Quote of the Day

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993);
actress, humanitarian

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*Helping others along the way(in our personal life journeys), serves not only in allowing us to share that positive light within ourselves, but also in knowing that you have helped make a difference in someone's life.

Gratitude

EVERYDAY...is always a reason to be THANKFUL.
May this post find you all doing well, and enjoying this special holiday!
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING!

The great blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.
Seneca

Limitations

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.
Jamie Paolinetti

Happiness

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus
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There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns, Intimate Connections

Embrace the Truth

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

- Marianne Williamson

People

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

Dr. Kent M. Keith
American Author and Inspirational Speaker
© Copyright Kent M. Keith, 1968


*Please note that this passage, also known as  'The Paradoxical Commandments'  is often attributed to Mother Teresa or to Bishop Abel Muzorewa.

Les't We Be Judged...

At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.

We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was naked and you clothed me, I was homeless and you took me in.'

Hungry not only for bread -- but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing -- but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks -- but homeless because of rejection.

Mother Teresa
Catholic Missionary, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

The Wise Woman's Stone

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.
"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone." 

"The Wise Woman's Stone"
 Author Unknown

Motivational and Inspirational Thoughts

Do you have any positive,motivational and inspirational thoughts...quotes to share? Lets take some time out of our busy schedules to share some uplifting and positive, comforting, supportive...thoughts for the day.  Words may be just words to others....but again, words can soothe, heal, uplift, comfort, reassure, motivate and inspire.
Please do not hesitate to leave a comment , contribute a quote and  name the author if known...or both.