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We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don’t, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. –Jessamyn West— To live fully and creatively, to contribute what is only ours to give, requires that we be receptive, wholly, to the reverberations of each present moment. Even anticipation of what […]
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I have a clear choice between life and death, between reality and fantasy, between health and sickness. I have to become responsible–responsible for mistakes as well as accomplishments. —Eileen Mayhew— Choosing to participate actively in our own lives ushers in joy and sometimes fear. We are energized by our conscious involvement; making thoughtful choices regarding […]
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… The idea has gained currency that women have often been handicapped not only by a fear of failure—not unknown to men either, but by a fear of success as well. —Sonya Rudikoff— It was our practice, before coming to this program, to eat, drink, and smoke our fears away. What we came to realize, […]
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For this is wisdom; to live, To take what fate, or the Gods, may give. —Laurence Hope— We can’t control the events of our lives, but we do have mastery over our attitudes. The chances will be many, today, to react negatively or positively to circumstances we find ourselves in. We can consider that each […]
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How I relate to my inner self-influences my relationships with all others. My satisfaction with myself and my satisfaction with other people are directly proportional. —Sue Atchley Ebaugh— Hateful attitudes toward others, resistance to someone’s suggestions, jealousy over another woman’s attractiveness or particular abilities are equally strong indications of the health of our spiritual programs. […]
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I wake each morning with the thrill of expectation and the joy of being truly alive. And I’m thankful for this day. —Angela L. Wozniak— Being open to the day’s offering, all of it, and looking for the positive experiences therein, becomes habit only after a firm commitment and dedicated practice. Today is special for […]
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It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our Creator–our very self-consciousness–is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. —Annie Dillard— Getting outside of ourselves, moving beyond our own egos, opens the door to real communication with the people we’ll meet today. We have […]
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At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. —Maya Angelou— We had to surrender to a power greater than ourselves to get to where we are today. And each day, we have to turn to that power for strength and […]
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Have the courage to act instead of react. –Darlene Larson Jenks— Taking the time to be thoughtful about our responses to the situations we encounter offers us the freedom to make choices that are right for us. Impulsive behavior can be a thing of our past, if we so choose. It seldom was the best […]
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The problem is not merely one of woman and career, woman and the home, woman and independence. It is more basically: how to remain whole in the midst of the distractions of life; how to remain balanced, no matter what centrifugal forces tend to pull one off center; how to remain strong, no matter what […]