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The Dalai Lama on motivation
The Dalai Lama on motivation The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That’s why it’s important for us to examine our motivation in our day to … Continue reading
Happiness and Gratitude for My Life
Happiness and Gratitude for My Life People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. ~H. Jackson Browne I was reminded this weekend of how incredibly thankful I should … Continue reading
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Tagged gratitude, happiness, happy, homeless, kindness, life, selfishness, shame
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One more lesson on patience and happiness
One more lesson on patience and happiness A friend of mine posted this on FaceBook, grab a tissue, and whether the story is true or not is irrelevant, the lesson is important. We have talked about before, to steal from … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, beatles, dalai lama, happiness, hospice, kindness, life, patience
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The Dalai Lama on Patience
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so … Continue reading
The Dalai Lama on warm-heartedness & happiness
Warm-heartedness reinforces our self-confidence – giving us not a blind confidence, but a sense of confidence based on reason. When you have that you can act transparently, with nothing to hide! Likewise, if you are honest, the community will trust … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, community, dalai lama, happiness, love, positivity, tao, taoism
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Deng Ming-Dao on Caring
Deng Ming-Dao on Caring There are times in life when we are called upon to help others typically when people we care about are suffering and in pain. At these times we feel obligated to give of ourselves and we … Continue reading
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Happiness & Cynicism
Happiness & Cynicism It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad; and it is, better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, cynical, cynicism, happiness, happy, inspiration, life
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Happiness and Children
Happiness and Children Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. ~ Kahlil Gibran So recently the Rev had a wonderful opportunity I … Continue reading
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Tagged children, gibran, happiness, happy, inspiration, kids, life, positivity, raising children
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Happiness and not being happy
Happiness and not being happy The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, feelings, happiness, happy, inspiration, life, sad
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Happy Holiday, Easter, or whatever you celebrate
Happy Holiday, Easter, or whatever you celebrate Happy Holiday to you all my friends, whether you celebrate Passover, are about to celebrate Easter or a spring festival of new life and fertility. All of our spring holidays have a wonderfully positive spin … Continue reading
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