Blessed

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Hamilton Wright Mabie

Creativity

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Erich Fromm

Not only for Christmas

Somehow, not only for Christmas
But all the long year through
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing
Returns to you glad.
John Greenleaf Whittier:

Remember

Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Immature love...

"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'"
Erich Fromm

Peace

You are your own peace. Be it.
Dr. Wayne Dyer

Work and Play

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
Mark Twain

Computers

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
Joseph Campbell

Good Friends

Sole Purpose....

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Carl Jung, "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", 1962

Torture

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
Carl Jung

Unseen

Problems

Problems are not stop signs. They are guidelines.

Government

Nature

"Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another."
John Muir, naturalist and explorer (1838-1914)

The Last Key

Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.

Live your beliefs.....

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.
Henry David Thoreau

Your Consent

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Be Happy

Don't

I Think.....

Creation

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity.
The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.
Carl Jung

The Shoe...

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
Carl Jung

To Laugh Often.....

Friend

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing, and face us with the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares.
Henri J.M. Nouwen

Talk

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
Plato

(even more) Yoda Wisdom

[Luke:] I can’t believe it.
[Yoda:] That is why you fail.

Stories

“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.” - Ben Okri

Happiness

"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.”
Chuang Tzu

When I Quote Others....

"When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly." - Michel de Montaigne

Keep Going

Your Heart

Flow

"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.”
Chuang Tzu

Yourself

“Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some...

“Some pursue happiness - others create it.”

Try it!

Lollipops make you forget about failure!

I work....

I work as hard as I can,
For as long as I can,
And the best that I can,
Everytime.

No Hopeless Situations....

There are no hopeless situations.
There are only men who have grown hopeless about them.
Clare Boothe Luce

Recipe for Happiness

Habit

"Happiness is a habit - cultivate it.”
Elbert Hubbard

photo found here

Knowing....

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
Tao Te Ching

In Dwelling....

“In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.”
Tao Te Ching

You miss....

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take."
Wayne Gretzky

Empty your mind.....

Empty your mind of all thoughts.
Let your heart be at peace.
Watch the turmoil of beings,
but contemplate their return.

Each separate being in the universe
returns to the common source.
Returning to the source is serenity.

If you don't realize the source,
you stumble in confusion and sorrow.

When you realize where you came from,
you naturally become tolerant,disinterested, amused,
kindhearted as a grandmother,dignified as a king.

Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,
you can deal with whatever life brings you,
and when death comes, you are ready.

Tao Te Ching

(more) Yoda Wisdom

"Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”
Yoda

Goodness

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Thoreau

Goodness

"Where there is humankind there is potential for an Act of Goodness."
image by cindysarcady found here

Life is short...

"Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile."

Feeling Grateful

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.
Northrup Christiane

Everyone has talent....

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
Erica Jong