Quote from O

I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
-Oprah


(Thank you for a co-worker for sharing this)

A Litle Maya

'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
''I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled
Christmas tree lights.
''I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
''I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life.
''I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
''I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt
on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.
''I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart,
Iusually make the right decision.
''I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
''I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
''I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
''I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.'

- Maya Angelou
(contributed by a good friend)

Seeking vs Discovery

Seeking occurs in time,
and follows a path
out of the present moment
into an imagined future.

Discovery is grounded
in the present moment,
centered here and now.

Seeking focuses on a distant goal.
Discovery focuses on immediate Reality.

Seeking is fueled by restlessness and longing.
Discovery is delighted, fulfilled and satisfied.

Seeking is predicated on lack and grasping,
-- and a sense of something missing.

Discovery is completely open and receptive
-- accepting and embracing Reality,
exactly as it is.

(Thank you to the Daily Guru for this contribution)

Recognize the Ego

Rav Ashlag, the founder of The Kabbalah Centre, says there is only onething we can do to defeat our ego - recognize it.The moment we see it, the Light comes in and sucks it out of us. Whenwe give up our ego completely, when we achieve the level where we cando true letting go of our agenda, that's immortality in all parts ofour life.Today, recognize everything about you that is opposite of the Light,and connect it to your ego. Whatever hurts you, whatever ticks youoff, whatever saddens you, whatever insults you, whatever worries you,whatever frightens you, know that it's simply your ego doing its jobof blocking your Light.

(Thanks for a friend for providing this post)

Return to Love Quote

Whenever we feel lost, or insane, or afraid, all we have to do is ask for His help. The help might not come in the form we expected, or even thought we desired, but it will come, and we will recognize it by how we feel. In spite of everything, we will feel at peace.

—Excerpted from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

Without Story Quote

Man cannot live without story anymore than he can live without bread.

-Dr. Warren Bennis

Appreciation of Life Quote

It is good to appreciate that life is now.
Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now - this day - this hour.

-Charles Macomb Flandrau