MiracleThought: Crucifixion Condition

Your crucifixion condition is a situation in which egoic, fear-based thinking seems to be canceling out your consciousness and the consequences of love. Your crucifixion condition will determine how soon you get to the resurrection in your life. Get to the light.~Marianne Williamson

Amelia E. Barr - simple and marvelous

"It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.” ~Amelia E. Barr

Marianne Williamson - attachment

"According to Buddhism, all suffering comes from attachment. You want to have things happen so badly that your suffering lies in the fact that you're attached to it happening. Think about everything you're attached to: your marriage, your children, your possessions. Let go of your attachments and allow the universe to take over." ~Marriane Williamson

Thought for Today

"The special life is where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, the natural becomes miraculous, the everyday becomes unique. Finding the magic and wonder within nature is the most assured means by which children rediscover the joy of life."— Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 27 July 2009

Humour

"It must seem strange to one who hasn't developed a proper sense of humor to see someone laughing at their own troubles, but humor will minimize the troubles and the sufferer's reaction to them, piling up defenses against the fear and pain and freeing the soul to face up to them and solve them, That is a law of life."~DB, Vagabond Journeys

Roger Dawson - store of everything

"Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life. Within each of us is a hidden store of courage, courage to give us the strength to face any challenge. Within each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost." ~Roger Dawson

Margery Facklam - dogs

“We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. In return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made." ~Margery Facklam

Daily Inspirational Quote For Monday, July 27, 2009.

"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back."— Arthur Rubinstein

Mattieu Ricard - emotion

"It is by striving ceaselessly to change our emotions that we will succeed in changing our temperament." ~Mattieu Ricard

Milapera - mind

"The creations of the mind are more numerous than specks of dust in a ray of sunlight." ~Milapera

Jack Kornfield - eternal moment

"We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night." ~Jack Kornfield

Birthright

"We can awaken to our basic goodness, our birthright."~ Pema Chodron (with double dot on top of the first O)

Identity

"Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts."~ Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield - adolescence

"The independence and rebelliousness of our adolescence offer us yet another quality essential to our practice; the insistence that we find out the truth for ourselves, accepting no one's word above our own experience." ~Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield - spiritual dimension

"When we respect the natural cycles of life, we find that each life's stages has a spiritual dimension." ~Jack Kornfield

Emily Dickinson Quotes

"I dwell in possibility," ~Emily Dickinson

"This world is not conclusion
A sequel stands beyond
Invisible as music
But positive as sound."
~Emily Dickinson~

"To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." ~Emily Dickinson

Sanjeev Kumar - Gift

"The greatest gift one can give another is the opportunity to learn and foster intellectual growth." ~Sanjeev Kumar, School Captain 2004, QHHS

Alfred Adler - Trust

"Trust only movement.
Life happens at the level of events, not of words.
Trust movement." ~Alfred Adler

Marianne Williamson - rock and a hard place

Are you stuck in between the proverbial "rock and a hard place"? The power that was in Moses when he parted the Red Sea also lives in you. Allow your mind to be fed by spiritual things, and your life will become meaningful, deep and happy." ~ Marianne Williamson

Green Thoughts

"There still are quiet places from cities far away.
Where, in leafy corners, beauty holds its sway.
There nature whispers to the heart.
Truths only she can ever impart."

~ Anon from the short poem Green Thoughts

Source: From an old blog I buried somewhere, January 16, 2006

Ronald Wilson Reagan - man is good

"I know in my heart that man is good that what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life." ~USA Pres. Ronald Wilson Reagan Re

Marianne Williamson - goals

"Can other people stop you from reaching your goals? Is there any circumstance that can hold you back from your purpose? The only person who can ultimately stop you is you!" ~Marianne Williamson

MiracleThought: What Love Holds

"Learning what love holds is also learning what it does not hold. Love holds nothing against you. Learn to love others the way God loves you."~Marianne Williamson, June 19, 2009

James Russell Lowell Quotes

"All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action." ~James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)

"Good heavens, of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness composed if we only knew it. What incomes have we not had from a flower, and how unfailing are the dividends of the seasons." ~James Russell Lowell

"Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come." ~James Russell Lowell

Integrity

"Integrity is doing right when no one is looking." -Unknown

MiracleThought: Happiness and Function

"You'll find happiness when you're performing your life's function. If you love and forgive without end, you're closer to serving your purpose."~Marianne Williamson

Daily Inspirational Quote For Monday, July 13, 2009.

"I think I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."— Booker T. Washington"

Inspirational Poem from Inspiration Line

HEARTPRINTS

Whatever our hands touch
We leave fingerprints —
On walls, on furniture, on doorknobs and dishes;
There's no escape, as we touch we leave our identity.

Wherever I go today
Help me leave HEARTPRINTS —
Heartprints of compassion,
Of understanding and love.

Heartprints of kindness and genuine concern —
May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter, or an anxious mother
Or perhaps an aged grandfather.

Send me out today to leave heartprints —
And if someone should say "I felt your touch,"
May they also sense the love
That is deep within my heart.

~Author Unknown

from Inspiration Line
12 July 2009 Issue

Flavia - people

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some move our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave
footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same." ~Flavia

Healthy Understanding by DB

"Healthy is the conflict between the limits of our understanding and the need to gain more."~ DB - The Vagabond

MiracleThought: Have Faith in Your Vision

"When you think your life is defined by your circumstances, you're putting too much faith in the material world. Don't live according to your circumstances. Instead, live in this moment according to your vision!"~Marianne Williamson

Quote of the Day

Something To Make You Smile

Quotes For All

Richard A. Singer Jr. - commitment

For a Lifetime
"It’s a new year and that offers the possibility of a refreshing commencement and the creation of a revitalized life. Today make a commitment to live in the moment and be the artist of your exceptional, more purposeful, and significant life. Always remember that you are the artist and you have the freedom to paint the portrait of your existence in any way you wish. There are endless possibilities for your life. Within you lies the power to create the life you desire. What is your initial plan for the invention of your new life?" ~Richard A. Singer Jr.

Daily Inspirational Quote For Thursday, July 9, 2009.

"Cultivate your garden... Do not depend upon teachers to educate you ... follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony… In the end, education, like happiness, is individual, and must come to us from life and from ourselves. There is no way; each pilgrim must make his own path. "Happiness," said Chamfort, "is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves, and impossible to find it elsewhere."— Will Durant

Marianne Williamson on The Power of Thought

"The universe has eyes. Every thought is a cause that, on some level, has an effect. So be careful with what you think and do." ~Marianne Williamson

MiracleThought: Spend Time with Others

"Life is going so fast, you might not realize that the things you think are unimportant in life are often the most important. People need your time--you will pay for it emotionally if you do not learn this lesson. Spend time with everyone that God puts before you. Realize how precious those moments are."

Zig Ziglar Quotes

"Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have." ~Zig Ziglar

"The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now." ~Zig Ziglar


“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” ~Zig Ziglar

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." ~Zig Ziglar

Daily Inspirational Quote For Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

"Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness."— Rabbi Harold Kushner

Daily Inspirational Quote For Saturday, July 4, 2009.

"Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else." — Brian Tracey

Daily Inspirational Quote For Friday, July 3, 2009.

"An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it."— Maurice Maeterlinck

MiracleThought: Life Spirals

"Every time a person or situation resurfaces in your life, you have another chance to heal and create a better world. Make that "chance" meeting holy and perfect."~Marianne Williamson

Lord Byron Quotes

"All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin." ~Lord Byron

"The power of thought, the magic of the mind." ~Lord Byron

How to Have a Happy Marriage

1. Never both be angry at the same time.

2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.

3. If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your mate. Remember, it takes two to make a quarrel

4. If you feel you must criticize, do so lovingly.

5. Never bring up mistakes of the past.

6. Neglect the whole world rather than one another.

7. Never go to sleep mad.

8. If you have a choice between making yourself or your mate look good — choose your mate

9. Always meet and depart with an affectionate greeting.

10. Spend quality time together — having a profound conversation, taking a long nature walk, sharing a hobby or project.

11. Never let the day end without saying at least one kind or complimentary thing to your life partner.

12. When you have done something wrong, be ready to admit it and ask to be forgiven.


~ A letter published in "Dear Abby" from a couple who reached their 50th anniversary and successfully made their marriage a promise for life.

Secret of the Longest Marriage

LONDON (Reuters) - Percy and Florence Arrowsmith married on June 1, 1925, celebrated their 80th anniversary this month. The Guinness World Records said the couple held the title for the longest marriage and for the oldest married couple's aggregate age. "I think we're very blessed," Florence, 100, told the BBC. "We still love one another, that's the most important part." Asked for their secret, Florence said, "You must never be afraid to say 'sorry.' You must never go to sleep bad friends," she said, while Percy, 105, said his secret to marital bliss was just two words: "yes dear."

Source: via Inspiration Line (?)

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Ogden Nash - loving cup

"To keep love brimming in the loving cup, when you're wrong admit it and when you're right shut up!" ~Ogden Nash

Marianne Williamson - Kindness

"Whoever is around you deserves your committed kindness. If you want more tenderness and mercy from the universe, show it to other people and it shall be shown to you. What you give will not only help them, it will also have lifelong benefits for you." ~Marianne Williamson

Rose Lane - Happiness

"Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don"t even remember leaving open." ~Rose Lane

Marianne Williamson on Surrender to God

"When you surrender to God, you're getting your sense of guidance from an internal source. God is an aspect of your consciousness. Let all things be according to God's will. He can be your navigation system." ~Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson on Allow Change

"In long-term relationships, you want to be with someone who allows you to change and grow. And nothing's more important than having supportive relationships with others. Have faith in people and their infinite potential." ~Marianne Williamson