Sam Kao - believing

"There is nothing more beautiful like believing in yourself." ~Sam Kao

Diane Arbus Quotes

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

"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory." ~Diane Arbus

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Diane Von Furstenberg Quotes

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"I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out." ~Diane von Furstenberg

"When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier." ~Diane Von Furstenberg

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Terri St. Cloud - move forward

“She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful.” ~Terri St. Cloud

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Annie Ali - songs of freedom

“The world has its own ways of treating us like what we will never be, but want to be. It relinquishes its grip on our souls while lulling us with the songs of freedom and conquest of beauty. It magnifies every tiny bit of something useless over an unfathomable presence of humanity. And we all waste the whole of our lives standing in queue for gaining its attention to be abdicated as if we never existed in the eyes of our fellow men.” ~Annie Ali

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Manish Kathuria - ray of light

“When does the dust of life seems to be a golden haze? When the whole gloomy day is manipulated by the ray of light through a lamp, ignited by a person with a surprise of love beneath an act of compassion.” ~Manish Kathuria

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Paul Hoffman - spirit passing by

“... If the dead can come back to this earth and move unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night—amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours—always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by.” ~Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God

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MY PICK of the DAY

"Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment." -Charles Stanley

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Steven Aitchison Quotes

"Being alone has the power that very few people can handle." ~Steven Aitchison

"Being close to water brings me closer to my soul." ~Steve Aitchison

"Change your perception and you change your world." ~Steven Aitchison

"Choose your own path, choose your own life and live it according to your rules, not anybody else's." ~Steven Aitchison

"Deep in my heart I know I am a loner. I have tried to blend in with the world and be sociable, but the more people I meet the more disappointed I am, so I've learned to enjoy myself, my family and a few good friends." ~Steven Aitchison

"I don't read to pass the time, I read to open up my mind." ~Steven Aitchison

"I remember so much wanting to be an adult when I was a child, now, as an adult, I wish I could see life through the eyes of a child again." ~Steven Aitchison

"I would like to thank every single person who has ever been unkind to me. You taught me to be even kinder to others." ~Steven Aitchison

"It takes a strong person to do their own thing and not wait for anybody else to validate their existence." ~Steven Aitchison

"Learning to be alone, and enjoying it,  is the most empowering gift you can give to yourself." ~Steve Aitchison 

"Nothing is more beautiful than honesty..." ~Steven Aitchison

"Prejudice is a belief born from a shortcut to thinking." ~Steve Aitchison 

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"Sensitive people are those special people who tune into the emotions of others, but what we must realise is that if we constantly take advantage of their caring nature they will build a wall around themselves to protect themselves." ~Steven Aitchison 

"Sometimes it feels as if nothing is going your way, and you’re in the middle of a meltdown. Please know that it will pass, and you will come out the other end much stronger than you were before." ~Steven Aitchison

"Sometimes the silence connects us deeper than words ever will." ~Steven Aitchison

"The lowest points in our life teaches us to reach our higher self, the higher self teaches us not to forget the lowest points." ~Steven Aitchison

"... the strong person, is not to be feared but admired and there is much to learn from this person. Take the time to do so. Your life will thank you." ~Steven Aitchison

"There's a lot of pain in being being lonely, but a lot of beauty on being alone." ~Steve Aitchison

"There's so much noise in the world today that we've forgotten to hear the beautiful sound of silence." ~Steven Aitchison

"Three hundred years from now children will be learning about a lost art that has the ability to: enrich minds, increase intelligence, reduce stress, increase knowledge, increase concentration. It's called READING." ~Steven Aitchison

"Time really does seem to fly as we get older, that's because we"ve forgotten to stop for a while to enjoy the time." ~Steven Aitchison

"To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be wise, rich, or beautiful. You just have to be there when they need you." ~Steven Aitchison

"We all have our own personal roads to travel, it's only when we follow someone else's road that we deviate from our own journey. Be strong and travel your own road." ~Steven Aitchison

"We cannot guarantee an amazing future for our children, but we can bring up amazing children to shape our future." ~Steven Aitchison

"When you become friends with solitude, you will never feel alone again." ~Steven Aitchison

"When you have fought so hard to get back on your feet, don't ever go back to the people who knocked you down." ~Steven Aitchison

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Robert Warren Painter Jr - down the road

"Good things are coming down the road. Just don't stop walking." ~Robert Warren Painter Jr

Quotes on STORMS and WEATHER

"A contented heart is a calm sea in the midst of all storms." ~Anon

"A strong soul shines after every storm." ~Positive Energy

"All storms of the heart will come to pass. There’s always a peaceful shoreline and a safe harbor touching all troubled waters. Sail on!" ~Robert Clancy on Healing

"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in." ~Haruki Murakami

"Around the rustling of many waters, may my heart find peace in Your presence, Lord. Please see us through this storm." ~Winnie Dacoco-Carmona

"Be a tree standing tall despite of heavy storms and drought." ~Charito Gonzaga

"Be strong, things will get better. It might be stormy now, but rain doesn’t last forever." ~Anon

"Beyond the storm is a bright sunrise that reminds us of a new day ..." ~Felizardo Demetillo

"Clouds come floating into my life no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Tagore

"Courage comes the moment you decide to walk through the unavoidable storms in your life rather than sidestepping them. By experiencing whatever it is your soul needs to learn, you earn strength, gain confidence and wisdom to share. Then you are able to encourage and uplift another soul caught in the storms of life." ~Lisa K. Fox

"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DRE‪AM

"Every hurricane has an eye to remind you that even among life’s most terrible storms, God is still watching over you." ~Robert Clancy

"Every one of us must eventually face the storm." ~Bryant McGill

"Every storm in your life is followed by a rainbow." ~Anon

"Every storm is a school, every trial a teacher." ~Rick Warren

"Every storm runs out of rain." ~Gary Allen

"Friends are like rainbows, always there to cheer you up after a storm." ~Positive Energy

"God can bring showers of blessings our of storms of adversity." ~Anon

"God is not in the least bit surprised or taken off guard by the storms you are facing. Trust Him, He's got this." ~Crosswalk

"God will carry you through every storm in your life and give you strength to make it through." ~Anon

“Home is a shelter from storms – all sorts of storms.” ~William J. Bennett

"I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they have been through." ~Anon

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." ~Aeschylus

"I find beauty in the rain. Embrace all the storms that comes into your life and learn how to dance with it." ~Raquel Geralde Villanueva

"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature." ~Paulo Coelho

"I thank God for the mountains I have had to climb, the storms I have faced, and the tears I have shed, as they have made me understand how strong I really am and how blessed I am when the road is smooth, the sky is clear, and my soul has a reason to smile." ~Mountain wisdom

"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." Mahatma Gandhi

“If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.” ~Warren Wendel Wiersbe

"If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm." ~Frank Lane

"In every life there will be storms; those inevitable moments of uncertaintly, turmoil, and strife." ~Anon

"In order to realise the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm." ~Corrie ten Boom, 1892-1983

"In spite of the raging storm inside
Your version of 'life' is my version of death
So I will live out my 'madness'
...Until my very last breath'"
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"In the middle of the storm be loving, positive, and honest. It doesn't matter if the storm is of your making or that of someone else that your caught in. You determine if you are positive or not, angry or not, loving, respectful, open, honest or not. I hope you will choose to be positive for yourself and others." ~Michael Huddleston

"Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so." ~Vernon Howard

"It's always good to grow, kiss the clouds and touch the sky but to know your roots is even better. Time will come where storm hits your pedestal and you got no choice but to surrender and fall, returning back to where you came from." ~Jeffrey D. Cejero 

"It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." ~Amelia Barr

"Keep the faith. Hold on. Things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever." ~Anon

"Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side." ~Heather Stillufsen

"Learn to dance in the storm so when life hands you a stormy weather, you just glide through it" ~Ikechukwu Izuakor

‪"Life is like a candle being lit at birth. As it continue to light, it will weather storms and turbulence. Some will not bear it and some will till fully consumed." ~‬Larry P. Silva

“Life’s roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors.” ~Anon

"Marriage is a place of forgiveness that welcomes one home, and arms they can run to in the midst of a storm. It's a grace." ~Darlene Schacht

"No marriage is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together." ~ShiShi Rea-Dancel, FB

"No matter the number of times you fail you must be determined to succeed. You must not lose hope. Don't stop in your storm. Don't give up so easily." ~Tony Narams

"No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever." ~Iyanla Vanzant

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." ~Lessons Learned in Life

"Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” ~Mario Fernandez

"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace despite the storm." ~Anon

"She loves moonlight and rainstorms and so many other things that have soul." ~JM Storm

"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran

"Some messages need a storm, to be able to be found." ~Cat Knott

"Some people survive and talk about it. Some people survive and go silent. Everyone deals with unimaginable pain in their own way, and everyone is entitled to that, without judgment. So the next time you look at someone's life covetously, remember … you may not want to endure what they are enduring right now, at this moment, whilst they sit so quietly before you, looking like a calm ocean on a sunny day. Remember how vast the ocean's boundaries are. Whilst somewhere the water is calm, in another place in the very same ocean, there is a colossal storm." ~Nikita Gill

"Some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon

"Sometimes there are stormy moments in your life when your friends do more than just walk with you; they become angels that carry you and protect you with their wings." ~Steve Maraboli

"Sometimes you are delayed where you are because God knows there's a storm where you are headed." ~Anon

"Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees." ~Paul Chappell

“Storms make oaks take deeper root.” ~George Herbert

"Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~Dolly Parton

"Storms test the strength of your anchor." ~Reamus Wilson

"Strong women aren't simply born. They are made by the storms they walk through." ~Anon

"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.." ~Goethe

"The garden has been part of my life every day, in every season and in all weather. It has witnessed my greatest joys and absorbed my deepest sorrows." ~Sydney Eddison 

"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Deborah King

"The greater your storm,the brighter your rainbow." ~Dr. Libby

"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Susan Gale Quotes

"The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh

"The resiliency of water is most impressed 

  by the conditioning of the storm." ~EA

"The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights." ~Giotto di Bondone

"The storm is only a temporary guest, oftentimes leaving humans different levels of devastations. How strong are you to face the storm that visits you?" ~Leah C Dancel, 24 December 2021

"The strong, calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm." ~James Allen

 "The whistle that stirs the wind that sways the trees in the forest may not be as strong as a storm, but strong enough to shake-off the dried leaves of the tree to bare its naked soul so that  leaves can grow anew,  where birds can roost and sing their sweet songs again." ~Cris Tappa

"There are some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon

"There's no better weather than porch sitting weather." ~Susan Gale

"There's no storm that God won't carry you through. No bridge that God won't help you cross. No battle that God won't help you win. No heartache that God won't help you let you go of. He is so much bigger than anything you will ever face. Leave everything in His hands. Embrace each day confidently knowing that He will take care of you." ~Charity M. Richey-Bentley

"There is peace even in the storm." ~Vincent Van Gogh

"They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm." ~Dorothy Parker

"Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.” ~Criss Jami

“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” ~ Charles Caleb Colton

"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky

"We look for anchors in our storms … Each disturbance or turbulence requires us to put down a root, a foundation so that we can steady ourselves, and from that place of grounding, grow." ~I Must Be a Mermaid

"What happens after the storm is always gentler and more beautiful than before." ~Paul Dean

"When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone, avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life, may your heart soar like an eagle." ~From Native American Encyclopedia

"When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words." ~Thelma Davis

"When the storm is raging around you, when a flood of emotions is billowing up inside you, when you are about to come unwound and come undone, hear the Master speak, 'Peace, be still.'" ~Stacy L. Sanchez

"When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life." ~Bryant McGill

"When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again." ~Bryant McGill

"When things changed for you many left you and wrote you off. But not only did you endure the storm, … but you grew in the storm. You are different. … I did not create you to fit in.… I created you to stand out!" ~GOD

"When you're young, thunderstorms seem scary. Like the sky is angry at you. But now that I'm older, something about its roar soothes me; it's comforting to know that even nature needs to scream sometimes." ~Anon

"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." ~Haruki Murakami

"'Why do you like thunderstorms?' 'Because it shows that even nature needs to scream sometimes.'" ~E. D.

"Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms of your life." ~Expanded Consciousness

"You are stronger than the storm, for he is you! You're the strength and power that  you hold in your hands." ~Leah C Dancel,  24 December 2023

"You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you." ~Joseph B Wirthlin

"You experience the deepest worship in your life in your dark moments, when you weather storms after storms." ~Kyle Reygel Perales

“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.” ~Shannon L. Alder

"Your greatest test is when you are able to bless someone else while you are going through your own storm." ~Anon

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WEATHER

"All of us can take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." ~Anon

"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DRE‪AM

"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." ~Fulton Sheen

"Family values are a little like family vacations -— subject to changeable weather and remembered more fondly with the passage of time. Though it rained all week at the beach, it’s often the momentary rainbows that we remember.” ~Leslie Dreyfous

"I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side." ~Ralph Steadman

“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"If I accept the sunshine and warmth, I must also accept the thunder and lightning." ~Khalil Gibran

“If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.” ~Paula Coelho

"Learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane." ~Paulo Coelho

"Lighthouses don't get all wobbly when the weather gets rough; they just stand there shining." ~Anon

"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather." ~Terri Guillemets

"Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself." ~Annie Leibovitz

"Remember, anyone can love you when the sun is shining. In the storms is where you learn who truly cares for you." ~Anon

"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran

"Stormy weather is calming to the soul. The subtle patter of the rain, the intoxicating scent of petrichor, the small chill to the howling wind. Every element that adds towards rain makes me long for a permanent winter." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020

"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world." ~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe

"The bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad." ~Nigerian Proverb

"Waves of serene life pass over us from time to time like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather." ~Henry David Thoreau

"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky

“We could all take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.” ~Anon

"You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly - that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp." ~Anne Lamott


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Alexandra Skiathitis - smile

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"As you travel on life's way, with its many ups and downs, remember it's quite true to say one smile is worth a dozen frowns." ~Alexandra Skiathitis, Family Friend Poems

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Katherine Woodward Thomas - self-reflection

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"Practice radical honesty with yourself, knowing that seeing the answer clearly is the key to your power and liberation." ~Katherine Woodward Thomas
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Michael Lane - loving relationship

"Learn how to leave your baggage behind, and your home and house. Do whatever it takes, but leave your luggage at the front desk, the airport check in/conveyor, the hotel lobby, in the boot of the taxi, sitting in the rain without a home, leave it out, whatever floats your boat, loose it, it has no place in your brand new open and loving relationship." ~Michael Lane

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Spencer Johnson - truth

"Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people." ~Spencer Johnson

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MY PICK of the DAY: HONOUR and OBLIGATION

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"Life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others through honor and obligation." ~Laura Schlessinger (Living Life Fully)

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Dwight Swain - feelings

"Feelings tell you what to say. Technique gives you the tools with which to say it. Faculty lies in knowing what to do next. To know what to do next, you must master process ... an ordered step-by-step presentation of materials that presses emotional buttons in your reader, so he feels the way you want him to feel." ~Dwight Swain - Techniques of the Selling Writer

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Dorothy Gilman - choice

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"It's when we're given choice that we sit with the gods and design ourselves." ~Dorothy Gilman

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Beardsley Jones - one life

"You have this one life. How do you wanna spend it? Apologizing? Regretting? Questioning? Hating yourself? Dieting? Running after people who don't see you? Be brave. Believe in yourself. Do what feels good. Take risks. You have this one life. Make yourself proud." ~Beardsley Jones

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Sallirae Henderson - gestures

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"Gestures of kindness, courage, honesty, and love tend to be small and quiet, and most of them are made by ordinary human beings. But these acts create and sustain a dense web of commitment that holds this planet and its people together. The web is so resilient that it will never be completely destroyed, because it is constructed of human goodwill rather than bricks, money, or nationalism." ~Sallirae Henderson (Living Life Fully)

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Dave McIntyre - appreciation

"Appreciation is like an insurance policy. It has to be renewed every now and then." ~Dave McIntyre

Karter Zaher - Parents

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"Appreciate your parents. They're the only ones who would do anything in the world for you." ~Karter Zaher
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Michael Goddart - community

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"One aspect of true community is that we respond to the needs of another within our own capabilities. Living in a community consciously, responsibly, and actively provides opportunities for growing naturally in compassion.
Living compassionately in a community means that we care not only about our own advancement, materially as well as spiritually, but also about the well-being of all members, including those at the bottom. Those at the so-called bottom may be far more spiritually rich than those with whom we aspire to consort. . . . there is no limit to how we conceive the expanse of community, only our own thinking." ~Michael Goddart (Living Life Fully)

"Use your growing awareness to focus your spiritual power and reclaim the bliss that your lower mind destroys or prevents you from having." ~Michael Goddart

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Quotes on APPRECIATION, THANKFULNESS and THANKSGIVING

"Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One!" ~Don Moen

APPRECIATION and THANKFULNESS

"A little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world. " ~L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

"Appreciation is a big component of marriage." ~Robin McGraw

"Appreciation is like an insurance policy. It has to be renewed every now and then." ~Dave McIntyre

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John F. Kennedy

"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

"Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough." ~Oprah

"Confidence is winning over self---not others. But we have to stir up the gift that is within us, see that we appreciate all the small things we can do well. We can only be what we give ourselves power to be." ~Chief Meninock

"Connection is most often found in quiet moments of appreciation." ~Doe Zantamata

"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart." ~Henry Clay

"Ensure you pause each day to savor each moment and appreciate what you love. To fully appreciate life, it is so important to savor, absorb and and appreciate each moment in your life. Whether you are at home, at work, running errands or traveling elsewhere, there is always something to appreciate and love." ~Heather Corinne Lang

"Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering." ~Charles Dickens

"Give this day as much appreciation as you imagine you would give to the best day of your life. If you do this, even for just one hour, you will surely “regain” and “take back” all of the gifts you could so easily have overlooked." ~Robert Holden

"GRATITUDE: A blessing doesn’t grow on a tree; it blossoms in your heart every time you give thanks." ~RobertClancy

“He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart” ~JA Shedd

"Humans of all ages benefit from feeling seen, valued and appreciated in big and small ways." ~Genevieve, The Way of the Peaceful Parent

"In the depth of thankfulness, each breath is beautiful song." ~Gede Prama

"It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied." ~Shams Tabrizi

"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it." ~Ralph Marston

"Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone, to experience, appreciate and love yourself." ~Robert Tew

"Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance, self-control, diligence, strength of will, content, and a hundred other virtues which the idle never know." ~Charles Kingsley

"Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives." ~Rumi

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. " ~William James

"...Those who stay clean, just appreciate things." ~Gary Snyder

"When you open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day." ~Positive Thoughts

"When you start with nothing, you learn to appreciate everything."~Anthony Gucciardi

“With a keen appreciation for the immaterial treasures that bring us closer to God, let us continue to pursue an agenda for genuine change that will be for the best interest of our people. I hope that we cherish with fondness, love and gratitude the spiritual inheritance left by our ancestors and loved ones on their special day." ~President RR Duterte, 1 November 2016

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I Live in the Land of Thankfulness

I love the Land of Thankfulness where blessings overflow.

I claim it as my native home, most charming land I know;

And if I've need of anything, no matter what it be,

I just give thanks with confidence and see it come to me.

I like to live in Thankfulness! Would live there all my days;

Would let its spirit stir my soul and fill my heart with praise.

I questioned once how I had found a place of such a kind;

Knew I'd discovered it, because I'd thankful thoughts in mind

Oh, come with me to Thankfulness! We ask this of you:

That you be always thankful, friend, but this is all you do.

And if there's anything you need, no longer doubt or fear;

The thing you seek's awaiting you, it surely will appear.

Copyright© 2004 - Frank B. Whitney
Founder of Unity Publication "Daily Word"

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"Today I give thanks for it all,
Though I do not understand much of what I see,
I surrender anyway....
I trust in the Goodness of Life,
I open to the One that breathes me,
To the One who has given me one more day
To feel so alive and free"
~Flora Aube

THANKSGIVING

"What we say about our blessings and how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." ~Anon

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward

"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. . . O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment." ~Henry David Thoreau

"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest person it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." ~Edward Sandford Martin

"Thanksgiving for me really was a time of being thankful. I think it is great for people of all ages to celebrate the day with good people, good food, and football, but I hope in the midst of our busy lives we have not forgotten the
importance of observing the real reason for the holiday: to give thanks." ~Matthias Reightman

"Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest people; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude." ~E.P. Powell

"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." ~Joyce Giraud

"We remember the Pilgrims on Thanksgiving Day, not so much for their turkey dinner, but for the sheer faith that inspired them to give thanks in a year that saw nearly half their number die of sickness. Yet they prayed with thanksgiving." ~Ralph F. Wilson

“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” - Tecumseh

Source: http://www.livinglifefully.com

MY THANKSGIVING
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"Now the trouble with you and me, my friend
Is the trouble with this nation
Too many blessings, too little appreciation
And I know that kind of notion--well, it just ain't cool
So send me back to Sunday school
Because I'm tired of waiting for reason to arrive
It's too long we've been living
These unexamined lives

I've got great expectations
I've got family and friends
I've got satisfying work
I've got a back that bends
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving. . . .

Here in this fragmented world, I still believe
In learning how to give love, and how to receive it
And I would not be among those who abuse this privilege
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge

And I don't mind saying that I still love it all
I wallowed in the springtime
Now I'm welcoming the fall
For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving

For everyone who helped me start
And for everything that broke my heart
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving."

By Don Henley
Source: Living Life Fully

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THANK YOU

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PASSAGE

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“She had learned to play Chess from the doctor’s approach which was a bit different than the norm; he taught her that competing was for fools and after enjoying Christmas dinner, she was getting ready to play Chess with Valentin and she remembered the doctor’s words, ‘The essence of the game is to develop a strategy to corner the king. Neither of the players is looking out to destroy the king. Bear in mind my dear, the king cannot be held captive, once the king is cornered, the game is over. Every piece is a symbolic member of a kingdom and in course to the objective each piece risks to be held captive; however never destroyed. There would be a tragic situation for a Chess player if a piece belonging to a specific Chessboard is misplaced, much less destroyed. The game of Chess cultivates not destruction but honorable warriors instead. There is a difference between surviving in battle for a humanitarian cause and competing to win for fame or gold. Some might kill one person out of greed in order to win in competition and as a result, they become murderers; whereas great warriors kill hundreds united in battle for a humanitarian cause to defend the weak, and as a result, they become heroes. ’” ~A passage from my Novel, Floranova B. Msc. © 2014 from "Inspiration Flows Where Your Will Goes

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