1. Well, I realize that I had let this blog lapse for the last couple of weeks... What to do? What to do?... This weekly quote posting has been a place saver... But hey! What am I saving it for?... I suppose I could always revive it later if I felt so inspired... Or is the Blog Party over? 


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  2. I try to do something nice every day for someone I do not know. Wash their windshield at a gas station, take their shopping cart back at the store, ask for their manager and give them a compliment in front of their boss. It’s amazing how much positive energy you can create by simply being nice to others. You’ll never know what impact it has on them— but your heart will feel happy all day knowing you made a difference in a strangers life. 

    - Lee Bayless

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  3. This day is mine. It is unique. Nobody in the world has one exactly like it. It holds the sum of all my past experience and all my future potential. It belongs to me to do with whatever I like. I can fill it with joyous moments or ruin it with fruitless worry. If painful recollections of the past come into my mind, or frightening thoughts of the future, I will put them away. They cannot spoil today for me.


    “Today is my special gift from God. How will I use it? The less I let others affect it, the more serene and satisfying it will be for me.”
     
    - One Day at a Time entry for  10/28
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  4. "Your body is an energy package. So is your mind. Likewise, your soul. In short, you are a spiritual being having a physical experience."

    - Neale Donald Walsh

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  5. Once, a student approached Rumi and asked, How should I deal with the pain and suffering in life?"

    Rumi, in his wisdom, decided to share a story:

    "There was a man who sought the wisdom of a great sage, hoping to find a way to escape his suffering. The sage looked at the man and said, 'I will help you, but first, you must do something for me. Take this spoon, fill it with oil, and walk through the town without spilling a drop.'

    "The man thought this task was simple enough and agreed. He took the spoon, filled it with oil, and began to walk through the town. As he carefully balanced the spoon, he couldn't help but focus all his attention on not spilling any oil.

    "When he returned to the sage, the sage asked, 'Did you see the beautiful flowers in the town square? Did you notice the children playing and the laughter of families?' The man realized he had been so fixated on the spoon that he hadn't noticed anything else.

    "The sage then said, 'This is the key to dealing with pain. Just as you were so focused on the spoon that you missed the beauty around you, when you are consumed by your suffering, you miss the beauty of life. Pain is like the spoon, and life is like the town. Don't let the pain consume your entire focus. Remember to look around and appreciate the beauty that still exists.'"

    The student understood the sage's message: while pain and suffering are part of life, it's essential not to let them overshadow the beauty and joy that can be found in every moment. This story serves as a reminder that even in the face of pain, there is an opportunity to find meaning and beauty in life.

    Rumi
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  6. Do not love half lovers

    Do not entertain half friends
    Do not live half a life
    and do not die a half death

    If you choose silence, then be silent
    When you speak, do so until you are finished
    Do not silence yourself to say something
    And do not speak to be silent

    If you accept, then express it bluntly
    Do not mask it
    If you refuse then be clear about it
    for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance

    Do not accept half a solution
    Do not believe half truths
    Do not dream half a dream
    Do not fantasize about half hopes

    Half the way will get you no where
    Half an idea will bear you no results

    Half a life is a life you didn't live,
    A word you have not said
    A smile you postponed
    A love you have not had
    A friendship you did not know

    The half is a mere moment of inability
    but you are able for you are not half a being
    You are a whole that exists to live a life
    not half a life.

    Khalil Gibran
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  7.  “I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”


    - Steve Wright
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  8. "And throughout all eternity, I forgive you. And you forgive me."

     ~ William Blake

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  9.  

    "Love is Exciting. When you see someone and you  both get excited. That is Love. A big smile.  A long hug.  You both happy laugh. That is exciting. That is LOVE !!"

    ~ Margaret Petro
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  10.  Once, a student approached Rumi and asked, How should I deal with the pain and suffering in life?"


    Rumi, in his wisdom, decided to share a story:

    "There was a man who sought the wisdom of a great sage, hoping to find a way to escape his suffering. The sage looked at the man and said, 'I will help you, but first, you must do something for me. Take this spoon, fill it with oil, and walk through the town without spilling a drop.'

    "The man thought this task was simple enough and agreed. He took the spoon, filled it with oil, and began to walk through the town. As he carefully balanced the spoon, he couldn't help but focus all his attention on not spilling any oil.

    "When he returned to the sage, the sage asked, 'Did you see the beautiful flowers in the town square? Did you notice the children playing and the laughter of families?' The man realized he had been so fixated on the spoon that he hadn't noticed anything else.

    "The sage then said, 'This is the key to dealing with pain. Just as you were so focused on the spoon that you missed the beauty around you, when you are consumed by your suffering, you miss the beauty of life. Pain is like the spoon, and life is like the town. Don't let the pain consume your entire focus. Remember to look around and appreciate the beauty that still exists.'"

    The student understood the sage's message: while pain and suffering are part of life, it's essential not to let them overshadow the beauty and joy that can be found in every moment. This story serves as a reminder that even in the face of pain, there is an opportunity to find meaning and beauty in life.

    Rumi
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