Make Your Life A Prayer That Your Thinking & Acting Bless Your Neighbor

Your life ought to be as one long prayer that God's Spirit may work through all your thinking and acting to bless your neighbor.
~ Peter Reisch, trans. from German by Br. David Steindl-Rast

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[GMW #3189]

Universal Responsibility Beyond Nations & Humans To Life

Today, more than ever before, 

life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, 

not only nation to nation and human to human, but 

also human to other forms of life.

~ Dalai Lama

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[GMW #2897]

Exercising Makes Our Brain Happier

Why Exercising Makes Our Brain Happier

"Exercise has been touted to be a cure for nearly everything in life, from depression, to memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and more. At the same time, similar to the topic of sleep, I found myself having very little specific and scientific knowledge about what exercise really does to our bodies and our brains." Perked by his curiosity to dig deeper into the connection between exercise and happiness, Leo Widrich shares his findings and some great advice on implementing an exercise routine in this compelling article. { read more }

Tags: Exercise, Brain, Happier, Life, Sleep, Happiness, Bodies, Brains, Routine, Implement, Depression, Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's, 

[GMW #2885]

Appreciate Good With Awe, Pleasure, Wonder, Even Ecstasy

Some people have a wonderful capacity to 

appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, 
the basic goods of life, 
with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.
~ Abraham H. Maslow

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Awe, Pleasure, Wonder, Ecstasy,

[GMW #2869]

We Are Used To Loving - Love Life

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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[GMW #2866]

Step Into The Freedom & Possibility Of The Present

So much of modern life is a feverish anticipation of 

future activity and excitement. 

We have to learn to step back from this 

into the freedom and possibility of the present.

~ Fr. Bede Griffiths

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[GMW #2862]

What We Bring To Life Is What Matters

We don’t know what life will bring,

so it is what we bring to life that matters.

~ Patricia Campbell Carlson

Gratefulness.org Newsletter - January 2011

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[GMW #2876]

Do Great Work You Love To Do

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and 

the only way to be truly satisfied is to 
do what you believe is great work. And 
the only way to do great work is to
love what you do.
~ Steve Jobs

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[GMW #2850]

Develop Your Heart To Find Unbridled Joy

Find the thing that stirs your heart and 

make room for it. 
Life is about the development of self 
to the point of unbridled joy.
~ Joan Chittister, Monasteries of the Heart Newsletter

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[GMW #2848]

No One Is A failure Who Is Enjoying Life

No one is a failure who is enjoying life.

~ William Faulkner

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[GMW #2839]

The Purpose Of Life Is A Life Of Purpose

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

~ Robert Byrne

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[GMW #2822]

Give Daily Thanks For The Abundance In Your Life

You simply will not be the same person two months from now 

after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that

exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient

spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will

be given you.

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance

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[GMW #2821]

One Exists For Other People

Without deep reflection 

one knows from daily life 

that one exists for other people .

~ Albert Einstein

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[GMW #2817]

Imagine All The People Living Life In Peace

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

~ John Lennon

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[GMW #2811]

Rejoice With New Sights Of Nature

All my life through, 

the new sights of nature 
made me rejoice like a child.
~ Marie Curie

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[GMW #2809]

Contemplate The Beauty Of The Earth To Find Reserves Of Strength

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth 

find reserves of strength 

that will endure as long as life lasts.

~ Rachel Carson 

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[GMW #2804]

There Is More To Life Than Increasing Its Speed

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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[GMW #2800]

Refuse To Accept Anything But The Best

It is a funny thing about life;
if you refuse to accept anything but the best,
you very often get it.
~ W. Somerset Maugham

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[GMW #2958]

See The Miracle Of A Single Flower

If we could see
the miracle of a single flower,
our whole life would change.
~  Buddha

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[GMW #2956]

Life Is The Flower, Love Is The Honey

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
~ Victor Hugo

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[GMW #2937]