Respite: Developing a Good Heart
“The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.” - Dalai Lama In places where intelligence and knowledge are considered highly valuable...
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“Celebrate what you want to see more of.” - Thomas J. Peters Unexpected circumstances happen to us all when results we expected to go one way actually go another. Disappointing results often cause...
View ArticleRespite: Where’s My Compass
“In wisdom gathered over time, I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.” - Ansel Adams When one intentionally begins a hike, especially on a new trail, surprises inevitably occur –...
View ArticleRespite: Let it Remain Undone
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” - Lin Yutang Most of the time, not...
View ArticleRespite: Conquering the Self
“Self-conquest is the greatest of victories.” - Plato It has often been said that each of us is our own worst enemy. Especially during stressful times, this statement can become more true than in times...
View ArticleRespite: How Big is Your Heart?
“A person’s world is only as big as their heart.” - Tanya A. Moore When confronted with confusing and conflicting occurrences, sometimes our reaction is to pull in or “hunker down,” cutting ourselves...
View ArticleRespite: Never Lost
“What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” - Helen Keller This quote was included in an obituary that crossed my desk at work. The person “lost” had...
View ArticleRespite: Happy Changes
“There is in the worst of fortune, the best chance for a happy change.” - Euripides Is it time to reconfigure our expectations and abilities, our demands and capabilities? One of the hardest lessons in...
View ArticleRespite: Speed Up The Healing
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.” - Voltaire There are only so many hours in a day – and in a life – so how we choose to spend those hours can critically...
View ArticleRespite: Painting a New Image
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” - Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, author of the above quote, was revered by many but also confused many, and even...
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