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See the doughnut

Hilda — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:58:06 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“Twixt optimist and pessimist, the difference is drole. The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist the hole.” ~ Unknown

“Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness.” ~ Mark Twain

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Leap and the net will appear

Hilda — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:55:41 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know, and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” ~ Patrick Overton

“As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.” ~ Emmanuel Teney

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~ Martin Luther King

Don’t worry, be happy!

Hilda — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:49:09 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher

“Worry is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” ~ Unknown

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ~ Leo F. Buscaglia

Step into the field of all possibilities

Hilda — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:56:06 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” ~ John Allen Paulos

“Impossible is a word humans use far too often.” ~ Jeri Ryan

“Our aspirations are our possibilities.” ~Samuel Johnson

“Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities.” ~ Deepak Chopra

Live well

Hilda — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:53:55 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day. Such is the salutation to the dawn.” ~ Sanskrit proverb

“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” ~ Bob Marley

“Live everyday as though it’s your last ’cause one day you’ll be right.” ~ Unknown

Hug someone

Hilda — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:59:16 +0000

A Thought for the Week

“A hug is a great gift – one size fits all, and it’s easy to exchange.” ~ Unknown

“If you’re angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug – which is all the more reason to do so. It’s hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that’s precisely what happens when we hug each other.” ~ Walter Anderson

“Sometimes it’s better to put love into hugs than to put it into words.” ~ Unknown