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One is happy as a result of one’s own efforts, once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness–simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain. —George Sand— We are as happy as […]
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It’s ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs. —Rona Barrett— We all have monsters. Maybe it’s depression over the past or present circumstances, or resentment about another’s behavior, or fear of new situations. Maybe it’s jealousy of other women. The […]
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Give as much of yourself as you can to as much of your higher power as you can understand. –S.H… The more we are in concert with God, the greater will be our pleasures in life. Recognizing our partnership with our higher power makes every decision easier, facilitates the completion of every task, and removes […]
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The change of one simple behavior can affect other behaviors and thus change many things. —Jean Baer— Our behavior tells others and ourselves, who we are. Frequently, we find ourselves behaving in ways that keep us stuck or embarrass us. Or we may feel deep shame for our behavior in a certain instance. Our behavior […]
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Our friends were not unearthly beautiful, Nor spoke with tongues of gold; our lovers blundered now and again when we most sought perfection . . . —Adrienne Rich— So often our expectations exceed reality. We want more than we have; our homes, our loved ones, perhaps our jobs seem not to measure up. “If only”–we […]
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It only takes one person to change your life–you. —Ruth Casey— Change is not easy, but it’s absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will mount. Nothing stays the same forever, and it’s such folly to wish otherwise. Growth accompanies positive change; determining to risk the outcome resulting from a changed behavior or […]
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. . . if we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false, so soon as one has got used to not suffering, one wants something else. —Simone Weil— Perhaps it’s the human condition never to be satisfied […]
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. . . in order to feel anything you need strength . . . –Anna Maria Ortese— Strength for any task, to withstand any pressure, to find the solution to any problem, is always as close as our very breath. We expend all our energy, wearing ourselves down, even getting sick from worry when we […]
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Loving allows us to live and through living we grow in loving. —Evelyn Mandel— Many days it seems too easy to be centered on ourselves, wondering if others love us rather than loving others. On those days, we may have to act “as if” we love the persons who live on our pathways. The unexpected […]
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It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world. —Dorothy Dix— The storms of our lives benefit us like the storms that hit our towns and homes and wash clean the air we breathe. Our storms bring […]