Tag Archives: inspiration

Continue Striving

Posted on August 2, 2016 by

  There is no knowledge so hard to acquire as the knowledge of how to live this life well and naturally. Michel de Montaigne

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As You Imagine

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

Your eyes are like a mirror… and what you see in me is a reflection of you. CV Pillay

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The Longer I Hold It

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

This story has made the rounds on the internet for a while now, but it’s meaningful enough to pass along again. A speaker walked around a room full of people while teaching about stress management. To begin he grabbed a … Continue reading →

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Desire Demands Its Own Attainment

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers. They demand to be pleased. Desire commands us to run off and get what we want. Aversion insists that we must avoid the things that repel us. Typically, when we don’t get what … Continue reading →

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The Only Safety

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

“Allow” By Danna Faulds There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado.  Dam a stream and it will create a new channel.  Resist, and the tide will sweep you off your feet. Allow, and grace … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Is NOT a Product of Thought

Posted on March 5, 2016 by

Most people spend their entire life imprisoned within the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow, mind-made, personalized sense of self that is conditioned by the past. In you, as in each human being, there is … Continue reading →

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On the Day I Die

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

Following Post by John Pavlovitz. Visit his great blog here: Link On the die I day a lot will happen. A lot will change. The world will be busy. On the day I die, all the important appointments I made will be left unattended. … Continue reading →

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Like a Hand Sewn Quilt

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

In June of 2011, I began a blog titled loveletterdaily.com that is still active on-line. It is/was one of three blogs that were a part of healing from past heartaches and turmoil and a tonic for restoring my belief in … Continue reading →

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Today

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

I have learned over a period of time to be almost unconsciously grateful–as a child is–for a sunny day, blue water, flowers in a vase, a tree turning red. I have learned to be glad at dawn and when the … Continue reading →

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Few Minds More Brilliant

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

In history, there have been few minds more brilliant than that of the Greek philosopher, Plato. I mean, consider a man who was the student of Socrates and the teacher to Aristotle. Plato is one of the founding fathers of … Continue reading →

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