emily's Blog

  Blame is a neat little device that we use whenever we don't want to take responsibility for something in our lives. 

Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life.  It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with some degree of conscious appreciation of the rest of the world.

D.elgin

  Have one suit or slacks or skirt in your closet with the pocket cut out.  That's a reminder that you won't be taking anything with you.  The last suit or slacks or skirt you wear won't need any pockets.

  If prayer is talking to God, then intuition is God talking to you.

Our purpose in life is to make a better world. 

There are two kinds of people in the world:  those who pull you up and those who pull you down.  Show gratitude to those that pull you up.

The greatest secret to making money and being successful is helping other people make money and be successful.

d.chopra

"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.  Nothing will be impossible for you."

Matthew 17:20

The point of Love is to make us grow, not to make us immediately happy.

m. williamson

Nothing is written in stone but your tombstone.  You can change your mind, your plans and the direction of your life.

  The world changes when we change.

  The world softens when we soften.

  The world loves us when we choose to love the world.

m. williamson

People change.  No one is stuck who chooses not to be.  No one is without potential turnaround from all that is fearful and weak to all that is loving and strong.

m. williamson

Say what you mean and mean what you say.  It allows you to be true to yourself, and you'll be less likely to feel guilty.

Some of the most despicable human behavior has been conducted in the name of "I'm only following orders" or "I'm just doing my job."

When you thank others for what they've done on your behalf, you're sending them a blessing and the gift of respect.

  Persistently viewing others as dishonest, lazy, sinful, and ignorant can be a way of compensating for something you fear.

w.dyer

Enlightenment demands that you take responsibility for your way of life.

Empowermnt is the inner joy of knowing that external force isn't necessary to be at harmony with oneself.

  When you judge others, you don't define them, you define yourself.

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  Schools must become caring places full of teachers who understand that teaching students to love themselves and feel positive about their natural curiosity ought to be given as much attention as geometry and grammar.

  To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.

    Every human-made action starts with a thought, an idea, a vision, a mental image.  From there it materializes into form.

See your patterns and make changes without embarrassment or guilt.

  Your Love is located within you.  It's yours to nurture and savor.  It's yours to give in any way you choose.  This is true for others as well.  If someone you love fails to return the Love the way you would like it returned, that's the other person"s choice.  It doesn't at all detract from your Love. 

Tough enough to execute Karla Fay Tucker-- and then laugh about it.  Tough enough to sign a death warrant for a man whose lawyer slept through the trial...and then snicker when asked about it in a debate.  Even tough enough to execute a great-grandmother who murdered her husband --after he abused her.

Mr. Bush is tough enough to invade a country that was no risk to America, causing tens of thousands of civillian deaths and shedding precious American blood in process.  Tough enough to sanction torture. 

But if you're rich and right-wing and Republican, George is a real softie.  As George W. Bush demonstrated in giving Scooter Libby a Get Out of Jail Free Card.

Paul Begala

  Realize that other people are going to be exactly the way they are, independent of my opinion about them.

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  Thought is Cause; experience is Effect.  If you don't like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.

m.williamson

  Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow.  You don't have tomorrow's strength yet.  You simply have enough for today.

m. lucado

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