longer children." ~Holbrook Jackson

"Genius is initiative on fire." ~Holbrook Jackson

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David Brinkley - foundation

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." ~David Brinkley

James Blanchard Cisneros Quotes

"Every moment allows us to begin anew." ~James B. Cisneros

"Every time you experience anger, you are being gifted with the opportunity to learn how to deal with it in a more productive and loving manner." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"For just one day, trust that you are in the right place at the right time. Do so and your frustrations will turn into peace and gratitude." ~James B. Cisneros

"Forgiveness is the choice that leads to peace. Today forgive, not because others say it’s the right thing to do, but because as God’s creation, you are worthy of peace." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Free will allows us to focus on the thoughts we want, and it is the thoughts we have and support that shape, color, and define the world we see." ~James Blanchard Cisneros, Author

"God is always trying to remind you of your loving nature, thus He allows, through free will, for judgment, anger, resentment and revenge to manifest so you can see and better understand how unalike they are to you." ~James Blanchard Cisneros, Author, You Have Chosen to Remember

"Grace is the gentle eternal flow of God's unconditional love that nourishes and fills our souls." ~James Blanchard Cisneros (Excerpt from the book You Have Chosen to Remember)

"If we feel hurt by others words, it is not their words that affect us, it is how we choose to interpret those words that affect us." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"It is your thoughts about your experience, not the experience by itself, that colors your journey." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Judge yourself no longer for your past. All of our past has been of use to give us the life experience, knowledge, and wisdom we now have." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Judge yourself no longer. Instead thank all your ‘negative’ thoughts and emotions for showing you that what they offer you, you truly do not want." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Negative emotions are not negative. Negative emotions allow you to see which illusions of yourself and others you are still holding unto as real. Thus processing negative emotions is a sacred part of your journey, of all our journeys. Today practice patience, not only with yourself but also with others, for we are all One, and so when you learn patience for others, you are also learning to respect your own process. You are a blessing to this world, not just parts of you, but all of you. Peace." ~JB Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember

“Once you awaken you will have no interest in judging those who sleep.” ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Resentment is not created by the past, but by how we choose to carry the past." ~James B. Cisneros

"The areas in your life that you now see as challenges are the areas you have come to this world to help heal." ~James B. Cisneros

"The ego is a very limited belief system within the sleeping mind." ~James B. Cisneros

"The people we meet today are those we have been appointed to serve." ~James B. Cisneros

"The power to change your life resides within you, not in the outside world." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"The truth within you is sacred, loving and eternal." ~James B. Cisneros

"There are thousands of replies to illusions. But there is one powerful response to reality, and that is appreciation." ~James Blanchard Cisneros (Excerpt from the book You Have Chosen to Remember)

"Today, rise up from the ashes and dust the ego has told you that you are, and shine your eternal nature on all you see." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"We are all One, thus whatever you do to ‘others’ you will feel reverberating within you and throughout your day." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"We experience contentment when we realise that everything that is occurring in our lives is useful for our growth and development." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"When self-doubt comes knocking at you door, remember, God thought and created you. You are in the most literal sense the physical thought of God on Earth." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"When the ego demands anger, let us instead use anger as a trigger that helps awaken us from our dream, that helps us depart the darkness and return to the light." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

“When we are upset, it is not the picture outside of us that is truly upsetting us. It is how we interpret and react to that picture that is upsetting us.” ~James Blanchard Cisneros 

"Wholeheartedly place the moment in God's hands and the need for anger, stress and judgment dissolves." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"You can heal someone simply by the words you choose. Those you are in front of today are those you are being asked to heal. Those that have been entrusted to you by Source are those He is asking you to comfort with your words. You will not be in front of anyone ‘by chance’ today. Chance, is an illusionary idea of the ego, you are on a sacred journey and all those you encounter today are those you have been sent here to serve. Do not take your mission lightly, pay very close attention to the words you use, and align your words with the energies of love, compassion, forgiveness, peace, and joy." ~JBC

"You paint the world you see with every thought you think." ~James Blanchard Cisneros

"Your worth is perfect, gifted to you in your creation, changeless in time. No one can add or subtract your worth." ~James Blanchard Cisneros 

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PERSPECTIVES

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS:
"Negative” emotions are not negative. Negative emotions allow you to see which illusions of yourself and others you are still holding unto as real. Thus processing negative emotions is a sacred part of your journey, of all our journeys. Today practice patience, not only with yourself but also with others, for we are all One, and so when you learn patience for others, you are also learning to respect your own process. You are a blessing to this world, not just parts of you, but all of you. Peace." ~JBC, You Have Chosen to Remember

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The Power of Checking in on Yourself Throughout the Day:
Every moment allows you the opportunity to begin anew. Throughout the day, practice becoming present, returning to the present moment and asking yourself: “What kind of day do I want to experience.” Today let us practice checking in on ourselves, and deciding if the thoughts, feelings, emotions, actions and reactions we are experiencing are the ones that will assist us in having the day we want. When you are not feeling confident, forgiving, generous, loving, or kind, stop yourself and say, “This is not who I truly desire to be, I now choose to stop this thinking and return to my truest-self, I now choose to be who I truly am. I have control of how I act, behave, react, and interact with others and myself. I no longer choose to put effort into following the same dead end roads of judgment and self-judgment that the ego demands I follow. I am no longer an unconscious prisoner to what the ego has programmed me to think. I now choose to become the expression of the day I desire to have.” ~James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of the book "You Have Chosen to Remember"

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"This World is a Reflection of the Thoughts We Think:
You can only define this world through your thoughts. Because it is within your mind that you define the world you see, then this world is simply a reflection of the thoughts you choose to think. Everything “out there” is given definition by you. Thus, when you work on developing a more peaceful mind, then the world that you see through this mindset, will appear more peaceful. Equally so, If your mind is in a confused, fearful and chaotic state, then it is through this mindset, that you will define the world you see, and thus how you choose to participate in it. Your thoughts drive how you participate in this world, and thus of how you experience it. If you are not at peace with how you are participating in and experiencing this world, then focus not outward but within, to change it.

Today, when your thoughts are showing you a world you do not want, do not just hand your creative power over to the ego, instead take your power back, by taking your thoughts and mind back. In times when you lack peace, recall who your creator is, He is Love, and thus you are forever worthy of Love’s inheritance. Peace is one of the many expression of Love, and thus is your inheritance and natural state. When not at peace, you are somewhere you do not belong. But do not despair, simply return to the now, and chose once again. Simply, align your thoughts and mind with Love, and because love is who in truth you are, allow it to lead you. Ask yourself: “In this moment, what would Love have me think, say and do”, and then do that. As you do, you will begin to represent and reflect, Heaven on Earth." ~James Blanchard Cisneros, "You Have Chosen to Remember"

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What is Success?
In the world of illusions, success can be measured a hundred ways, and failure a thousand others. In truth, you achieve success through your simple participation in the life experience. You experience growth, and that is what you have come to do. If you accomplish what you have come to do, then you have succeeded. In that sense, there is no more need to ever talk about the idea of being a successful human being. My friend, let go of the world’s illusionary idea of success, and focus on those areas in your life that fill you with passion, peace, and joy. Those areas will reenergize and magnify the light in you. By following your passions, peace, and joy, you will successfully serve as a reminder and example to others that their true hopes, desires, and dreams, are indeed within reach, within them. ~James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of the book "You Have Chosen to Remember"


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Bernard Edmonds - dream

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” ~Bernard Edmonds

Sir William Golding - Women

"I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been. Whatever you give a woman, she will make it greater. If you give her a sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit." ~Sir William Golding

Patrick Henry Quotes

"Give me liberty or give me death." ~Patrick Henry

"I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience." ~Patrick Henry

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it." ~Patrick Henry

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Christine Caine - new season

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"God prunes us when He is about to take us into a new season of growth and expansion." ~Christine Caine

Wilma Rudolph - overcome

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"When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome." ~Wilma Rudolph

Mollie Marti - ripples

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"Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived." ~Mollie Marti

Jinger Heath - driver seat

"You are in the driver's seat of your life and can point your life down any road you want to travel. You can go as fast or as slow as you want to go. And you can change the road you're on at anytime." ~Jinger Heath