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December 2012

December 23, 2012

God doesn’t require…

God doesn’t require you to succeed; He only requires that you try. Mother Teresa

December 21, 2012

Truth…

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures. Han Suyin

December 21, 2012

And you know?

And you know? If you love people, they love you back. It’s astonishing. And simple....

December 20, 2012

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December 20, 2012

Newtown Encouraging Words…

Aurora Winter was interviewed on CBS. Learn some tips for encouraging words to deal with...

December 19, 2012

Inspirations never go for…

Inspirations never go for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. Brendan Francis

December 18, 2012

I do believe it is possible…

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or...

December 17, 2012

In our sleep…

In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until,...

December 16, 2012

I’m not in control…

I’m not in control. Instead of thinking of my loss, I think of the gifts...

December 16, 2012

If you do nothing…

If you do nothing, I will do nothing. If you build a fire, I will...

December 14, 2012

There is vitality…

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through...

December 12, 2012

Some say live, it is a razor…

Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed. Some say...

December 09, 2012

We are born whole…

We are born whole. Glittering. Golden. A perfect, luminous sphere. We roll carefree down the...

December 08, 2012

And did you get what you wanted …

And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And...

December 07, 2012

Ask and it will…

Ask and it will be given to you, knock and the door will be opened...

December 07, 2012

A fool is happy when …

A fool is happy when his cravings are satisfied. A warrior is happy without reason....

December 06, 2012

We can do…

We can do no great things— only small things with great love.

December 05, 2012

It’s not the bite of the…

It’s not the bite of the snake that kills you. It’s the venom coursing through...

December 02, 2012

I’m sorry…

I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. Ho’o pono pono Hawaiian forgiveness...

December 01, 2012

Just to be is a blessing…

Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy. Rabbi Abraham Heschel

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Things don’t fall apart…

Things don’t fall apart. Things hold. Lines connect in thin ways that last and last,...

November 28, 2012

Live so that you don’t…

Live so that you don’t look back and regret that you’ve wasted your life…. Life...

November 26, 2012

If you can’t do great things…

If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way. Don’t wait...

November 25, 2012

Do what you can…

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt

November 24, 2012

To Keep the body…

To keep the body in good health is a duty… Otherwise we shall not be...

November 23, 2012

Only love is real…

Only love is real. All the love you ever gave, all the love you ever...

November 22, 2012

Use your imagination …

Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life....

November 21, 2012

The mind that is anxious …

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable. Seneca

November 20, 2012

Every sinking into despair …

Every sinking into despair has within it an energy to move us higher. Dr. Wayne...

November 19, 2012

The high prize of life…

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...