Are you alone?

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.” ~ Kahlil Gibran ~ It is often hard to accomplish things when we feel we are alone. We may use this as an excuse not to attempt things. I spent several years of my life not doing the things I wanted and [...]

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What is the art of Zen?

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture… Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale~ Are you familiar with the book, “Zen and the Art of Archery?” [...]

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Do you rejoice in life?

“A wise man is he who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” ~ Epictetus ~ Why is it that so few of us are able to rejoice in life? Is it because we have become so used to a life of ease. I look [...]

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Do you waste time?

“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.” ~ Lin Yutang ~ It is said that there is a time for everything. However, we hear people all the time saying they don’t have time for this or that. It would seem that most people [...]

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What changes would make your life more enjoyable?

“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” — Henri Bergson Everything changes, you cannot stop changes. You can however direct those changes so they lead you in a positive direction. You can choose to change in ways that enhance your life and bring [...]

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Do you have an attitude?

“It’s our attitude in life that determines life’s attitude toward us.”-Earl Nightingale- The most important aspect of a healthy lifestyle and even life itself is attitude. Your attitude is determined by your belief systems. If you want to change your attitude you must change your beliefs. You have the power of choice, to decide what [...]

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What is your state of wellness?

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.” — Thomas Merton We are living in some strange times. With all of our modern miracles in science and medicine we, as a society, are sicker now than in any time in mankind’s history. This is according to the [...]

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Did you give thanks?

“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.  No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” ~ H.U. Westermayer Did you enjoy your Thanksgiving? Did you use that day to reflect on what you have in your life to be thankful for? Did you give heart [...]

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How is your discipline?

“Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today’s actions to tomorrow’s results. There’s a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.” ~ Gary Ryan Blair If you mention discipline to most people they will show discomfort. You will see it in their faces. However, [...]

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What’s in your mind?“

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” ~ Buddha We have heard that [...]

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