And as we let our own light shine, we subconsciously give other people permission to do the same. ~ Marianne Williamson ~ Recently, I heard a song in the background of a movie on the television. I was in and out of the room, unable to manage to just sit and enjoy the movie. But, at […]
Live With Purpose and Keep Striving to be a Better Human
Wake up every day and know your life is the most valuable you have. For without it, nothing else exists. ~ Mindful Memo ~ We’ve got this one life. Every day is challenging enough without any outside influence. The greatest you could ever give yourself is to live; truly live, your life with purpose. After […]
The Inner Peace of Accepting What You Can Not Change
This very moment is the perfect teacher and, lucky for us, it’s within us, wherever we are. ~ Pema Chödrön ~ Life has a way of finding us feeling as if we’re always with stress from one source or another? It can seem like every time you turn around there is something else taking your attention, […]
Your Time Here Is Limited, Don’t Waste It On Other People’s Thinking
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. ~ Steve Jobs ~ It requires constant awareness is to live your own life based on your own thinking. Not that of others. It’s a day-to-day practice. A […]
Living in The Present Moment
When you are here and now, sitting totally, not jumping ahead, the miracle has happened. To be in the moment is the miracle. ~ Osho ~ Your thoughts are always of a specific point in time. Thoughts pertaining to the past, present or future. Thoughts of what was or could have been, what is or […]
Thinking More Deeply About Faith and Honesty
Be as you wish to seem. ~ Socrates ~ We should all care to think more deeply about life and every moment within it. So many don’t though. For one; we’re too busy getting to the next moment. Two; as humans, we don’t live life at a slow enough pace that we even give much […]
In Every Life There Are Lessons Learned
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. ~ Pema Chodron ~ Long ago, there was this big old round oak tree. Through the eyes of a little girl, it was so wide and round that the base seemed almost too skinny to belong to it. Traveling the winding country […]
The Struggle in Moving Forward, Living Positive, Despite Hurt and Disappointment in Others
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you will be criticized anyway. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~ As time passes, more and more people are beginning to give more thought to their life as it is. Life, as they know it, is not at all what they want. They want to […]
Believe People the First Time
When people show you who they are believe them; the first time. ~ Maya Angelou ~ It never ceases to amaze, no more truthfully; hurt, to see how easily someone can turn on you. You could have been there for them fifty times over the years. You may have been there even when it seemed […]
Let the New Year Inspire You to Make Your Life Spectacular
Make your life spectacular. ~ Robin Williams ~ At the end of each year, many of us begin to think about resolutions. In thinking about what will be for a new year, we often also find it to be a time for reflection. We think about our life; the story we have so far. Even […]
About Depression, Naomi Judd Encourages Tell The Truth
Share your story with someone. You never know how one sentence of your life story could inspire someone to rewrite their own. ~ Demi Lovato ~ Naomi Judd recently, in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News, shared details of her battle with life-threatening depression in addition to anxiety. At the start, she wanted […]
Elderly Man Continues to Sell Wood for Medical Costs Even After His Wife Died
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama ~ Jessica Pittman first noticed the elderly man when she was driving through her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi. The first time, she saw both him and his wife. They were standing on the side of the road near their SUV. Wondering about them, […]