Sunday, July 17, 2011

#557 Purity

My strength is as the strength of ten,/Because my heart is pure. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

- Why does purity give such strength?
- How does one cultivate a pure heart and mindset?
- When have you experienced this level of assurance and determination?

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

#556 Forgiveness

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~ Gandhi

- How strong are you?
- How do you cope with people who have hurt you?
- In what sense can forgiveness be liberating?

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Friday, July 15, 2011

#555 Worry

Worry affects circulation, the heart and the glands, the whole nervous system and profoundly affects the heart. I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt. ~ Charles H. Mayo

- How much do you worry?
- What steps can you take to keep it under control?
- Are you surprised by the physical manifestations of worry?

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

#554 The World

I have made my world and it's a much better world than I ever saw outside. ~ Louise Nevelson

- What kind of world have you fashioned for yourself?
- What improvements, refinements need to be made?
- To what extent do you leave room to engage meaningfully with the broader world?

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

#553 Trees

Groves were God's first temples. ~ William Cullen Bryant

- Where have you enjoyed a grove of very mature trees?
- How did this place make you feel?
- Why should virgin growth forests be protected?

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

#552 Evil

When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. ~ Max Lerner

- How often do you succumb to evil?
- What are some of the manifestations of evil?
- Why can a mindset of good and evil be tricky?

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Monday, July 11, 2011

#551 Conformity

I think it would be terrific if everybody was alike. ~ Andy Warhol

- Do you agree with Warhol?
- Why might general likeness be a good thing?
- What qualities do all of us share?

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

#550 Sorrow

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

-Over what have you grieved?
-Do you know someone who may have grieved too long?
-What are the steps in moving forward in such difficult circumstances?

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

#549 Society

Man is a social animal. ~ Benedict Spinoza

- How social are you?
- What are the social skills?
- How can you enrich your association with several people?

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Friday, July 8, 2011

#548 Social Change

We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We've got to jump right in there with both feet. ~ Dolores Huerta

- How quick are you to criticize?
- How quick are you to get involved in something that matters to you?
- What area can you get involved with and take part in the process of change?

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

#547 Problems

Problems are messages. ~ Shakti Gawain

- What are the different kinds of problems?
- Think about several problems that you have experienced recently?
- What messages do they convey?

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

#546 Privacy

Let their be spaces in your togetherness. ~ Kahlil Gibran

- How much privacy do you provide for your loved ones?
- Why is it often difficult?
- How can privacy enrich relationships?

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

#545 Farming

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. ~ E. B. White

- How extensive is the livelihood of farming in your family history?
- How has farming changed over the years?
- How cultivated is your green thumb?

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Monday, July 4, 2011

#544 Faithfulness

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable. ~ Andre Gide

- What essential elements lie within you?
- How are you cultivating them?
- How are you showing your vitality to those around you?

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

#543 Raising children

Let your children go if you want to keep them. ~ Malcolm Forbes

- How difficult is it to live up to this quote?
- How does a parent engage in this process effectively?
- Reflect on your upbringing...your children's?

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

#542 Worthy reader

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too. ~ Walt Whitman

- What good writers have you enjoyed?
- What makes a great reader?
- Reflect on several valuable insights you have gained through your reading.

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Friday, July 1, 2011

#541 Calmness

Tranquility! thou better name
Than all the family of Fame. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

There is no joy buy calm. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

- How often do you find calmness?
- How do you cultivate it?
- Why is it a desirable goal?

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

#540 Duty

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. Henri Frederic Amiel

- What powers, skills have you been given?
- How are you using them productively?
- What new frontier of usefulness can you pursue?

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

#539 The Mind

The mind is a strange machine which can combine the materials offered to it in the most astonishing ways. ~ Bertrand Russell

- With what materials is your mind working?
- What astonishing products have been produced?
- How do you keep your mind productive?

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

#538 Enemy of Truth

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest- but the myth- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. ~ John F. Kennedy

- What are several destructive myths?
- How do they conflict with the truth?
- How does one overcome their grasp?

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Monday, June 27, 2011

#537 Be thyself

Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he
Who finds himself, loses his misery. ~ Matthew Arnold

- How much do you try to be yourself?
- To what extent do you agree with Arnold that being yourself leads to greater happiness?
- What are the other sources of happiness?

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

#536 Understanding

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~ Marie Curie

- What do you fear?
- How can an understanding of these fears help you through life?
- How can this quote be extended to many aspects of life and perspectives?

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

#535 Beauty and Truth

What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth. ~ John Keats

- When have you profoundly felt beauty?
- What did you feel, experience?
- How can these moments enlighten your way?

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Friday, June 24, 2011

#534 Temper

We boil at different degrees. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What's your boiling point?
- What techniques have, or can you use to regulate your temper?
- Are there times when showing your temper is beneficial?

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

#533 Laughter

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston

- When have you last enjoyed some good levity?
- Besides releasing endorphins how does laughter liberate?
- How can you try to cultivate more positivism in your life?

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

#532 Conversation

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. ~ Rebecca West

- Do you agree with West's cynical perspective about conversation?
- Conversation is meant to be reciprocal. Can one hope and strive for real communication?
- What are the skills involved in real conversation?

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

#531 Change

The moment of change is the only poem. ~ Adrienne Rich

- Change, according to Rich, is a beautiful thing. What change have you experienced?
- How much do you welcome or strive for change?
- What area of your life could benefit with some change?

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Monday, June 20, 2011

#530 Ambition

Hitch you wagon to a star. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- How's your wagon (life) progressing?
- What stars (dreams) occupy your thoughts?
- How can you balance your dreams with reasonable goals and aspirations?

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

#529 Argument

Least said soonest mended. ~ Proverb

- Do you agree with this Proverb?
- How can you try to mend a problem with an economy of words?
- What other tactics are involved to resolve a problem?

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

#528 Troubles

Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing. ~ Caroline Holland

- Larger babies are a good thing...but larger troubles?
- How much do you encourage your troubles to grow?
- How can you try to manage your troubles so that they are a small part of your life?

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Friday, June 17, 2011

#527 Discipline

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. ~ Julie Andrews

- How disciplined are you?
- The quotations seems like an oxymoron. How can discipline set you free?

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

#526 Fashion

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ~ Henry David Thoreau

- What old fashions seem funny today?
- What fashions have gone in and out and back in fashion?
- How sensitive are you to the latest fashions?

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

#525 Leisure

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. ~ Gerald Brenan

- How much leisure do you need?
- How much work?
- Reflect on how to create the right balance for your life.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

#524 Order

Some people like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. ~ Jean Anouilh

- Describe your garden.
- What do you see from your path?
- How effective is this image in describing the nature of your life?

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Monday, June 13, 2011

#523 Pride

There is false modesty, but there is no false pride. ~ Jules Renard

Pride is over-estimation of oneself by reason of self-love. ~ Benedict Spinoza

- How do you regulate your pride?
- Is sincere modesty a good antidote?

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

#522 Every soul

Every soul is a melody which needs renewing. ~ Stephanie Mallarme

- How is it with your soul?
- How do you cultivate it?
- What is your song?

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

#521 Silence

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~ Edith Sitwell

- What are your personal hobbies?
- To what extent is silence a productive hobby for you?
- Do we need to cultivate more times of silence and solitude?

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Friday, June 10, 2011

#520 Looking out for yourself

Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself. ~ Julio Cortazar

- Think of several examples of people just looking out for themselves.
- Think of several people who have gone beyond self in sincere ways.
- How can you strive to be like these inspiring people?

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

#519 Love yourself first

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. ~ Lucille Ball

- How much do you love yourself?
- How can positive self esteem help you reach your full potential?
- How much encouragement do you provide others?

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

#518 Self-restraint

Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave. ~ Marya Mannes

- How alien is self-restraint for you?
- In light of the evidence on global warming, how timely is this quote?
- How can you resolve to show more self-restraint through your temperament and lifestyle?

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

#517 Examine yourself

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others. ~ Moliere

- How prone are you to finding faults in others?
- In finding fault in yourself?
- How productive is it for you to reflect upon your weaknesses?

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Monday, June 6, 2011

#516 A fair request

A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence. ~ Dante

- When is the last time someone asked you to do something?
- How did you respond?
- How can you resolve to provide cheerfully and without praise?

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

#515 Inaction

Inaction may be the biggest form of action. ~ Jerry Brown

- When is inaction a virtue?
- When is action counterproductive?
- Think about where you show inaction productively.

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

#514 New every day

We turn not older with years, but newer every day. ~ Emily Dickinson

- How do some people seem to get older through their mindsets and perspectives?
- How can one experience renewal and rejuvenation even with advancing years?
- How can you resolve to live with vibrancy?

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Friday, June 3, 2011

#513 Imagination

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. ~ Lauren Bacall

- On what tangents has your imagination gone?
- What benefits lie within?
- How can you direct your imagination into tangible outcomes?

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

#512 Standing Water

Expect poison from standing water. ~ William Blake

- Where do you see stagnancy and mediocrity?
- How does on break the apathy?
- Where can you move forward with vitality and growth?

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

#511 Ideas

Ideas move fast when their time comes. ~ Carolyn Heilbrun

- What ideas in the past moved quickly when the right time came?
- What ideas today are ripe for expression?
- How can you move on an idea which is vital for you?

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

#510 An Enriched Heart

A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

- How do you cultivated an enriched heart?
- Why should the heart balance the mind?
- How can you resolve to celebrate your daily life with heart?

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Monday, May 30, 2011

#509 An Artful Balance

What I dream of is an art of balance. ~ Henri Matisse

- As in art, so in life what are the many aspects which require a balancing act?
- Why might this process be challenging at times?
- How can you resolve to maintain vital dreams and balance in your life?

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

#508 Beauty

Beauty will save the world. ~ Fedor Dostoevsky

- Think of the many places where you have seen beauty.
- How can you cultivate beauty within yourself?
- Within others?

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

#507 Advice

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it. ~ Benjamin Franklin

- Think of several people you know who would benefit from some advice.
- How well do you take advice?
- How good are you in knowing when it is wise to give some advice?

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Friday, May 27, 2011

#506 Adversity

Sweet are the uses of adversity, which like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. ~ William Shakespeare

- What several adversities do you presently face?
- What difficulties are involved?
- How in meeting these challenges may some benefits arise?

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

#505 Death

It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~ Woody Allen

- How afraid are you of death?
- What are the important components of preparation?
- What is your daily philosophy about living?

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

#504 From the eye to the heart

There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. ~ C.K. Chesterton

- How often have your experiences been affected by the heart rather than the intellect?
- Why are these experiences important?
- How can you try to achieve a balance?

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

#503 All the emotions

As you pass from the tender years of youth into harsh and embittered manhood, make sure you take with you on your journey all the human emotions! Don't leave them on the road, for you will not pick them up afterwards! ~ Nikolai Gogol

- Think about the full range of human emotions. How diversified has been your experience?
- Why is it important to engage fully with life?
- How much heart to do you have moving forward?

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Monday, May 23, 2011

#502 Inner Peace

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. ~ Fran Lebowitz

- How difficult is it for you to find inner peace?
- What helps you to achieve that state?
- How well do you live with anxiety?

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

#501 Non-violence

Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

- How much do you agree with this ethic?
- Under what circumstances is non-violence a challenge?
- How can you resolve to practice more non-violence in your every day life?

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

#500 Gift of Love

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. ~ John Lennon

- How much do you nurture this gift of love?
- When have you displayed it recently?
- How can you resolve to do more watering?

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Friday, May 20, 2011

#499 Silence

Be silent, unless your speech is better than silence. ~ Salvator Rosa

Shallow brooks murmur most, deep silent slide away. ~ Philip Sidney

- How much do you prefer silence?
- When have you enriched with your speech?
- How can you cultivate meaningful interaction?

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

#498 Good writing

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it. ~ Ernest Hemingway

- How authentic is your writing?
- What skills have you learned about good writing?
- How easy or difficult is writing for you?

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

#497 Youth a little later

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~ Herbert Asquith

- If you had a little more youth, what would you do?
- To what extent do you regret or like the choices you made in your youth?
- What could youth know earlier than they do?

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

#496 A Thing Well Done

The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What have you done well recently?
- To what extent do you need praise for good work accomplished?
- What motivates you to do well in life?

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Monday, May 16, 2011

#495 Beauty

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. ~ John Ruskin

- How beautiful are you?
- How utilitarian?
- What productive areas can you be of use today?

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

#494 Against the stream

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. ~ Malcolm Muggeridge

- What challenges are you currently facing?
- To what extent can you make the swim invigorating?
- What fresh streams have you found?

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

#493 So little done

So little done, so much to do. (said on the day of his death) 1853-1902 ~ Cecil Rhodes

- How busy are your days?
- What vital stuff can help to fill your days?
- Do you believe Rhodes had a healthy perspective about his daily life?

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Friday, May 13, 2011

#492 No criticisms

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ~ George Eliot

- When have you been comforted by a pet?
- Why can they be so therapeutic?
- Will there always be a pet in your future?

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

#491 Knowledge lost

Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? ~ T. S. Eliot

- In the midst of our information age what knowledge have we lost?
- What is the really important knowledge we may be missing?
- How can you retrieve what is important?

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

#490 My religion

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. ~ Lucille Ball

- How much do you love yourself?
- How can love for self provide a strong foundation for life?
- How can you cultivate a love for self and build up your self confidence?

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

#489 Small pleasures

Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything." ~ Norman Lear

- What small pleasures, successes have you enjoyed recently?
- What big ones seem elusive?
- How can you resolve to cultivate more of those daily small successes?

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