Lighting the Path Less Taken

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"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease
worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

-- Epictetus
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Look for Goodness
In everything, goodness is there.
Our goal is to find it.
In every person, the best is there.
Our job is to recognize it.
In every situation, the positive is there.
Our opportunity is to see it.
In every problem, the solution is there.
Our responsibility is to provide it.
In every setback, the success is there.
Our adventure is to discover it.
In every crisis, the reason is there.
Our challenge is to understand it.
By seeing the goodness,
we'll be very enthusiastic
and our lives will be richer.
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Anger finishes all wisdom.
Ego finishes regard.
Worry eats away your life.
Bribery finishes all justice.
Greed finishes all honesty.
Fear eats away a human being.
The greatest jewelry in the world is your own nobility.
Your own best companion in the world is your determined thought.
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If you don't like how something is going for you,
change it.
If something isn't enough,
change it.
If something doesn't suit you,
change it.
If something doesn't please you,
change it.
You don't ever have to be the same after today.
If you don't like your present address
change it - you're not a tree!
~ Jim Rohn (The Gift of Change)

Gently Right
Determination makes you sit up straight and love everything, because it's all part of moving forward. Day and night you have the feeling that you only have to seek and can touch the hard core of wisdom that rests inside each moment. You can focus on that, let the toughness be in seeking that and then action is automatically as it should be. Gently right.
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An Ancient Peace
There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude.
There is an ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost. There is a love you have missed for so long and will always come back to.
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Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;
it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.
Alice Mackenzie Swaim
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Miss Nothing
Being enlightened means being self aware.
Awareness of yourself means you don't miss anything inside.
You are aware of things like the quality of your thoughts and feelings, of how you sometimes give your power to others, and how your self-esteem occasionally fluctuates.
You don't miss anything because you know that knowing yourself is vital to being comfortable with yourself.
Are you comfortable with yourself? No!
Then be with your self, talk to your self, listen to your self today.
Take a few moments out and have a meeting with yourself.
Put yourself in your diary.
Put your self at the top of your to list.
And write next to it, 'being with myself'.
Miss nothing in your self.

Today's Inspirational Quote:

"I went to the brink many times. A couple of times I thought
'I'm gone. This is it.' But then you would just keep working.
I think if you're close to the brink and just make sure that
you work twice as hard and put twice as much effort into
everything and the people around you and everything, you
should come through."

-- Gerry Harvey

Experience is not what happens to a man.
It is what a man does with what happens to him.

Aldous Huxley
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"Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.
Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be
human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more
productive person."

-- David M. Burns
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Balance In Life
The indication of balance in life is a sense of well-being, optimism and a clear conscience. The foundation for achieving this is to look after myself spiritually - making my mind peaceful, loving and thoughtful at all times. Then I will instinctively know how much time to spend on my own well-being and how much on fulfilling other responsibilities. I can only give my best to others when I am myself at my best.

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation
determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do
it."

-- Raymond Chandler
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Ocean of Silence
In the ocean of silence you may discover your eternal treasures of peace, love and happiness.
In silence, you can let bad feelings and past sorrows dissolve.
In silence you can hear the whisper of God saying "Come child and rest with Me.
You are a peaceful soul."

A seed hidden in the heart of an apple
is an orchard invisible.
~ Kahlil Gibran

had to add this one, I LOVE Gibran![/img]

THE CHASE
by Tamara Yakovich

My youngest child turned seven months old yesterday. They grow so quickly, don't they? His development is bittersweet, I can't wait for him to reach that next stage, but then again I want him to stay little! He is at that point where he is about to crawl - but can't quite do it yet. That doesn't stop him from moving around and getting where he needs to go though! He scoots around this house as fast as he can, dragging his little body with chubby arms. I love that 'army crawl'!

His favorite adventure the past few days has been 'chasing the bouncy blue ball'. I watched this closely today, and this is what I saw. His whole face lights up as soon as he sees the ball, and 'the chase' is on! He scoots after the ball - almost gets it in his grasp - and it slips away. No matter, he squeals with delight and chases it again. He catches it the next time, rolls over on his back, and holds on tight. He uses both hands and feet to keep the ball where he wants it while he 'hugs and kisses' the ball. He is so happy to have caught it, finally!

Then he lets the ball go, he watches it roll away, perhaps wondering where it will end up, or where it will take him next. He flips himself over and takes off after it again with a big smile on his face. He could do this all day long.

Chase the ball, catch the ball, hold it and play with it joyfully for a while, then watch it roll away once more. Does he get a little frustrated when the ball rolls away for the tenth time? Maybe a little, but he knows that half the fun, maybe even MOST of the fun, is in the chase!

How many times have you 'almost' had your DREAM or your GOAL in your grasp, just to watch it slip away? Do you stop the chase? Do you sit down and give up? Or - like the small child - do you realize that the fun is in 'the chase'? Worse yet - do you 'catch' your dream or your goal and then hold on to it so tightly that you stop moving?

Lessons learned:

1. The FUN is in the chase!

2. If your dream/goal slips away - keep after it - you never know where 'the chase' might take you!

3. Once you have your dream/goal in your grasp - set a new one and start chasing again!

4. Remember - the FUN is in the chase!

Now - go out there and 'squeal with delight' as you chase after your dreams with a smile on your face! If you do it this way, no one will ever know that you don't already have your dreams in your grasp!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tamara D Yakovich is a single, WAHM to four beautiful children, ages 17, 5, 3 and 7 months. She is an in-home childcare provider by day and 'Spa Girl' by night. She loves all of her 'jobs', but loves being a full-time mommy the most. It is her goal to help women realize their potential and live the lives they love. She intends to reach as many women as possible through her BeautiControl spa business and writing short stories and words of inspiration. She has been a subscriber to MyDailyInsights for couple of years and looks forward to her 'daily dose'! You can contact her at tamaras_beauticontrol@yahoo.com

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Truth
The power of Truth is such
that you need never be concerned about proving it.
You need only be concerned with being it and living it.
Truth is always revealed, at the right moment,
at the right place.
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Time is passing.
Each day is a glorious opportunity
to live and enjoy.
Today I will let the past die -
all the undone things,
all the misjudged things...
Today, there are new pleasures,
new challenges,
new magic.

~ Ruth Carter Stapleton

Dreams are but thoughts until their effects be tried.

William Shakespeare

Interesting this should come up right after I answered your dream thread

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Positive Attitude
Your attitude creates an atmosphere around you.
Your attitude is the result of the way you think and feel.
You communicate your attitude. Create a positive attitude,
filled with good feelings,
and even just your presence will do wonders in situations.
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Happiness Is Your Property
No matter what adverse situations come in front of you, no matter how many obstacles come in front of you, your happiness should not disappear.

An obstacle that comes will also go away.

That obstacle comes and goes away but what belongs to you should not go.

So, happiness is your property.
Whenever an obstacle comes, just think that it has come to go away. When a guest comes to your home, it isn't that he has come as a guest and will go away having taken everything from your home.
So an obstacle has come and it will go away but it should not take away your happiness.

Happiness should always remain with you.

Sometimes in our attempt to give children what we did not have,
we forget to give our children what we did have.

Connie Podesta
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"What it comes down to, for me, is that people want to do what
will make them happy, but in order to understand that they
really have to understand their world and what is going on
around them."

-- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook
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Discovering Spirituality
Faith in spirituality enables us to trust ourselves.
With trust we can let go of the past and have the courage to dare.
To dare with courage gives us the confidence to know that we can achieve what we set out to achieve.
If we begin with doubt then we have sown the seed of possible failure. Faith in spirituality always allows us to win.
Every step of faith opens another chapter in our lives.