Quote of the day

[Geoff-Allen]

"When we're helping other people, we're nourishing our soul. Depression or unhappiness means we've got the wrong goal. We have forgotten that peace of mind is our only goal. By concentrating on helping another person, we renew contact with our soul and with God. We can feel peaceful again. Peace of mind has nothing to do with the external world; it has only to do with our connection with God. Love really is the answer. We're here only to teach love. When we're doing that, our souls are singing and dancing. When we remind ourselves that we are spiritual beings, that life and love are the flame eternal, that's when our soul is nourished."

~ Gerald Jampolsky

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"God does not make clones. Each person is different, a tribute to God's creativity. If we are to love our neighbors as ourselves, we must accept people as they are and not demand that they conform to our own image."

~ Henry Fehren

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"I am compassionate. I allow my heart and imagination to embrace the difficulties and concerns of others. While maintaining my own balance, I find it within myself to extend sympathy, attention, and support. When they are grieved, I listen with openness and gentle strength. I offer loyalty, friendship, and human understanding. Without undermining or enabling, I aid and assist others to find their strength. I allow the healing power of the Universe to flow through me, soothing the hearts and feelings of those I encounter."

~ Julia Cameron

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"It’s been a tough year. Someone said I should send out Buddhist thank-you cards since Buddhists believe that anything that challenges you makes you pull yourself together."

~ Robin Williams

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Even if I may be going through a challenging experience, I am grateful, for I know that good will come from it. Will I learn of inner strength that I didn't know I had? Will I gain a renewed appreciation for my life and the people in it? I am grateful for my present circumstances, for I know they offer opportunities for growth."

unattributed, The Daily Word

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test--
Time and change--are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.

~ Joseph Parry

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"One road to happiness is to cultivate curiosity about everything. Not only
about people but about subjects, not only about the arts but about history
and foreign customs. Not only about countries and cities, but about plants
and animals. Not only about lichened rocks and curious markings on the
bark of trees, but about stars and atoms. Not only about your friends but
about that strange labyrinth we inhabit which we call ourselves. Then,
if we do that, we will never suffer a moment's boredom."

~ Gerald Brenan

 

[Revoltingest]

Lisa Simpson (upon meeting Elon Musk)....
"He changed the way Hollywood drives!"

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"It's not our job to tough our children to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless."

~ L.R. Knost

For loads more quotes, you may like to try this site -

http://tinybuddha.com/wisdom-category/love/

Enjoy the day!

 

[Thief]

I grew up in a tough neighborhood
the rest of the world is a piece of cake
-me

 

[McBell]

Scars are a reminder of where you have been.
They do not have to dictate where you go.

~???

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Meaning of Namaste: “I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place in you, which is of love, of truth, of light and of peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.”

Comes from this site -

http://www.trans4mind.com/quotes/quotes-spiritual.html

Enjoy!

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep."

~ Norman Cousins

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"One compassionate word, action, or thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring him joy. One word can give comfort and confidence, destroy doubt, help someone avoid a mistake, reconcile a conflict, or open the door to liberation. One action can save a person’s life or help him take advantage of a rare opportunity. One thought can do the same, because thoughts always lead to words and actions. With compassion in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle."

Author unknown

Makes an interesting Google search

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"I owe no explanation for my flaws. I don't have to justify my mistakes, my past or my insecurities. I am growing and learning. Let me live."

Comes from this interestin site -

http://www.movemequotes.com/picture-quotes/

Try their random quote if you're feeling lucky

Namaste

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

~ Denis Waitley

Many more quotes -

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_happiness.html

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Habitually grateful people – those for whom gratitude is a way of life – are not only thankful for what most of us are thankful for (a promotion, a birthday gift, a strangers’ good deed), but are even thankful for lessons buried deep in the trial and heartbreak of life.

Grateful people notice the light in the dark, joy in the sad and purpose in sorrow. Where ingrates only see pain, despair and emptiness, those who have mastered the attitude of gratitude see opportunity and fullness and Heaven’s guiding hand even at those moments it may appear we’ve been abandoned.

They are also grateful for what others might consider the ordinary and common – that which is so easily taken for granted. They notice the rose along the path and appreciate its fragrance. They smile at the curiosity of the child who asks question after question after question. They notice the flutter of leaves in the breeze and the blueness of the sky and the crispness of autumn. And they feel the radiant glow of joy in each act of appreciation they offer.

~ Author unknown

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Do not be afraid to love. Remember dear old Don Quixote, viewing the world with love. He saw many beautiful things no one else saw. Try being dear Don Quixote for a day. You'll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned: Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears."

~ Bernie Siegel

 

[Ana.J]

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde