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…Fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of the bachelor uncles and maiden aunts; and it is my private opinion that these worthy creatures are a beautiful provisions of nature for the cherishing of other people’s children. —Louisa Mae Alcott— Nature has beautifully provided that all humans can love all […]
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Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. —Dodie Smith— Preoccupation with ourselves exaggerates whatever condition presently haunts us. The temptation to dwell on our pain is so great, it takes strength and serious commitment to emotional health to move our focus to another’s needs. We are slow to learn that our […]
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I am ashamed of these tears. And yet at the extreme of my misfortune I am ashamed not to shed them. — Euripides— Shame is a little whip we carry with us. We can shame ourselves easily; the little whip stings. We often use it to punish feelings, because they evoke the helpless children we […]
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Promises that you make yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree—they bare no fruit. —Frances Marion— Promises are merely empty words if they aren’t backed up by action. And action is generally preceded first by deliberate resolve, then verbalized commitment (often to someone besides ourselves), and finally, a carefully laid out plan of steps […]
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We must build paradigms of science itself. —Steven Rose and Hilary Rose— Science itself is not to be feared. We fear what science is capable of—just as we fear what human beings are capable of, when they act on their violent feelings, without control or choice. Science is a powerful tool of the human mind, […]
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You can have your cake and eat it. But my God, it will go rotten inside you. —D.H. Lawrence— When we try to hang on to another person or to any part of life, we impede the natural flow. To be in harmony, we must let go. “You must lose your life in order to […]
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We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us. —Thomas Merton— Integrity is not given in everyone’s life. It is the result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in our response to all situations in our lives. We are quick to […]
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Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends on the tides of the minds. —Alice Meynell— It’s all to easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave accordingly to our plans and dictates, then all would would go well, we think. What […]
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If an idea, I reasoned, were a valued one, there must be some way of realizing it. —Elizebeth Blackwell— These words were written by the first woman who earned a medical degree. They’re useful to anyone who fears that their most precious dreams are doomed to failure. If our dreams are valuable ideas,they will be […]
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Make yourself necessary to someone. —Ralph Waldo Emerson— We are each positioned, not by chance but by design, within the context of home, job, friends, and aquaintances. Our involvement with life around us, the myriad experiences that confront us, guides our growth. The gift of life obligates us to contribute our best efforts, our talents […]