HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
Charles Kingsley

The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.
Alexandra Penney

Love is the only thing you get more of by giving it away.
Tom Wilson

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
Voltaire

Where there is love, there is God also.
Leo Tolstoy

People need love even when they don't deserve it.
Nikki Ledbetter

The love we give away is the only love we keep.
Elbert Hubbard

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
Alexander Smith

Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Dr. Karl Menninger

Where there is love there is life.
Gandhi

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.
William Shakespeare

Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Allan K. Chalmers

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis

Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!
EVERYDAY...LIVE,LAUGH,LOVE

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it!

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.  

Honor yourself from a place of kindness and gentleness. 

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them.  When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope?  We have two options, medically and emotionally:  give up, or fight like hell.  ~Lance Armstrong

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MAY 2011 BRING YOU ABUNDANCE OF JOY!

 

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it’d be worth it."

Anonymous

COUNT YOUR BLESSING

Being thankful opens us up to receiving all kinds of wonderful blessings. When in a state of gratefulness, we acknowledge our true selves & radiate this energy to others

This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving. It is a time when families will gather together for a traditional meal and a time to give thanks for all of blessings. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we will be perpetuating an early American custom begun over 370 years ago.

The Encarta Encyclopedia tells us, "After the harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans. In 1623 a day of fasting and prayer during a period of drought was changed to one of thanksgiving because the rain came during the prayers. Gradually the custom prevailed in New England of annually celebrating thanksgiving after the harvest." Also, in 1789 George Washington issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation for the young nation to be observed on the fourth Thursday of November of that year.

We have much to be thankful for. As we think of this Thanksgiving, I want to look at what it means to be thankful? I'm not talking about being polite after someone's opened the door for you. I'm talking about feeling thankful for the true blessings in your life. '"True Blessings" mean the things in your life that resonate importance in your life - the things that touch your core.

You may be wondering why it's important to feel thankful. Oprah talked about this concept a few years ago and she suggested having a thankfulness journal. This is a great idea because it keeps us focused on the positives in our lives. It helps us see the great things we have and do, and puts our frustrations and worries into perspective. But even if you don't have a journal, you can see the benefits of being conscious of thankfulness - again, it keeps us focused on the great and wonderful things in our lives.

Being grateful means recognizing and appreciating all of the abundance in our lives. We acknowledge our means and give thanks for them. Living in a state of gratitude means not only acknowledging those material and tangible things, but also acknowledging the intangibles as well. Those are the things we most take for granted because we cannot readily see and touch them in our lives. It is not until tragedy strikes that we begin to really see those things that are unseen to the naked eye.

It has been said that until we acknowledge the small things, the big things will continue to elude us.

How does being thankful affect your life? Let's look at it in terms of someone you may know. Imagine the person who is usually in a bad mood. They are always complaining about something, there is always someone who's done something to them and they're always getting the bum deal. This person is hard to be around and it takes a lot of energy to maintain a relationship with them. By the end of a visit, you're exhausted! Do you think this person is a thankful one? Probably not. In fact, if you asked them what they're thankful for, they may have a hard time telling you.

On the other hand, think of someone else you know. This person is energetic, and has a certain spark to them. They laugh a lot and have a "can-do" attitude. They may be afraid, but they are willing to try new things. If you ask them what they're thankful for, they will be able to list off many. And when you visit with this person, you feel energized, inspired and thankful to know them. It's safe to say that this person is more fulfilled in their life than the unthankful one.

Of course our lives are never perfect but we still strive for perfection. But you know how it is. You reach the top of one mountain and lo and behold! There’s another mountain to climb! Don't feel discouraged by this. Be sure to look back at all the mountains you've climbed and acknowledge the growth and progress you've made. Be thankful for the experiences because without them, you wouldn't be where you are today.

And what if where you are today is not where you want to be? Again, be thankful that you are where you are - because now you have a very clear idea of what you don't want. You can now work towards what you do want.

If you are wondering how to get started on this, begin with a list. Write down every little thing you're thankful for. Nothing is too small to put on this list. Include the mundane things like the first cup of coffee in the morning or the birds that were singing. Tell yourself that you're going to add to it all day as ideas pop into your head. Keep this idea in your mind all day. You don't have to be totally focused on it, just be open and know that at the end of the day when you read over your list, you're going to see that there are so many wonderful things in your life that you have to be thankful for.

You can even add things that you don't have, but want. This is important in manifesting our dreams.

"It's the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same. Everybody has one."– The late Mattie Stepanek




"When we live from that place of gratitude, then I can witness to the abundance in my life"

“HAPPY THANKSGIVING”

Life is like Coffee Movie

Life is like Coffee Movie: "Life is like Coffee. Do you know people that just seem to be happier in general? Do you say to yourself, "I want to be more like them"? Often, the happiest people in the world don’t have the best of everything...they just make the best of everything!"

Here is your Friday message,

Today I Will Make A Difference

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference.

I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference.

I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No failure is fatal. It's OK to stumble...I will get up. It's OK to fail...I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.

I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.


Today I will make a difference.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."

  "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?" –Marianne Williamson

Maya Angelou

“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time” – Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou’s famous quotes on love, courage, success, attitude, achievement and life are amongst the most popular inspirational quotes today. Angelou is a strong and inspiring woman, poet, author, actress and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou’s quotes, poems and famous sayings provide women and girls inspiring words of wisdom to live by.
Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in 1928, Maya Angelou is best known for her portrayals of strong African American women in her numerous writings. Angelou published her first widely-acclaimed autobiographical book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1970.


In the following year, 1971, she published her first volume of poetry entitled “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Die”, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. At Bill Clinton’s request, Angelou read her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at his presidential inauguration in 1993. Besides Maya Angelou’s famous poem Still I Rise and the poem wrongly attributed to Angelou A Woman Should Have, here is a collection of famous quotes and sayings by Maya Angelou to inspire and uplift women of all ages.

45 Best Maya Angelou Quotes

1. If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
2. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope.
3. If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers. – Maya Angelou
4. If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
5. Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
6. The honorary duty of a human being is to love.
7. Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. –
8. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
9. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
10. One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. – Maya Angelou
11. The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. –
12. The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
13. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
14. I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou
15. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. – Maya Angelou
16. Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
17. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
18. You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you. All the other tangible rewards will come as a result.
19. A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
20. I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
21. Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. – Maya Angelou (Letter to My Daughter)
22. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
23. You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
24. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
25. The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise
26. Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
27. You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!
28. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
29. Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
30. I sustain myself with the love of family.
31. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.  Maya Angelou
32. A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.
33. The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed.
34. The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story…
35. A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best, challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
36. The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you. – Maya Angelou
37. Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift. 
38. Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
39. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
40. We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
41. When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
42. This is my life. It is my one time to be me. I want to experience every good thing.
43. I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
44. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.
45. You rose into my life like a promised sunrise, brightening my days with the light in your eyes. I’ve never been so strong. Now I’m where I belong. – Maya Angelou