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Daily Thought 10/23/12 – Be Yourself

“…be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” -Henry David Thoreau    “Don’t dare to be different, dare to be yourself – if that doesn’t make you different then something is wrong.” -Laura Baker   “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or [...]

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Daily Thought 10/8/12 – Thanksgiving

“There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein   “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ” -W.J. Cameron   “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he [...]

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Daily Thought 10/7/12 – Simplicity

 “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” -Albert Einstein   “Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” -Confucius   “Nature is pleased with simplicity.” -Sir Isaac Newton

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Daily Thought 7/28/12 – Perception = Deception

“Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.” -David Sedaris   “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” -William Butler Yeats   “And those who were seen dancing, were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche

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Daily Thought 7/26/12 – Reality

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” -Albert Einstein   “One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.” -Tim Burton   “Reality is frequently inaccurate.” -Douglas Adams

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Daily Thought 7/10/12 – Hard Work

“There is no substitute for hard work.” -Thomas Edison   “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Winston Churchill   “Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.” -Mahatma Ghandi

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Daily Thought 5/29/12 – Hope

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.” -Charles L. Allen   “Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” -George Iles   “Those who wish to sing always find a song.” -Swedish Proverb

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Daily Thought 5/26/12 – Thinking

“I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer “We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.” ― Santosh Kalwar “Stop thinking, and end your problems.” ― Lao Tzu

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Daily Thought 5/24/12 – New Beginnings

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.” -Shakyamuni Buddha   “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” -T.S. Elliot   “What the caterpillar calls [...]

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Daily Thought 3/29/12 – Faith

“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time.  And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.” -Mohandas Ghandi   “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” -Mother Teresa    “Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that [...]

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Daily Mindfulness 5/14/13 – Beginner’s Mind

As we progress down a spiritual path, it begins to narrow.  We know what works for us, and we set [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/14/13 – p. 61 (How it Works)

“Our actor is self-centered – ego-centric, as people like to call it nowadays.”

Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day 5/14/13 – p. 55 (Step Five)

“All of A.A.’s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos.”

Daily Thought 5/14/13 – Ego

“Part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.” -John Lennon [...]

Daily Mindfulness 5/13/13 – Forgiveness

When we feel somebody wrongs us, we often hold onto it.  We judge, water the seed of resentment, and don’t [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/13/13 – p. 70 (How it Works)

“If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson.”