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Aug 19

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Sow

“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

What will you sow in your “garden” (work, home, family, friends) this week? It’s natural to focus on the harvest (the end) instead of the daily work of sowing. Our lives are truly rich when we sow (give) without regard for the reward. The harvest comes naturally because the work has been done. Plant your best self.

“Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” – Thomas Merton

Aug 16

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This Is It

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change
ourselves.”  – Victor Frankl

This is it – right now, your life. If you’re not doing what you want or on the path to it, change course. Someday is the fictional place we create to put off what we should do now. Create more urgency about the quality of each day than your “to do” list. This really is it, so either change it or change your perspective of it.

Aug 11

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Carry On Luggage Only

“Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.” – Gerald Jampolsky

Never underestimate the weight of carrying the past on your journey – grudges, offenses, irritations, unforgiveness, omissions, regrets. All of the conversations replayed, gossip we participated in, words unsaid and disagreements get heavier the longer we carry them. Our pace is slowed and the scenery is clouded.

So, don’t check any bags. Travel light, carry on luggage only and enjoy your flight.

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Havelock Ellis

Aug 10

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Party Animals

“We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Another day – let’s party!

"Fun is good." - Dr. Seuss

“Fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss

Aug 9

Now

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.”
– Henry David Thoreau

“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.“ - Wayne Dyer

“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” – Wayne Dyer

We will long for this day tomorrow – our youth, our health, our family and friends. More often, we focus on what’s missing than what we have in our grasp. So be here, live now.

Aug 7

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Inlook

“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” – Marcus Aurelius

What’s going on inside your head and heart – your “inlook” – has a tremendous impact on your outlook. If all is well inside, what others say and do should not move you back and forth, up and down. Ground yourself so you will remain steady and confident when challenging circumstances and people come at you full force.

“Life consists of what a man is thinking of all day.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Aug 1

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Soak It Up

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
– Buddha

Each season has its own gifts. I can’t ever remember a “slow” summer. So as we dive into August, enjoy the summer days that remain, not lamenting their passing. We have this very moment. Drink it in, soak it up and be satisfied.

“Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....

“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” - Celia Thaxter

“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” – Celia Thaxter

Jul 30

Stick

“The end is nothing; the road is all.” – Willa Cather

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”- Edith Wharton

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”- Edith Wharton

As we go through the challenges of life – ours and others, stick. There may never be words adequate to comfort completely, but sticking around is enough. We are put into each others’ lives for a reason. And when someone tells you to go, stay. When you want to run, stop.

Stick and walk them through it, if only to hold a hand. Never underestimate your power to make a positive impact. We are really grown up when we realize it’s not all about us. If we can say at the end of our journey that we helped others on their journey, we will have lived well. Today, ask someone how they are doing and pause long enough for the real answer. Stick.

Jul 28

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Just When You Think…

“If I had my life to live over, I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.” – Don Herold

Just when you think you’ve had it tough, you get a whack to the head on how blessed you really are. This morning, I joined my “sole sisters” – Jeanne and Linda at the Challenge Cancer run. Jeanne is celebrating almost 10 years breast cancer free and 13+ years melamona free for me. Other survivors stepped forward to get recognized. A nine year old boy – 6 years cancer free, diagnosed at 18 months old. And then a young woman who was just diagnosed in April with brain cancer, still going through chemo.

We often focus on our burdens, instead of our blessings. Many times our burdens are our blessings. They teach us to accept what we can’t control and let the rest go for God to handle. We may not have the choice on what we go through, but we do have the choice of how we go through it.

Celebrate your life today, tomorrow and next week – burdens, blessings and the whole darn mess.

“If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” – Roger Babson

Jul 26

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Whisper

“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” – Thomas Carlyle

“The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.” - Charles Dickens

“The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation’s mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.” – Charles Dickens

Be quiet long enough to hear yourself and listen to others. Leave your opinions, judgement and criticism by the wayside. Like a gentle breeze through fragile flowers, whisper.

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