A Thought To Ponder

"The busy bee has no time for sorrow." ~William Blake

From Mind, Body Green - Intention

"Setting an intention is like drawing a map of where you wish to go, it becomes a driving force of your higher consciousness. Without an intention there is no map, and you're just driving down a road with no destination in mind." ~from Mind, Body Green

FEATURED QUOTE

"No need to worry if you know how to pray." ~Lori Din Dancel

Paul Watson - Human primate

"There has never been a species as mercilessly destructive as human primate. We kill wilfully, viciously and relentlessly and we do so because we feel entitled to do so." ~Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd

Mary. A. Sutton - Busybodies are friends in disguise

"Unless you saw it with your own eyes, heard it with your own ears, don’t jump to conclusions it’s true. Gossip mongers, drama queens and the likes of them, can be very convincing. Often times, jealous and insecure. Their prime focus? To put end to all that is good in other people’s lives. They’ll attempt to sever good relations, sully reputations. Have one doubting their friends, people who truly care about them. " ~Mary. A. Sutton

Motoi Tauchi - Live in Harmony

"It's great to share similarities, we have to respect others and understand their way of thinking, to live in harmony. Just living together is not enough." ~Motoi Tauchi

Jacob Bronowski - Science

"No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power." ~Jacob Bronowski

Dr. Deborah McNamara - Diplomacy and community

"The first goal of development is to help kids understand who they are. Selfhood and integrity must come before diplomacy and community." ~Dr. Deborah McNamara.

Andrea Dykstra - Experience

"In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you." ~Andrea Dykstra

Joy Page - on Focus

“Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change – focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can.” ~Joy Page

Anil Ambani - Concentration

“Concentration can be cultivated. One can learn to exercise willpower, discipline one’s body and train one’s mind.” ~Anil Ambani

Quotes on TRIALS

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Prayer is the best armor against all trials.” ~Anon

 “Trial is the soil in which faith flourishes.” ~T. B. Joshua

"Trials help us build character and faith." ~Josh Lyons

"Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.” ~Charles Spurgeon

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Tinker Bell - Greatest treasures

"The greatest treasures are not gold, nor jewels, nor works of art. They cannot be held in your hands. They're held within your heart. For worldly things will fade away as seasons come and go. But the treasure of true friendship will never lose its glow." ~Tinker Bell (TB and The Lost Treasure)

TINKER BELL SONG

If You Believe

Time to turn the maple brilliant crimson
Time to turn the aspen's sparkling gold
Time to tumble apples from their branches
Time to turn the breeze's crisp and cold
A chill enfolds the countryside.

Kiss of morning mist upon the meadow
Scent of wood smoke swirling in the air
Signals that it's high time for the harvest

A.G. - The sound 😉

"I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me" ~A.G.

Ronny Chieng - on CV

"The coronavirus isn’t just making people sick, it’s also making people stupid." ~Ronny Chieng, (Malaysian comedian and actor. Currently a senior correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and creator and star of the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student which premiered on ABC and Comedy Central Asia in 2017.Wikipedia)

MAGGIE BEER Quotes

"Having inherited the tradition of a feast of beautifully simple food from my own parents, it is so important to me to continue that tradition for my children, and now my grandchildren. We keep it really simple so there is no fuss or bother, with everyone chipping in so that much of the preparation is done the night before." ~Maggie Beer

"Seasonality and spontaneity in creating short-run products is also what I love best." ~Maggie Beer

"There is something completely tangible but difficult to capture in words about being surrounded by the rhythm of the seasons, drawing inspiration for cooking by the food you can see outside your window, and the feeling of being nurtured that slowing life down brings – every reason for us to create Orchard House for you to enjoy." ~Maggie Beer

"… we all sit under the pear tree at the bottom of the garden, or in the courtyard under the umbrella of what must be a hundred year old wisteria, whiling away the time eating and chatting and being entertained by the grand children’s antics, which always seem to be extra spirited at Christmas time!” ~Maggie Beer

Source: Carolyn McDowall, The Culture Concept Circle 2012

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Josh Lyons Quotes

"…as Christians, we have a place to run. We have a hiding place during the storm." ~Josh Lyons, TW, 21 March 2020

"In hard times …, it is extra important that we draw close to God." ~Josh Lyons

"Trials help us build character and faith." ~Josh Lyons

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J.S.B. Morse - Pure heart

"A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive." ~J.S.B. Morse

Randi G. Fine - Gift and accomplishment

"Outer beauty is a gift. Inner beauty is an accomplishment." ~Randi G. Fine

SKAIDRITE DARIUS Quotes

"I did a lot to understand the male world so we could speak the same language." ~ ~Skaidrite Darius

"I would say, believe in yourself and do what you want to do. If you don't believe in yourself, you can't do anything." ~Skaidrite Darius, 92years old,

"Many decisions were made at the pub. We would go for a glass of beer. In those days, men weren't allowed to drink with women but the publican would close his eyes and let us go. I felt my male peers did accept me and did respect me." ~Skaidrite Darius

"What I found out later is that my male colleagues had taken up my cause and lobbied for me to keep my job. That's when I really felt accepted." ~Skaidrite Darius

"Women have come far, but not far enough in terms of being treated equally, including with pay rates." ~Skaidrite Darius

"We are all human beings. The only difference is biological. This has always been my issue. We are all the same. We should be judged on our ability and not our gender." ~Skaidrite Darius

Bio

Skaidrite Darius fled Latvia as the Russians undertook mass deportations in the wake of World War II.

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William J. Brennan

"We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us." ~William J. Brennan

Brandon Buchard - Be Humble

"Never believe you are above or below anyone. Remain forever humble." ~Brandon Buchard

Christina Tulloch - Time to help each other

"Well what a start to the year it has been: Drought, bushfires, smoke taint and now Covid-19. Running a small business in these times is not for the faint hearted! This is absolutely a time to be helping each other." ~Christina Tulloch, Tulloch Wines

Maryam Hasnaa Quotes

"Confidence isn't thinking you're better than anyone else, it's realising that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else." ~Maryam Hasnaa

"Thank you for misunderstanding me, rejecting me and not seeing me and teaching me to always see myself." ~Maryam Hasnaa

"True love does not ask you to change, it simply invites you into a safe space where you can stop being who you are not." ~Maryam Hasnaa

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Palli Thordarson - Soap and Society

"At the molecular level, soap breaks things apart. At the level of society, it helps hold everything together." ~Palli Thordarson, UNSW Chemistry Professor on why soap molecules are so effective in killing viruses like COVID-19. (March 2020)

Katherine Dunham - Inner strength

"Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out." ~Katherine Dunham

Quotes on PRINCIPLES

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death." ~Leonardo da Vinci

"Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration." ~Peter F. Drucker

“Correct principles are like compasses: They are always pointing the way. And if we know how to read them, we won’t get lost, confused, or fooled by conflicting voices and values.” ~Stephen R. Covey

"If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic." ~Hazel Henderson

“Just let your minds become void and environmental phenomena will void themselves; let principles cease to stir and events will cease stirring of themselves." ~Huang Po, The Zen Teaching of Huang-Po: On the Transmission of Mind

"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." ~Thomas Paine on Virtue

“So, I tell you there are a great many God-fearing, dedicated, noble men and women in public life, present company included. And, yes, we need your help to keep us ever mindful of the ideas and the principles that brought us into the public arena in the first place. The basis of those ideals and principles is a commitment to freedom and personal liberty that, itself, is grounded in the much deeper realization that freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought and humbly accepted.” ~Pres. Ronald Reagan (1983)

"Thank God, I’m very well satisfied with the way God created me and I would not change a thing. I consider myself a woman with inner beauty. I have my principles. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I plan to follow this through the rest of my life." ~Miss Angola's Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011

"The GREAT difference between the real leader and the pretender is -- that the one sees into the future, while the other regards only the present; the one lives by the day, and acts upon expediency; the other acts on enduring principles for immortality." ~Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

"This world scarcely raise rare HEROES who died defending the Law of the Land and the Law above it. A man of principles is the enemy of those without." ~Selma Palacio Alara

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Marcus Chown - Made in heaven

"The iron in your blood, the calcium in your bones, the oxygen that fills your lungs every time you take a breath - all were forged in stars that lived and died before the Earth was born. You are stardust made flesh. You were literally made in heaven.” ~Marcus Chown

Kobayashi Issa - Quotes

"In the cherry blossom's shade there's no such thing as a stranger.” ~Kobayashi Issa

"The distant mountains are reflected in the eye of the dragonfly."

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Jordan Peterson - Gold

"You don't get the gold without the dragon." ~Jordan Peterson

Mel Fleming - Minds

"Softness starts in the mind and then filters through to the body." ~Mel Fleming

Karen Fowler - Memories

“Coming home seemed to have started the healing process. No longer vivid and garish, the memories seemed to be covered in gossemer, fading behind a curtain of time and forgiveness.” ~Karen Fowler, Memories For Sale

Sandra Lake - Travel

"With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding." ~Sandra Lake

Kimberley Crisp Quotes

"I believe that above any qualification, KINDNESS is critical when working with children. They may forget what they did but they will never forget ‘how’ they were treated. Kindness is a direct ‘deposit’ into their ‘heart account’. And we don’t know how things are for them out of our environments but if we can do our bit... then when they need extra love and kindness they can ‘withdraw’ some that has been deposited." ~Kimberley Crisp

"In our profession 'presence' is 'how' children feel the results of our love and care. Children get a direct deposit into their heart account when they receive full attention, and they know the difference between full and divided attention. One form fills them up and the other drains them." ~Kimberley Crisp

"Love, care and kindness; this is spirituality in practice." ~Kimberley Crisp

"The more our children are treated with deep care, the more they will treat others with care and kindness." ~Kimberley Crisp

Source: Dance With Me in the Heart

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Reno Omokri - Discipline

“If you spoil your kids when they are young, they will spoil your life when you are old. Love without discipline is hate. David spoiled Absalom and Adonijah, and they made him cry in his old age. Train your kids if you don’t want to cry in old age.” ~Reno Omokri

A.A. Malee - Kindness

"Ah, kindness! What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in this world." ~A.A. Malee

Matthew L. Jacobson - Parent and Child

"Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first." ~Matthew L. Jacobson

Kai Greene - Masterpiece

"In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece." ~Kai Greene

George Braque - Art and science

"Art is meant to disturb, science reassures." ~George Braque

Jackson Pollock - Self-discovery

"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is." ~Jackson Pollock

Charles Cooley - Artist

"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one." ~Charles Cooley

Ryan North - Brains

"Our brains are wired for connection, but trauma rewires them for protection. That's why healthy relationships are difficult for wounded people." ~Ryan North

Ellen Langer - Words

“Our experiences of everything are framed by the words we use and ideas we attach to them. You change a word or two here or there and you get vastly different effects.” ~Ellen Langer, Social Psychologist, Harvard University, The Power of the Word

Gregg Braden Quotes

“Different intentions produced different effects." ~Gregg Braden

“In the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, it’s believed that reality can exist only where our mind creates a focus.” ~Gregg Braden

“It’s all about our power to focus consciousness, which is the great secret of some of our most ancient and cherished traditions.” ~Gregg Braden

“Observation is an act of creation, and that consciousness is doing the creating.” ~Gregg Braden

"Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken." ~Gregg Braden

"Sometimes we find the solutions to life's deepest mysteries in the most unlikely places." ~Gregg Braden

“The great challenges of life appear to us when, and only when, we have everything we need to survive and heal from the experience.” ~Gregg Braden

“The object of our attention becomes the reality of our world.” ~Gregg Braden

“The power of imagination is the essence of our existence." ~Gregg Braden

“To create reality, focus beyond the outcome, as if it has already happened.” ~Gregg Braden

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Blake Lively - Confidence

"The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence" ~Blake Lively