Birds of a feather flock together, and then they crap on your car. It is easy to take the opinion of the majority, but it’s much more important to be true to yourself. If you believe firmly in something, and you aren’t hurting anyone with your stand, then stay strong and believe in your choice. …
I don’t even consider that I wrote it. When I got done, the song was there before me, before I came along. I just sorta came down and just sorta took it down with a pencil, but it was all there before I came around. ~ Bob Dylan ~ Singing feels good. Singing releases endorphins,…
We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we’re observing. That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim. ~ G.C. Lichtenberg ~ Whenever I talk to people who…
When we want to move beyond the pain, when we want to feel better, when we are ready to move beyond where we are, emotionally and spiritually, we must forgive. ~ Iyanla Vanzant (The Value in the Valley) ~ Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you deny the other person’s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn’t…
I will grow, I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I. Presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I…
Laughter dissolves tension, stress, anxiety, irritation, anger, grief, and depression. Like crying, laughter lowers inhibitions, allowing the release of pent-up emotions. After a hearty bout of laughter, you will experience a sense of well-being. Simply put, he who laughs, lasts. After all, if you can laugh at it, you can live with it. Remember, a…
Always say “Yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is? What could be more insane that to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? ~Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment) ~ “Ordinary thoughts course…
Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. ~ Les Brown ~ When you realize how true Mr. Brown’s statement is, it’s then, that your opinion of yourself should always remain your reality. Take solace in the fact that nobody knows you like you do, so trust in you. There is no single, uniform…
A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the ripening of the fruit, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap. ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ It is…
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being. ~ David Steindl-Rast ~ Like everything else in life, spiritual growth is mastered through practice. Start by making prayer part of your daily routine….
You are here not to merely make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. ~ Woodrow Wilson Happiness and love are…
Color can be used very effectively to reduce stress. It affects the way we feel. Color can affect our moods in either a positive or negative manner. Do you feel uncomfortable wearing certain colors or being in a room that is saturated in a particular color? Are there other colors that make you feel comfortable?…
One swallow does not make a summer. Neither does one fine day. Similarly, one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy. Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them, for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. ~…
We are firm believers in the power of serendipity. We believe that life has an order to it, and that things occur in ways and for reasons that are sometimes beyond our human logic and understanding. We also trust that there is no limit to these powers of serendipity. Serendipitous experiences are the norm rather…
Healing with crystal is a New Age practice associated with balancing the chakras. Crystal healing is based on theories about energy, which emits from different colors of crystals. Anyone can perform crystal healing. To heal with crystal, you must develop your personal intuition and compassion. Crystal healing can be performed on yourself or on another…
“The roots of a child’s ability to cope and thrive, regardless of circumstance, lie in that child’s having had at least a small, safe place in which, in the companionship of a loving person, that child could discover that he or she was lovable and capable of loving in return.” ~ Fred Rogers ~ “When I…
Friends are kisses blown to us by angels. ~ Unknown But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one’s deepest as well as one’s most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe…
A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers. The most wasted day of all is that during which we have not laughed. ~ Sebastien Roch-Nicolas Chamfort ~ The importance of laughter for your mental and physical health…
We propose and God disposes. Desire is an important aspect of the creative process. When we desire to be, do or have something, this sets the creative process in motion. In a sense, we are saying, “That’s for me!” By claiming something and accepting it without any doubt or resistance to it, by the law…
The best kind of friends are the ones that you share good times with. A friend who can make you laugh is worth a handful who can’t. So often we walk around with the weight of the world on our shoulders. Our bodies become tense and this is a cause for most illnesses. Having humor…
Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it’s right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it. ~ Oprah Winfrey Each time you make the…
Our attitude has a dramatic effect on the quality of our life. Everything –- good and bad -– is a learning experience. So, at the very least, you can learn from bad experiences. However, there’s usually even more to it than that. If you really take the time to look, you will usually find something…
It is not always easy to do the right thing. Sometimes it can be hard to know what the right thing even is. Deep within, we all have an inner voice. To be able to listen to this inner voice, we have to silence the mind. In silence, we gain perspective on what is right,…
“Rarely do we realize that we are in the midst of the extraordinary. Miracles occur all around us, signs from God show us the way, angels plead to be heard, but we pay little attention to them because we have been taught that we must follow certain formulas and rules if we want to find…