Posted in Quotes - 2012 on Jan 25th, 2012
A human being is a deciding being. - Viktor Frankl
decide
We must decide. We feel lost and a lack of control when we can’t make the necessary decisions. We feel blue. To be happy we must ask the right questions and make the appropriate decisions followed by necessary action…
imperatives
We must decide:
What’s most important to us?
Where do [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2012 on Jan 23rd, 2012
Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst. - Chinese Proverb
that and when
We’re always looking for that something else which will do the trick. We tell ourselves that when that happens we will be just fine. The search for that something else continues, our thirst never really gets quenched and we don’t ever reach a final [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2012 on Jan 18th, 2012
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. - Heraclitus
getting surprised
The call of adventure, the mystery of the unknown, the scenic view around the next bend of the road, the birthday present wrapped in shiny paper, what would life be [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2012, Stillness on Jan 15th, 2012
Move away from the mental how to the spiritual now. - Guy Finley
mental how
We live constantly in our minds. We manufacture about 70,000 thoughts a day! When we’re thinking, we are not in the present moment.
spiritual now
By becoming aware of our thoughts, our breath, our body, our emotions and of what’s going on we can [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2011 on Nov 30th, 2011
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. - Thérèse of Lisieux
do
We focus mostly on our ‘place’ in life. I.e. what we’ve earned or achieved in life or in our jobs. In other words we underscore what we’ve done and what we’ve [...]
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