A Thought To Ponder from Paul Boynton - LET GO

 “When it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders, it is time to let go of some serious baggage. For starters, let go of responsibilities that belongs to others. Let go of things beyond your control. Let go of past mistakes. Let go of regrets. Let go.” ~Paul Boynton, Begin With Yes

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: The SOUL of Nation

"When lockdown was announced, none of us rushed to buy Gold, Land, Car or expensive phone. But all of us rushed to buy Rice, Wheat, Milk, and Vegetables. FARMERS are the SOUL of Nation. Respect them.!" ~from Sarcasm, Facebook (August 2020)

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Moment of grief and bereavement

"When we honestly ask which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour moment of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." ~Henri J.M. Nouwen

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: DIGNITY

"By a lie, a man...annihilates his dignity as a man." -Immanuel Kant

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: From E. L. Aguinaldo

"Long before we were born; prejudice, inequality and injustice, expressed and unexpressed already exist. Let’s pray and keep hoping they will quit to thrive with us while we are still on the green grass above the ground." ~Emilio Laxamana Aguinaldo

A THOUGHT TO PONDER : SAVE THE NATURAL WORLD

"At the end of the day, no amount of investing, no amount of clean electrons, no amount of energy efficiency will save the natural world if we are not paying attention to it – if we are not paying attention to all the things that nature give us for free: clean air, clean water, breathtaking vistas, mountains for skiing, rivers for fishing, oceans for sailing, sunsets for poets, and landscapes for painters. What good is it to have wind-powered lights to brighten the night if you can’t see anything green during the day? Just because we can’t sell shares in nature doesn’t mean it has no value.” ~Thomas L. Friedman

A THOUGHT TO PONDER : Napoléon Bonaparte Words Come True

“China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world." ~Napoléon Bonaparte

THOUGHTS TO PONDER: Shadow

When that SHADOW IS YOURSELF

"A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines" ~Benjamin Franklin

"Dont depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness." ~Ibn Taymiyyah

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: The beauty of generosity

"It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. Its appeal is to the material part, and if allowed its way, it will in time disturb one's spiritual balance. Therefore, children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving." ~Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), Wahpeton Santee Sioux

A THOUGHT TO PONDER - On Poverty and Wealth

"There is little to be said in favour of poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet poverty often brings out the true generosity in others." ~ Nelson Mandela

A Thought To Ponder

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

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: On Forgetting

"There's really no shortcut to forgetting someone. You just have to endure missing them everyday until you don't anymore." ~Anon

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Someone's comfort

"Don't you dare shrink yourself for someone else's comfort. Do not become small for people who refused to grow." ~Anon

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: The Wisdom of A Grandma

"If you give a person too much too soon, they'll fall in love with your hand and not your heart" ~Grandma Anon

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Lessons of Life

"Not everyone is meant to be in your future. Some people are just passing through to give you lessons in your life." ~Anon by Simple Capacity

A THOUGHT TO PONDER - A Philosophy on LIFE

"How you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. And so, it is with life, which for many of us becomes one gigantic test followed by one gigantic lesson. In the end, it all comes down to one word - GRACE. It's how you accept WINNING and LOSING, GOOD LUCK and BAD LUCK, the darkness and the LIGHT." ~Anon

Source: from the Philosophy box - Amazing Grace Perfume

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Life Without Difficulties

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." ~Peter Marshall

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: reflection

“Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capacious? It never troubles the sun that some of his rays fall wide and vain into ungrateful space, and only a small part on the reflecting planet. Let your greatness educate the crude and cold companion.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: build your strength and character

"Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times, you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons." ~Troy Amdahl

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Good Things I Do Today

"Every time you wake up and ask yourself, What good things am I going to do today?, remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it." ~Indian Proverb