According to scientists, humble people have an accurate picture of themselves—both their faults and their gifts—which helps them to see what might need changing within. Humility as a virtue is a major theme of both the Old and New Testaments. Why do qualities such as courtesy, patience and deference have such a prominent place in…
ACCEPT YOURSELF. Accept all that is in you that makes you who you are. Accept your personality, your opinions, your choices, your body, your preferences and your life story. Be true to yourself, do not say things against who you are. Put behind you your mistakes, learn from them, forget about them, and make an…
An optimistic person tends to anticipate the best possible outcome in any situation. Even in less than great situations, there’s a way to find something positive. Optimism can greatly affect not only our way of thinking, but also our entire way of life. When we smile we are creating a happy, stimulating environment around us…
To be truly happy, you need to make time for yourself to relax, dream and take pleasure in life’s simpler moments. If you spend most of your days feeling rushed and scattered, it’s hard to feel happy. Beginning today, spend some time doing things you love on a regular basis. Listen to music you love,…
Sweet Spirit: We know that we are not better or worse than anyone else. Each of us is a person in this process of unfolding, discovering who and what we are. We choose to release any thoughts of judgment we may have, whether they are directed at ourselves or some other person. We take time…
To have your attention in the Now is not a denial of what is needed in your life. It is recognition of what is primary. ~ Eckhart Tolle (Stillness Speaks) ~ To live in the now you must become more aware of your thinking — are you constantly worrying about the future? Learn to recognize…
Life is what happens as we are planning our future. Many of us make the mistake of believing that all of our expectations will happen down the road, as we prepare for what we expect our life to be. We believe that once we get there, everything will be perfect and we will finally be…
I want my life to be one that God will be pleased with; I’m by no means a saint. I’ve still got nooks and crannies of things that need to be dealt with. But my eye is on the prize. He’s not done with me yet. ~ Kem ~ “The person in life that you will…
The most important thing to understand about happiness is that it is based on the choices that we make from moment to moment. Most of the time, we allow the little things to bother us and block any happness that we would otherwise feel. Many times serious situations make it difficult to feel happy. This is normal. Just…
This is the place and now is the time! Right where I am, in this moment, I am open and receptive. There is no “better” place to be, no truer truth to learn. This journey we call life leads not to the next town, but into the next dimension. And so it is. ~ “May today…
Look around… The beautiful trees and grass, the smell of lovely flowers, graceful animals, all of Nature… The beautiful blue sky, the sun, the moon, thousands of stars, a rainbow, everything which is outside this world of ours… The glittering heavens above, the night sky, so bright and sparkling, beautiful beauty we can see if…
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Sometimes we just get in our own way. Sometimes we want something so bad that we actually end up blocking what we most want to happen. The energy you send to the Universe is…
There is an underlying harmony and rhythm that flows throughout the universe. As we quiet our minds and listen with our hearts, we resonate with this great peace. We concentrate on the ebb and flow of our breathing and find that our rhythm matches the universal rhythm. Living in harmony with the universe, we acknowledge…
For each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything Thy Goodness sends. For flowers that bloom about our feet; for tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; for song of bird, and hum of bee; for all things fair we hear…
When was the last time you embraced a situation that you didn’t like? Did you complain through the entire experience or did you run away from the situation altogether? If you did either, you missed a wonderful opportunity to be something that you’ve never been before. It just might have been that one thing that…
When we realize that the strength of the Infinite is our strength and that the strength of the Infinite is limitless, we must come to the conclusion that we are capable of doing anything that the living of a great life may demand. ~ Christian D. Larson (The Pathway of Roses) ~ He gives power to…
We are fast becoming a nation of stressed-out individuals, but the problem is not a new one. It is believed that 40% of the things we worry about will never happen, 30% happened in the past and can’t be changed, 12% reflect needless health concerns, and 10% represent silly, miscellaneous details. That means only 8%…
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. ~ Albert Einstein ~ Today will be better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be better than today. We will hope for a better day tomorrow because we are going to be optimistic from now on. Optimists experience less stress than pessimists. Optimists believe in themselves and their…
Some people are inspired on a daily basis. Other people plug along, doing what they have to do every day, whether they are inspired or not. How can we be inspired to be more excited to do good things and be the best we can be? Keeping inspired is a lifelong journey, and most of…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. …
If you find yourself down in the dumps a bit too often, it is time to start monitoring your thoughts. Recognize negative self-talk, which is really what is causing you to be in a slump. Start out by spending a few days becoming aware of every negative thought you have. Then, after you have recognized…
Before the world can move beyond classism, sexism, territorialism, or racism, the church will have to move beyond religionism. When we allow ourselves to operate in the spirit God, we know that there is no such thing as “I’m better than you,” and we end up focusing on our similarities rather than our differences. When…
If you’re not having fun, it’s your own fault. ~~ Rich DiGirolamo ~ Stress is killing us, let’s get rid of most of it. If we’re doing the best with what we have, we’re doing ok. We need to put some fun back into our lives. How? Your sense of humor is one of the…
As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility towards others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier than we found it. Peace and the survival of life on earth as…