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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label John Burroughs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Burroughs. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Breathe, Smile, Create Happiness
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Assigning Blame Doesn't Fix Anything
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Go Beyond
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
The Edge of All You Know
Live Your Life Fully
Accepting Miracles
Soar Your Spirit
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Finding Someone to Blame does NOT Fix a Problem
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Go Beyond the Limits
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
The Edge of All You Know
Live Your Life Fully
Accepting Miracles
Soar Your Spirit
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Friday, July 5, 2024
Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Monday, November 20, 2023
Blame Does Not Solve Problems
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Monday, September 4, 2023
Dare to Leap
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
Live Your Life Fully
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Thursday, July 6, 2023
There is Great Power in a Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Monday, November 14, 2022
Blame Solves Nothing
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Beyond Your Limits
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
Live Your Life Fully
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
You Feel Better When You Make the Effort to Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Monday, November 29, 2021
Don't Blame, Don't Judge
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Monday, August 30, 2021
Beyond the Edge
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
Live Your Life Fully
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Smile, Especially When You Don't Feel like It
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Let Go of Blaming and Judging
We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
A man can fail many times,
but he isn't a failure until
he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs
As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
When we are disappointed, we look for someone to blame.
Declaring someone to be at fault is the nature of anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are impeccable, you take
responsibility for your actions,
but you do not judge or blame yourself.
- don Miguel Ruiz
It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Accusation of "Fault"
Judging Others
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Disappointment and Criticism
Categorizing People
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Make the Leap
Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.- Anonymous
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Come to the edge
We can't. We're afraid
We can't. We will fall. Come to the edge
And they came. And he pushed them
And they flew
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Today's affirmation:
When I Come To The Edge of the Familiar,
I Spread My Wings and Fly.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Winds of Grace
Live Your Life Fully
Goodness of Humanity
Opportunity for Daily Thanksgiving
Friday, July 3, 2020
Begin by Smiling
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Monday, September 16, 2019
Welcome Today with a Commitment and with a Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Beyond Your Worries
No Regrets
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